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Can a peer coach keep young cancer survivors meditating?

NCT ID NCT07837089

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hackensack Meridian Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 23, 2026 · Last updated Sep 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are developing a program called Mindful Peer Coach for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. The program pairs six weekly video coaching sessions with text-message check-ins to help survivors build a mindfulness habit using the Happier Meditation app. A small pilot study will track how often survivors use the app and measure changes in depression, anxiety, stress, sleep, and overall wellbeing. The goal is to see whether peer support makes a digital mindfulness program easier to stick with.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a peer-supported mindfulness program combining weekly video coaching sessions and text check-ins with a meditation app
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give young cancer survivors a low-cost, peer-driven way to stick with mindfulness practice and manage anxiety, depression, and sleep problems after treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a tiny pilot study of 13 people designed mainly to test whether the program is practical and acceptable, not whether it truly improves mental health. Any symptom improvements seen here would be early and could fade in a larger, controlled trial.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 13 people

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Expected to start

Dec 2026

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Expected to finish

Mar 2030

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Other sponsor

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Ages

18 to 39 years

Sex

Anyone

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * at least one year from treatment completion * ability to speak conversational English, * per self-report, not being treated for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis, or epilepsy/seizures. * have experience with mindfulness and/or be willing to attend training and supervision sessions (only for coaches) * at least two years from treatment completion (only for coaches) ; Exclusion Criteria: * outside age range * closer to treatment completion than specified above

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  • HMH Center for Discovery and Innovation

    Nutley, New Jersey, 07110, United States

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