Clinical trial NCT05968833: iParent2Parent Peer Support Program for Parents of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Official title: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Parents of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients With the iParent2Parent Peer Support Program
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Kidney Transplant
Keywords: Peer Support Mentorship
Parent Support Mentorship
Pediatrics
Transplant
Lead sponsor: The Hospital for Sick Children
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-01
Enrollment: 55
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Pre-post design
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The iParent2Parent (iP2P) program is a new, innovative virtual mentorship program that will connect parents one-to-one with other parents of pediatric kidney transplant recipients who are trained to offer vital peer support and mentorship. Parents of children who received a kidney transplant at The Hospital for Sick Children will be invited to participate as mentors and mentees. The iP2P program can decrease feelings of isolation, improve mental health and have a long-term positive impact on patient health. This research will increase our understanding of one-to-one peer support and leverage eHealth technologies to improve the access to and acceptability of parent peer support interventions.


Eligibility criteria: Mentee Inclusion Criteria:

* Parent of a patient under 18 years of age who received a kidney transplant and is at least two months post-transplant,
* Access to a device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, computer) capable of using free WhatsApp software, and
* English-speaking.

Mentor Inclusion Criteria:

* Parent of a patient under 21 years of age who received a kidney transplant and is at least one year post-transplant,
* Nominated by their child's healthcare team as a good candidate to act in the mentor role (e.g., good communication skills, positive adaptation and adjustment post-transplant, strong support network),
* Access to a device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, computer) capable of using free WhatsApp software, and
* English-speaking.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Non-English speaking.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Recruitment rates and withdrawal rates
timeFrame: Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: Adherence with the iParent2Parent program
timeFrame: Baseline to study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: Acceptability (Mentees)
timeFrame: Baseline to 12 weeks after baseline/immediately after the intervention
measure: Acceptability (Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Level of engagement with the iParent2Parent program (Mentees)
timeFrame: Baseline to 12 weeks after baseline/immediately after the intervention
measure: Level of engagement with the iParent2Parent program (Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Barriers and enablers of the iParent2Parent program (Mentees)
timeFrame: Baseline to 12 weeks after baseline/immediately after the intervention
measure: Barriers and enablers of the iParent2Parent program (Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Parenting stress (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Psychological distress (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Psychological distress (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Perceived social support (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Perceived social support (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Perceived social support (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Coping (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
measure: Family Functioning (Mentees and Mentors)
timeFrame: Baseline to program completion, an average of one year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Toronto
country: Canada
facility: The Hospital for Sick Children
state: Ontario
Study officials:
affiliation: The Hospital for Sick Children
name: Samantha J. Anthony, PhD, MSW
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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