Peer Coaching Intervention in Young Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (CHASM in ACHD)

Duke University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Congenital Heart Defect; Congenital Heart Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Peer Health Coaching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04271358

Pro00103600

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a peer coaching intervention in young adults with congenital heart disease.

Full description

Our research team has developed a peer coaching intervention that has been deployed to promote activated self-management for AYAs with several conditions, and this has been modified adolescents and young adults (AYA) with with congenital heart disease (CHD). This study will be conducted over two years and pair AYA with CHD with a peer coach who also has CHD has successfully navigated the transition to adult medical care and over six months will work to promote the motivation for self-care as well as the development of self-management skills. This pilot study will test feasibility and acceptability, as well as preliminary efficacy and long-term effects on successful transfer to adult cardiology.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 26 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-26
• Diagnosis of congenital heart disease
• Patient at a Duke pediatric cardiology clinic
• Access to a smart phone

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive delay
• Patient at an adult cardiology clinic

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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33 participants in 2 patient groups

Peer Coaching

Experimental group

Description:

Participant receive a 6 month peer health coaching intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Peer Health Coaching

Education only

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants receive education-only material (newsletter) biweekly for 6 months