Clinical trials: Peer Support
Behavior Problem
Effectiveness of the MY LIFE Treatment for Adolescents With Behavioral Problems
Objective This study examines the effects of the MY LIFE treatment, a group intervention aiming to increase hope, self-worth and social support seeking in adolescents with behavioral problems in mental health care.
- Trial name
- NCT05581914
- Testing
- MY LIFE treatment, Care as Usual
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Laughter Yoga, Peer Bullying
Evaluation of the Effect of a PRECEDE-PROCEED Model-Based "Laughter Yoga-Supported Education Program" on Peer Bullying
Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by rapid cognitive, emotional, and social changes that shape personality and psychosocial functioning.
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga, Peer Bullying, Adolescents, Health Education
- Trial name
- Peer Bullying (NCT07534566)
- Testing
- Health education, Laughter Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Depression
PEERS Using Peer Mentors to Deliver Depression Care
Fifteen to twenty percent of older Americans (6 to 8 million people) suffer from depression but more than one-half do not receive any services, a burden disproportionately shared by low-income and minority older adults who…
- Trial name
- NCT04319094
- Testing
- PEERS, Social interaction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
COVID-19 Vaccination
HOPE Intervention for COVID-19
The Harnessing Online Peer Education COVID-19 (HOPE COVID-19) intervention will assess whether a peer-led online support community can improve behavioral health outcomes related to COVID-19.
- Trial name
- NCT04376515
- Testing
- HOPE intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Breastfeeding
Providing Peer Mother Support Through Cell Phone and Group Meetings to Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding in Kenya
This behavioural support intervention trial will investigate the potential to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in an urban Kenyan community through peer mother support delivered either by cell phone or through group…
- Trial name
- NCT01385410
- Testing
- Peer mother support for continued exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 823 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
HIV Infections
Testing a Barbershop-based HIV Prevention Initiative Among Men
To test community-based approaches to engage heterosexual men at risk for HIV and specifically to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a barbershop based HIV prevention program.
- Trial name
- TRIM (NCT06148584)
- Testing
- General, status-neutral HIV education, HIV self-test kits, Information about where to receive HIV prevention services
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HIV Prevention Trials Network
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Psychological Well Being
Peer-Supported E-Health Intervention for College Student Weight Management and Mental Health
This study will test whether adding peer support and online education can help college students manage their weight and improve their mood: we plan to enroll 300 full-time university students and randomly assign them to one of…
- Conditions
- Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Psychological Well Being, Obesity Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT06966661
- Testing
- Peer Support Intervention, Peer Support and eHealth Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinan University Guangzhou
Breastfeeding Rates
Evaluation of a Community Health Nurse/Peer Counselor Program to Help Low-Income Women Breastfeed Longer
This research was done to better understand how new mothers who are breastfeeding feel and the questions they have. We wanted to use ways to help new mothers to breastfeed successfully.
- Trial name
- NCT00608088
- Testing
- Usual Care, Community Health Nurse/Peer Councelor Team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Direct Care Workers, Dementia Caregiver
Virtual Reality for Caregiver Assembly, Relief, Empowerment, and Support (VR-CARES)
The VR-CARES project is an innovative, collaborative effort that invites dementia care professionals into the design process of a virtual reality platform seeking to mitigate their work-related burden and social isolation by…
- Conditions
- Direct Care Workers, Dementia Caregiver, In-Home Care, Caregiver Social Support
- Trial name
- VR-CARES (NCT07430371)
- Testing
- Rendever VR Social Engagement Platform, VR-CARES Platform
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rendever, Inc.
Substance Use
Linking Individuals Needing Care for Substance Use Disorders to Peer Coaches & Across INcarceration Settings
The goal of this study is to learn whether a virtual peer recovery coach (PRC) intervention can improve engagement in addiction treatment among incarcerated adults with substance use disorders.
- Trial name
- LINCS UP & IN (NCT07563517)
- Testing
- Virtual Peer Recovery Coaching, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
HIV
Peer Delivery of HIV Self Test to Improve Linkage to HIV Prevention
Hypothesis: HIV-Self-Test (HIV-ST) will allow peers or peer-networks to effectively and efficiently link older adolescent girls and young women into HIV prevention and care services.
- Trial name
- NCT03751826
- Testing
- Incentivised network delivery of HIV-ST, Peer navigator delivery of HIV-ST, standard of care
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Loneliness, Social Isolation
Community Navigators
The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion (TU Collaborative) is testing a community navigation intervention study based upon effective health navigation models by conducting a randomized controlled trial of the…
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Social Isolation, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- Navigators (NCT06594029)
- Testing
- Community Navigator Intervention, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson Disease Dementia
Learning to PERSEVERE: Peer Mentor Support and Caregiver Education in Lewy Body Dementia
The investigators propose to adapt, improve, and implement a peer mentor support and caregiver education (PERSEVERE) program to improve LBD-specific caregiving mastery.
- Conditions
- Lewy Body Disease, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- NCT04649164
- Testing
- Peer mentor support and caregiver intervention, Focus group to provide feedback on educational materials and mentoring program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
HIV Prevention
Isisekelo Sempilo Trial to Optimize Peer (Thetha Nami) Delivery of HIV Prevention to Young People in Rural KwaZulu-Natal
Despite advances in efficacious, efficient and safe biomedical tools to reduce HIV transmission and acquisition the HIV epidemic in South Africa(SA) remains an intractable problem, with the lifetime risk of infection approaching…
- Trial name
- NCT04532307
- Testing
- Standard of Care SOC, SRH enhanced Isisekelo Sempilo, Peer-support (Thetha-Nami)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,743 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Africa Health Research Institute
Mental Health Issue, Mental Stress
Evaluating Implementation and Impact of PeerOnCall, a Mobile Health Approach to Peer Support for Canadian Public Safety Personnel
A prospective cohort study design will be implemented across four sectors and multiple organizations sites to evaluate implementation and impact of the apps.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Mental Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05429619
- Testing
- PeerOnCall
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Mental Health Impairment, Peer Group
Paths to Everyday Life (PEER) - a Community-based Peer Support Intervention
The aim of this randomized, two-arm, investigator initiated, multi municipal, parallel-group superiority trial is to compare the effect on self-reported personal recovery of the following interventions: (1) 10-week group-based…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Impairment, Peer Group, Mental Health Disorder, Problems Psychosocial
- Trial name
- PEER (NCT04639167)
- Testing
- Paths to everyday life (PEER)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 299 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amager Hospital
Substance Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder
Testing the CrOss Systems Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS) Model for Improving Staff Retention Among Child Welfare Workers and Peer Supporters, and Implementation of Evidence Based Interventions.
The goal of this study is to test whether the CrOss System Technical Assistance for Retaining Staff (COSTARS) supervision leadership institute can promote workforce stability and improved implementation outcomes within the Ohio…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder, Child Maltreatment, Implementation
- Trial name
- COSTARS (NCT07439783)
- Testing
- COSTARS, Implementation As Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alicia Bunger
HIV-1-infection
Improving HIV Prevention Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in Uganda
Purpose: The purpose of the project is to evaluate a peer support intervention aimed at improving uptake of and adherence to oral PrEP.
- Trial name
- Peers for PREP (NCT05516602)
- Testing
- Peer Support
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patient Rheumatoid Arthritis Social Support Study
The goal of PARASS is to develop a network of increased social support for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients that will improve patient outcomes and further promote understanding of RA among physicians and patients in the clinic…
- Trial name
- PARASS (NCT01525654)
- Testing
- Peer Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital