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
Qualifiers
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
Treatments tested in this trial
- Peer support
Treatment groups
180 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Leipzig
Lead sponsor
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov