Clinical trial · Interventional
Peer Support Program in Cancer Patients Elkar Laguntza
Peer Support Program in cáncer Patients Elkar Laguntza
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
In cancer patients, social support provided by partners, family and/or friends plays a key role in coping with the disease and reducing treatment-related distress. However, research indicates that some of the needs of patients, such as coping with the disease, reducing isolation or managing guilt, often go unmet. With the aim of trying to meet these types of needs of people with cancer, the present research will evaluate the effectiveness of a peer support program in cancer patients, based on the support provided or exchanged by people who have faced similar challenges or problems. The intervention will consist of 8 face-to-face sessions of social peer support, involving a cancer patient and a volunteer who is in a stable phase and who has undergone the same diagnosis and medical treatment. To evaluate the effectiveness of the social support program, the immediate and long-term effect of participation in the program on both psychological (anxious-depressive symptoms, quality of life, perception of the disease, coping strategies, perception of social support,...) and biological (endocrine and immune system) variables will be analyzed.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Psychological Distress | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Social Skills | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer support program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group 1
- description
- newly diagnosed breast cancer patients receiving the peer support program at the beginning of their medical treatment.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Peer support program
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group 2
- description
- newly diagnosed breast cancer patients receiving the social peer support program at the end of their medical treatment.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Peer support program
Primary outcomes (55)
- measure
- Psychological distress scale HADS
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * having received the diagnosis of cancer in the last month; not having started medical treatment; the tumor type and medical treatment coinciding with any of the volunteers. Exclusion Criteria: * relapse; suffering or having suffered from a severe mental disorder (according to DSM-V criteria).
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDAizpurua-Perez I, Arregi A, Gonzalez D, Urruticoechea A, Labaka A, Minguez-Alcaide X, Ugartemendia G, Pascual-Sagastizabal E, Echeverria R, Perez-Tejada J. A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of a one-to-one peer support intervention on resilience, social support, and salivary cortisol in recently diagnosed women with breast cancer. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2024 Aug;71:102616. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2024.102616. Epub 2024 May 21. PMID 38885598