Clinical trials: Peer Support
Chronic Pain
Evaluation of a Peer Coach-Led Intervention to Improve Pain Symptoms
To maximize implementation potential of pain self-management in the VA, alternative delivery methods are needed to provide Veterans with education and support needed to self-manage their pain, without requiring additional…
- Trial name
- ECLIPSE (NCT02380690)
- Testing
- Peer Coach Assignment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Deafness, Blindness
Workshops for Veterans With Vision and Hearing Loss
This is a pilot study of workshops to help Veterans with both vision and hearing loss live a happier, fuller and less stressful life. The results will be used to guide the development of a large scale clinical trial.
- Trial name
- DSLW (NCT01109576)
- Testing
- DSL Workshop
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hoarding Disorder
Comparison of Treatment for Hoarding Disorder
This study proposes to compare two forms of treatment for Hoarding Disorder (HD), a common and impairing neuropsychiatric syndrome that has a profound impact on the lives and functioning of individuals, families, and society.
- Trial name
- NCT02040805
- Testing
- Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Peer Facilitated Support Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity
Peer Support for Weight Loss Maintenance
The primary aim of this study is to test the efficacy of patient-provided treatment for weight-loss maintenance.
- Trial name
- NCT03396653
- Testing
- Peer-delivered Weight Maintenance, Professionally-Delivered Weight Maintenance
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 849 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Breastfeeding
Home Based Peer Support Program for Mothers With Low Breastfeeding Self-efficacy
An online home-based breastfeeding peer support programme is proposed to support mothers who are giving birth to their first-born.
- Trial name
- BFPS (NCT04621266)
- Testing
- Online Home-based peer support
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 442 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
PreDiabetes
Using Peer Support to Aid in Prevention and Treatment in Prediabetes
An estimated 86 million adults in the United States have prediabetes, and low-income Latino and African American adults have disproportionately high rates compared to non-Hispanic adults.
- Trial name
- UPSTART (NCT03689530)
- Testing
- Peer Support, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction
PATH to Reducing Burnout Among Peers Who Deliver Overdose Prevention Services (R61 Phase Pilot)
The investigators propose to develop and test the effectiveness of PATH (Peer Advanced Training for total Health) as an educational workforce intervention for improving peer recovery support specialists' (PRSS) overdose…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction, Secondary Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT07218562
- Testing
- PATH (Peer Advanced Training for total Health)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Monitoring and Peer Support to Improve Treatment Adherence and Outcomes
The O2VERLAP study investigators would like to find out if individuals living with both COPD and OSA would benefit from an online, educational curriculum, coupled with access to peer support (i.e.
- Trial name
- O2VERLAP (NCT03446768)
- Testing
- Peer support, Online platform, Respiratory Therapist support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- COPD Foundation
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
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Anxiety Disorders
Peer Social Support During In Vivo Exposure for PTSD
Veterans who have prematurely dropped out of exposure therapy for PTSD will be contacted and offered the opportunity to return to treatment, this time with the assistance of an in vivo exposure therapy 'workout buddy'.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Anxiety Disorders, Mental Disorder, Traumatic Disorder
- Trial name
- PEP (NCT03485391)
- Testing
- Prolonged Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Type 1 Diabetes
Children's Mercy Teens With Type 1 Diabetes Will Participate in an Online Peer Support Group.
The goal of this observational study is to examine the impact of an online peer support group in Children's Mercy teens with Type 1 Diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06412146
- Testing
- Peer Support Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Peer Influence, Medication Adherence
Effect of Peer Support Intervention on Medication Adherence, Self-care and Knowledge Among Patients With Diabetes
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the effect of a peer support group intervention on adherence, self-care practice, and knowledge among diabetic patients on follow-up care.
- Conditions
- Peer Influence, Medication Adherence, Self Care
- Trial name
- DM (NCT07145983)
- Testing
- Structured Diabetes Education on medication Adherence and self care
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Addis Ababa University
Breast Neoplasms, Psychology, Social
Nuevo Amanecer: Promoting the Psychosocial Health of Latinas
The purpose of this study is to test whether a new program Nuevo Amanecer (A New Dawn), improves the quality of life of Latinas diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01383174
- Testing
- Peer Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Diabetes
Improving Insulin Therapy With Enhanced Care Management
VA diabetes patients often have difficulty managing their self-care and accessing clinic-based services; many also lack social support to help them meet the demands of their illness.
- Trial name
- NCT00320112
- Testing
- Reciprocal Diabetes Peer Support Program, Nurse Case management, group outpatient counseling visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Behavior, Health Risk, Implementation Science
Incentive-based and Media Literacy Informed Approaches to Improve Vaping Cessation
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and compare the preliminary effect of vaping cessation program consisting of media literacy education and real-time text messaging support and leverage insights from behavioral…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health Risk, Implementation Science, E Cigarette Use, Cessation, Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT05586308
- Testing
- Text-massaging suport, Financial incentive, Media literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Mental Health
Initial Testing of Whole Health STEPS
This clinical trial is evaluating Whole Health STEPS (Structured Tiered Engagement with Peer Support), a package of services designed to improve functional outcomes for primary care Veterans with mental health concerns who are…
- Trial name
- NCT04390451
- Testing
- Whole Health STEPS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Depression in Old Age
PEERS Plus mHealth Enhanced Peer Support
The goal of this intervention study is to design and learn whether peer support that is delivered through video chats and texts can decrease depression among older adults.
- Trial name
- Peers plus (NCT05611996)
- Testing
- Peers plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Premature Birth of Newborn, Family
GPS (Giving Parents Support): Parent Navigation After NICU Discharge
BACKGROUND: Annually >400,000 US newborns require neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care.1/3 will require ongoing or specialty care after discharge.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth of Newborn, Family, Immature Newborn, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- GPS (NCT02643472)
- Testing
- Parent Navigator, Care Notebook
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Parkinson Disease
Peer Partners to Improve Physical Activity in Older Latino and Latina Adults With Parkinson's Disease.
The goal of this interventional study is to culturally adapt and determine feasibility of the peer partner training program and the peer-supported mobile health physical activity intervention in older Latin/Hispanic people with…
- Trial name
- NCT06170866
- Testing
- Socially supported physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Depression
Veteran Peer-Assisted Computerized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
The investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial of Peer-Supported cCBT versus enhanced usual care (EUC) for 330 patients with new episodes of depression in primary care at three VA sites and their associated…
- Trial name
- NCT02057042
- Testing
- Peer-assisted computerized CBT, Enhanced usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development