iP2P Mentorship Program for Adolescent HF Patients

NCT ID: NCT05709132

Last Updated: 2025-07-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 55 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2027-04-13

Brief Summary

The iPeer2Peer (iP2P) program is an online peer support mentorship program that provides modelling and reinforcement by trained young adult peer mentors to adolescent mentees with the same condition. A quasi-experimental single-arm pre-post study design will be employed across three sites. We will recruit 40 mentees (12-17 years of age) and 12-15 mentors (18-30 years of age) who will undergo training in mentoring and the use of eHealth technology. Mentor-mentee pairings will connect over 15 weeks through video calls and text messaging to provide peer support and encourage disease self-management skills. Data will be collected using standardized instruments and interviews across three time points.

Conditions

Heart Failure

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

iPeer2Peer Program

Participates in the iPeer2Peer program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

iPeer2Peer Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral: iPeer2Peer Support Mentorship Program is an online peer support mentorship program that has been established in multiple chronic disease populations as a self-management intervention, including chronic pain and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The iPeer2Peer program provides modeling and reinforcement by pre-screened and trained young adult peer mentors to adolescent mentees.

Interventions

iPeer2Peer Program

Behavioral: iPeer2Peer Support Mentorship Program is an online peer support mentorship program that has been established in multiple chronic disease populations as a self-management intervention, including chronic pain and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. The iPeer2Peer program provides modeling and reinforcement by pre-screened and trained young adult peer mentors to adolescent mentees.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. patient with a cardiac diagnosis,

2. at least 4 months post-diagnosis,

3. between the ages of 12 and 17 years,

4. able to speak and read English, and

5. willingness to commit to 5-10 texts and/or calls of 20-30 minutes each with a peer mentor over a period of 15 weeks.

1. patient with a cardiac diagnosis,

2. between the ages of 18 and 30 years,

3. able to speak and read English,

4. nominated by a member of their health care team as a good mentor based on maturity and emotional stability,

5. willingness to commit to peer mentor training (20 hours) via the PHIPA-compliant version of Zoom or Microsoft Teams and mentoring adolescent participants (once paired with mentee, 5-10 texts and/or calls of 20-30 minutes over a period of 15 weeks),

6. good communication skills (as assessed by a healthcare provider), and

7. previous experience in a professional environment (e.g., as a camp counsellor, part time job, volunteering) is an asset.

Exclusion Criteria

1. significant cognitive impairments as assessed by a qualified healthcare provider,

2. a diagnosis of an active psychological disorder (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder) likely to influence assessment of health-related quality of life and/or interfere with their ability to manage their heart failure care regimen (a diagnosis of an active psychological disorder will be determined for mentees through medical chart review and self-reported by mentors), and

3. participating in other peer support or self-management interventions.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Alberta/Stollery Children's Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

The Hospital for Sick Children

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Samantha Anthony

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Samantha J Anthony, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Hospital for Sick Children

Locations

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Canada

Central Contacts

Samantha J Anthony, PhD

Role: CONTACT

samantha.anthony@sickkids.ca

416-813-7654 ext. 303126

Sophie Bui, BHSc

Role: CONTACT

sophie.bui@sickkids.ca

Facility Contacts

Samantha J Anthony, PhD

Role: primary

samantha.anthony@sickkids.ca

416-813-7654 ext. 303126

Other Identifiers

1000080204

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id