iParent2Parent Peer Support Program for Parents of Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients

The Hospital for Sick Children

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Kidney Transplant

Treatments: Behavioral: iParent2Parent Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05968833

1000080780

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 55 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion 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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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55 participants in 1 patient group

iParent2Parent Program

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: iParent2Parent Program