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iPeer2Peer Program for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease
Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
Summary
The iPeer2Peer Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) study matches youth (12-18 years of age) with SCD to a mentor (trained young adult) who has learned to manage their SCD well, transitioned to adult care, and can support youth participants emotionally and socially. Participants will be randomly assigned one of two groups, either (1) The intervention group: Study group participants are matched with a mentor for 15 weeks, and are expected to have up to ten calls with one another; (2) The control group: This study group will be on a 15 week waitlist to receive a mentor. This study will first assess the feasibility of conducting this research with youth with SCD. Also, this study will assess the preliminary effectiveness of peer mentorship by comparing various health outcomes of the two study groups post-intervention.
Official title: Peer-to-Peer (iP2P) Mentoring Program for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease: A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
28
Start Date
2020-01-01
Completion Date
2024-12-31
Last Updated
2024-04-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
iPeer2Peer Mentorship
Mentors and participants can have up to ten Skype calls over the course of 15 weeks.
Locations (4)
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jim Pattison
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada