The Research of French PaRole OncO : A Peer Supported Program for Cancer Patients (PROOF)

Civil Hospices of Lyon

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: PaRole OncO France : Individual peer support

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06817655

69HCL23_1301

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 720 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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720 participants in 1 patient group

Supportive care (PaRole OncO France program)

Experimental group

Description:

Patients participate in the PaRole OncO France program for which they are matched with a patient advisor and followed throughout treatment in person and/or phone.

Treatment:

Behavioral: PaRole OncO France : Individual peer support