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

29. december 2017 opdateret af: Jennifer Stinson, The Hospital for Sick Children

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

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

Studieoversigt

Status

Afsluttet

Betingelser

Detaljeret beskrivelse

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.

Undersøgelsestype

Interventionel

Tilmelding (Faktiske)

30

Fase

  • Ikke anvendelig

Kontakter og lokationer

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Studiesteder

    • Ontario
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1X8
        • Hospital for Sick Children

Deltagelseskriterier

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Berettigelseskriterier

Aldre berettiget til at studere

12 år til 18 år (Barn, Voksen)

Tager imod sunde frivillige

Ingen

Køn, der er berettiget til at studere

Alle

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • males and females 12-18 years old
  • diagnosed chronic pain condition (e.g., neuropathic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, chronic musculoskeletal pain, chronic daily headache, chronic widespread pain)
  • able to speak and read English
  • access to Internet connection, computer capable of using free Skype software
  • willing and able to complete online measures.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • significant cognitive impairments
  • major co-morbid illnesses (i.e., psychiatric conditions) likely to influence HRQL assessment
  • participating in peer support or self-management interventions (e.g., WebMap).

Studieplan

Dette afsnit indeholder detaljer om studieplanen, herunder hvordan undersøgelsen er designet, og hvad undersøgelsen måler.

Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?

Design detaljer

  • Primært formål: Sundhedstjenesteforskning
  • Tildeling: Randomiseret
  • Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
  • Maskning: Enkelt

Våben og indgreb

Deltagergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandling
Eksperimentel: Virtual Peer-to-Peer Support Mentoring
In addition to standard medical care, adolescents in the experimental group will receive the VP2P support program, a manualized peer-mentorship program that will provide modeling and reinforcement by peers (young adults with chronic pain aged 16-25 years who have learned to function successfully with their chronic pain to the mentored participants).
Mentorprogrammet vil tilskynde mentorede deltagere til at udvikle og engagere sig i selvledelse og overgangsevner og støtte deres udøvelse af disse færdigheder. Mentorerne vil præsentere information til vejledte deltagere i en overvåget virtuel interaktion ved hjælp af Skype i 8 uger (10 i alt Skype-sessioner på 30-60 minutter hver) for at tilskynde til deltagelse i færdighedsopbygning skræddersyet til deres behov. Alle mentorer vil gennemføre et betalt 2,5 dages uddannelseskursus og vil blive støttet i hele undersøgelsens varighed (konsultationer med forskningspersonale for at håndtere uforudsete bekymringer). Mentorede deltagere vil gennemføre online udfaldsmålinger før randomisering (T1) og efter undersøgelsens afslutning (T2).
Ingen indgriben: Waitlist Control
The control group will receive usual care but without the mentorship intervention. They will be offered the VP2P support program after completion of outcome measures (T1 - to be completed online prior to randomization; T2 - at program completion).

Hvad måler undersøgelsen?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Feasibility
Tidsramme: 2 months
  1. Accrual and Dropout Rates - recruitment and withdrawal rates will be calculated that the end of the study.
  2. Compliance (Level of Engagement) - rates of completion of weekly calls and online outcome measures will be calculated that the end of the study - defined as 100% when the participant completes 10 calls over 8 weeks with all online measures completed.
  3. Adolescents' Perception of Chronic Pain VP2P Program - the acceptability of and satisfaction with the Chronic Pain VP2P support program as measured through semi-structured phone interviews with mentees and focus groups with mentors
  4. Estimates of Intervention Effects (e.g., effect sizes, variance measures/standard deviation) on health outcomes to inform the calculation of an appropriate sample size for the future definitive multi-centred randomized controlled trial (RCT)
2 months

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL)
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
HRQL will be measured by using the 61-item Bath Adolescent Pain Questionnaire, which assesses the impact of chronic pain in adolescence in terms of physical, psychological and social functioning.
Baseline, 2 months
Emotional Symptoms
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
Anxiety and depression will each be assessed using two, separate 8-item Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scales.
Baseline, 2 months
Pain Coping
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
Pain coping will be measured using the 18-item Pain Coping Questionnaire, which is an internationally used measure of pain coping strategies in the pediatric population.
Baseline, 2 months
Self-Efficacy
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
Self-efficacy will be measured using a 10-item Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) that assesses the confidence people have in performing activities while in pain.
Baseline, 2 months
Social Support
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
Social support will be measured with the 12-item Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support questionnaire that explores the impact that family, friends and significant others as social support.
Baseline, 2 months
Disability
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
Disability will be measured using the 15-item Functional Disability Inventory, which assesses physical functioning and disability in youth with chronic pain.
Baseline, 2 months
Self-Management
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
Self-management was measured using Self-Management Skills Assessment Guide, which was developed by Alberta Children's Hospital and consists of 21 items assessing adolescents' awareness of their health condition and ability to make decisions relevant to their health care needs (cite).
Baseline, 2 months
Pain
Tidsramme: Baseline, 2 months
Pain will be measured using the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPISF). The 9-item measure assesses the severity of pain and its impact on daily functions.
Baseline, 2 months

Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere

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Efterforskere

  • Ledende efterforsker: Jennifer N Stinson, RN,PhD,CPNP, The Hospital for Sick Children

Publikationer og nyttige links

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Datoer for undersøgelser

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Studer store datoer

Studiestart

1. juli 2013

Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)

1. maj 2015

Studieafslutning (Faktiske)

1. december 2016

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først indsendt

11. november 2013

Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier

11. november 2013

Først opslået (Skøn)

18. november 2013

Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler

Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)

3. januar 2018

Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier

29. december 2017

Sidst verificeret

1. december 2017

Mere information

Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse

Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre undersøgelses-id-numre

  • 1000036188

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