Clinical trial NCT06817655: The Research of French PaRole OncO : A Peer Supported Program for Cancer Patients
Official title: Implementation and Evaluation of Peer Support in Oncology in France : a Multisite Participatory Action Research - Adaptation and Transfer in France of the Quebec PAROLE ONCO Research Program
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cancer
Keywords: Peer support
Cancer
participatory research
Patient advisor
Lead sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-10
Enrollment: 720
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 15
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: The intervention consists of patient accompaniment by patient advisors. At least one patient advisor is recruited in each service participating in the study. Patients will be paired with patient advisor and can benefit from accompaniment during their hospital stays or remotely (by phone). The patient advisor will, in turn, be supported by the healthcare professionals' team as well as through a community of practice.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Peer support is a valuable mode of accompaniment between individuals who are facing or have faced similar challenging life experiences. In this context, a patient advisor (PA) shares their experiential knowledge, derived from living with a disease, to offer emotional, experiential, and informational support to other patients. This PA intervention represents an innovative form of support for oncology patients, potentially addressing their needs more comprehensively throughout the care pathway by integrating psychosocial dimensions into the support approach.

The present pilot study aims to investigate the implementation and effectiveness of the peer-to-peer support program "PaRole OncO France" in the oncology setting. The study will focus on:

1. Evaluating clinical and psychosocial parameters
2. Utilizing an in-depth multiple case study approach This research seeks to provide insights into how peer support can enhance the overall care experience for oncology patients, potentially leading to improved patient outcomes and a more holistic approach to cancer care.

Detailed description: Peer support is a valuable mode of accompaniment between individuals who are facing or have faced similar challenging life experiences. In this context, a patient advisor (PA) shares their experiential knowledge, derived from living with a disease, to offer emotional, experiential, and informational support to other patients. This PA intervention represents an innovative form of support for oncology patients, potentially addressing their needs more comprehensively throughout the care pathway by integrating psychosocial dimensions into the support approach.

The present pilot study aims to investigate the implementation and effectiveness of the peer-to-peer support program "PaRole OncO France" in the oncology setting. The study will focus on:

1. Evaluating clinical and psychosocial parameters
2. Utilizing an in-depth multiple case study approach This research seeks to provide insights into how peer support can enhance the overall care experience for oncology patients, potentially leading to improved patient outcomes and a more holistic approach to cancer care.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient participants :

  * Patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent cancer (urological, digestive, mammary, pulmonary, ORL, peritoneal carcinosis, melanoma, oncohaematology)
  * French-speaking patients
* Patients adivsors :

  * Patient advisors will be past cancer patients not currently undergoing treatment for their cancer, and considered without evidence of disease
  * French-speaking patients

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients participants :

  * Not followed in one of the participating units
  * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision
  * Persons not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of a similar scheme
* Patient advisors :

  * Recurrence of the disease
  * Currently undergoing treatment for active cancer

Primary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility of implementation of the Peer Support Program in Oncology
timeFrame: 30 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Evolution of stress levels
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Evolution of stress levels
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Evolution of quality of life
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Evolution of quality of life
timeFrame: 1 month, 6 month
measure: Evolution of patient-perceived care experience
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Evolution of patient-perceived care experience
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Evolution of patient-perceived care experience
timeFrame: 6 months
measure: Patient empowerment
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Patient empowerment
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Patient empowerment
timeFrame: 6 month
measure: Evolution of relationship between accompanied patients and healthcare professionals
timeFrame: Baseline;1 month and 6 month after intervention
measure: Evolution of quality of life of patient advisors
timeFrame: Baseline, 1month, 6 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lyon
country: France
facility: Hospices Civils de Lyon
city: Lyon
country: France
facility: Hospices Civils de Lyon
Study officials:
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