NCT01986387

Virtual Peer-to-Peer (VP2P) Support Mentoring for Chronic Pain: A Pilot RCT

Virtual Peer-to-Peer (VP2P) Support Mentoring for Adolescents With Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Study Hypothesis: A virtual peer-to-peer support intervention will improve health outcomes and quality of life in adolescents with chronic pain.

Detailed description

The aim of this project is to develop and examine the impact of a virtual peer support program on health outcomes and quality of life of adolescents with chronic pain using a waitlist randomized controlled trial. In addition to standard medical care, adolescents in the experimental group will receive a manualized peer mentorship program that will provide modeling and reinforcement by trained young adults aged 16-25 years who have learned to function successfully with their pain. Mentoring sessions consist of 10 sessions of 30-45 minute Skype calls over 8 weeks. Feasibility of the program will be measured in addition to quality of life, physical and emotional symptoms, pain coping, self-efficacy, social support, and self-management skills.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Virtual Peer-to-Peer Support Mentoring	The mentorship program will encourage mentored participants to develop and engage in self-management and transition skills and support their practice of these skills. The mentors will present information to mentored participants in a monitored virtual interaction using Skype for 8 weeks (10 total Skype sessions of 30-60 minutes each) to encourage participation in skill building tailored to their needs. All mentors will complete a paid 2.5 day training course and will be supported throughout the duration of the study (consultations with research staff to deal with unforeseen concerns). Mentored participants will complete online outcome measures prior to randomization (T1) and upon study completion (T2).

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-07-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2013-11-18
• Last updated: 2018-01-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada