Clinical trial · Interventional
Peer Support Group for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Peer Support Group for AYA Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
- 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)
Allogeneic Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (Allo-HSCT) is a potentially curative option for patients with both malignant and non-malignant hematological disorders. There appears to be unique experiences that adolescents and young adults (AYA) face when undergoing transplant. There is literature to suggest that peer support for young adults is associated with improvements in mental health including greater happiness, self-esteem and effective coping, as well as reductions in depression, loneliness and anxiety. Our primary objective is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of an AYA peer support program for patients undergoing Allo-HSCT. Our secondary objective is to explore the impact of the AYA peer support program on sense of support/connectivity, anxiety, and depression.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Leukemia | Leukemia | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
| Stem Cell Transplant | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Support | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Peer Support
- description
- The intervention will be a monthly online AYA peer support group (1 hour) that will run for six months via Microsoft Teams.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Peer Support
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
- timeFrame
- at 6 months
- description
- The Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) revised to evaluated the AYA peer support program comprises 4-items regarding the respondent's perceptions of the feasibility of the intervention. Responses range from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree). Scale value is computed by averaging responses and ranges from 1-5. Higher values indicate greater feasibility of the intervention.
- measure
- Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 39 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 18-39 years of age * \>3 months post Allo-HSCT * any malignant /non-malignant indication for Allo-HSCT Exclusion Criteria: \- Non-English speaking
References
Publications (4)
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- BACKGROUNDWeiner BJ, Lewis CC, Stanick C, Powell BJ, Dorsey CN, Clary AS, Boynton MH, Halko H. Psychometric assessment of three newly developed implementation outcome measures. Implement Sci. 2017 Aug 29;12(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0635-3. PMID 28851459
- BACKGROUNDKroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Sep;16(9):606-13. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x. PMID 11556941
- BACKGROUNDLee, R. M., Robbins, S. B., & Hill, C. E. (1995). Measuring Belongingness: The Social Connectedness and the Social Assurance Scales. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42(2), 232-241. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.42.2.232