Peer2Me: A Peer Supported Program for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-39
SponsorUniversity of Leipzig
About this trial
The present bicentric study has the aim to investigate the effectiveness of the peer supported mentoring program 'Peer2Me' with regard to psychosocial parameters using a prospective Comprehensive Cohort Design. Over a period of three months, acutely ill patients in the intervention group are accompanied by a mentor with the same disease and of similar age. Patients in the control group receive a one-time consultation. Before and after the intervention, mentors and mentees are interviewed about their psychosocial distress and quality of life.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Cancer disease between the ages of 18 and 39 (all tumor entities)
completion of acute treatment at least 2 years ago (mentors)
curative prognosis
Native language German or fluent German speaker
Disqualifiers
existing and already diagnosed psychiatric disease, ongoing psychotherapy and/or existing suicidal tendency
palliative treatment approach
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Peer support
Behavioralpatients were supported by a mentor
Treatment groups
180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Intervention groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Assessing post traumatic growth of mentors and change
The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) measures the extent to which patients have experienced positive changes regarding cancer. The questionnaire contains 21 items in the five dimensions: new opportunities, relationship with others, personal strength, appreciation of life, and spiritual change. Using a three-point Likert scale, patients indicate the extent to which the item responses apply. Item scores are summed to form a total score, with higher scores indicating higher posttraumatic growth.
Time frame
Baseline and 3 months after intervention2
Assessing Empathy of mentors and change
The Saarbrücken Personality Questionnaire on Empathy is the German adaptation of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. The SPF is a questionnaire for self-assessment of one's own empathic abilities and consists of 16 items that measure both the cognitive and the emotional dimension of empathy on four subscales: imagination, empathic distress, empathic sympathy, and perspective taking. A five-point Likert scale (1- never to 5- always) is used to assess the extent to which the statements are true.
Time frame
Baseline and 3 months after intervention3
Life satisfaction of mentors and change
The FLZ-M is a valid instrument that measures the subjective assessment of satisfaction in various areas of life. Life satisfaction is assessed using the two modules "general life satisfaction" and "satisfaction with health", each with eight items and one overall item. Subjective satisfaction and importance are assessed on a five-point Likert scale (0 = "dissatisfied" to 4 = "very satisfied").
Time frame
Baseline and 3 months after intervention4
Life satisfaction of mentees and change
The FLZ-M is a valid instrument that measures the subjective assessment of satisfaction in various areas of life. Life satisfaction is assessed using the two modules "general life satisfaction" and "satisfaction with health", each with eight items and one overall item. Subjective satisfaction and importance are assessed on a five-point Likert scale (0 = "dissatisfied" to 4 = "very satisfied").
Time frame
Baseline and 3 months after intervention and 6 months after interventionSponsors and contacts
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University of Leipzig
Lead sponsor
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov