Impact of Peer Mentors on Individuals Transitioning to Adult Eating Disorder Treatment
NCT ID: NCT05543044
Last Updated: 2025-06-13
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
64 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-03-28
2026-03-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Youth will be recruited from community-based clinics, hospital programs, and private practices where youth- or adult-oriented ED treatment is delivered across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. Clinicians in these settings will be asked to identify potentially eligible youth who will be transitioning to adult-oriented ED care. Potential participants who are interested in participating and provide written consent will meet with a research team member for a screening meeting to determine their eligibility status. Screening will involve the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Research Version (SCID-5-RV) and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). All screening information will be reviewed by the PI (Dr. Keshen). Participants who are not interested in the study or who fail to meet the eligibility criteria will be given standard options available to treatment age youth.
Youth participants who are found eligible will be connected with a trained peer mentor for a 3-6 month transition intervention. Youth and their peer mentor will meet weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly depending on the phase of the intervention and the needs of the youth. The intervention is divided into 3 phases: phase 1 includes building a sense of trust, rapport, and motivation, as well as the identification of goals, strengths, challenges and barriers related to transition; phase 2 focuses on self-reflection, problem-solving, and transition planning; and phase 3 involves the gradual tapering off and conclusion of the peer mentor relationship.
Youth participants will be asked to complete questionnaire packages before beginning the intervention, after completing the intervention, and 12 months after beginning the intervention. Some youth will also be asked to participate in one-on-one interviews with a research team member at these same time-points. Some youth participants will be asked if they would like to involve a carer in the study, as well. Carers will be invited to participate in a one-on-one interview with a research team member 12 months after the youth they are caring for began the intervention. Peer mentors will be invited to participate in one-on-one interviews at the end of the study. The aim of the interviews is to understand experiences with eating disorder treatment, transitions in care, and the peer mentor intervention.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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TAY receiving peer mentor intervention
Transition age youth with EDs (n=50) will receive a peer mentor delivered transition intervention
Peer mentor intervention
Peer mentor delivered intervention for transitions to adult-oriented treatment for eating disorders
Interventions
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Peer mentor intervention
Peer mentor delivered intervention for transitions to adult-oriented treatment for eating disorders
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 'Aging out' of youth-oriented ED treatment at 19 years-old and unlikely to achieve remission prior to leaving the program (as determined by their clinician\[s\])
* Have been deemed incompatible with traditional youth-oriented ED treatment (based on established youth-oriented ED treatment criteria, and determined by their clinician\[s\])
* Have requested and/or had a carer request a transition to adult-oriented ED treatment
* Have been self-referred or referred to adult ED treatment by a clinician (even if they have not been involved in youth-oriented ED treatment)
* Aged 16-24 years old
* Meets criteria for DSM-5 diagnosis of an ED, as confirmed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Research Version (SCID-5-RV)
* Virtually signed informed consent form
* Identified by a TAY participant as a carer
* Aged 18 or older
* Virtually signed informed consent form
* Certified PM with EDNS
* Providing PM support to TAY study participants
* Virtually signed informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
* Moderate to high suicide risk rating at screening as assessed by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS; at the discretion of the PI)
• Insufficient knowledge of English
• Insufficient knowledge of English
16 Years
24 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Nova Scotia Health Authority
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Aaron Keshen
Dr. Aaron Keshen, MD, FRCPC
Principal Investigators
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Aaron K Keshen
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Locations
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Abbie J Lane Memorial Building - QEII
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Countries
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References
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1028566
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