Online peer mentoring for teens and young adults living with heart failure
Tests an online mentoring program pairing young people with heart failure with trained peer mentors.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: iP2P Mentorship Program for Adolescent HF Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Toronto, CanadaSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 12 and 30 years old?
Source: NCT05709132, who can take part
Where in Canada
- The Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, CanadaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- The Hospital for Sick Children
- Trial code
- NCT05709132
- Record updated
- 9 July 2025
- Original description
The iPeer2Peer (iP2P) program is an online peer support mentorship program that provides modelling and reinforcement by trained young adult peer mentors to adolescent mentees with the same condition. A quasi-experimental single-arm pre-post study design will be employed across three sites. We will recruit 40 mentees (12-17 years of age) and 12-15 mentors (18-30 years of age) who will undergo training in mentoring and the use of eHealth technology. Mentor-mentee pairings will connect over 15 weeks through video calls and text messaging to provide peer support and encourage disease self-management skills. Data will be collected using standardized instruments and interviews across three time points.Read full original descriptionShow less
Implementation and Preliminary Effectiveness Evaluation of the iPeer2Peer Support Mentorship Program for Adolescent and Transitioning Heart Function Patients
The iPeer2Peer (iP2P) program is an online peer support mentorship program that provides modelling and reinforcement by trained young adult peer mentors to adolescent mentees with the same condition. A quasi-experimental single-arm pre-post study design will be employed across three sites. We will recruit 40 mentees (12-17 years of age) and 12-15 mentors (18-30 years of age) who will undergo training in mentoring and the use of eHealth technology. Mentor-mentee pairings will connect over 15 weeks through video calls and text messaging to provide peer support and encourage disease self-management skills. Data will be collected using standardized instruments and interviews across three time points.
Exclusion: a diagnosis of an active psychological disorder (e.g., Major Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder) likely to influence assessment of health-related quality of life and/or interfere with their ability to manage their heart failure care regimen (a diagnosis of an active psychological disorder will be determined for mentees through medical chart review and self-reported by mentors), and; significant cognitive impairments as assessed by a qualified healthcare provider,; participating in other peer support or self-management interventions.
Mentee inclusion criteria:; patient with a cardiac diagnosis,; at least 4 months post-diagnosis,; between the ages of 12 and 17 years,; able to speak and read English, and; willingness to commit to 5-10 texts and/or calls of 20-30 minutes each with a peer mentor over a period of 15 weeks; Mentor inclusion criteria:; patient with a cardiac diagnosis,; between the ages of 18 and 30 years,; able to speak and read English,; nominated by a member of their health care team as a good mentor based on maturity and emotional stability,; willingness to commit to peer mentor training (20 hours) via the PHIPA-compliant version of Zoom or Microsoft Teams and mentoring adolescent participants (once paired with mentee, 5-10 texts and/or calls of 20-30 minutes over a period of 15 weeks),; good communication skills (as assessed by a healthcare provider), and; previous experience in a professional environment (e.g., as a camp counsellor, part time job, volunteering) is an asset.