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A buddy system for better health: could peer coaches boost cancer prevention?

NCT ID NCT04746859

Prevention Sponsor: Women's College Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether adding peer health coaching to a standard prevention visit helps women aged 40-68 achieve more cancer screening and healthy lifestyle goals. Participants receive a one-on-one session with a trained prevention practitioner to set health goals, and some are also paired with volunteer peer coaches for six months of support. The study compares the two groups to see if coaching leads to more completed prevention actions, like screenings and diet or exercise improvements, and whether any benefits last.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Peer health coaching combined with a prevention practitioner visit
What this could lead to
If effective, this approach could offer a practical, community-based way to help women stay on track with cancer screenings and healthy lifestyle changes, potentially reducing chronic disease risk.
What could go wrong
The trial is relatively small and relies on self-reported behaviors, which may not reflect real-world impact. The benefits may also fade once coaching ends.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

268 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2021

Finished

Apr 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

40 to 68 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient identifies as a woman; * Patient is 40-68yo; * Patient has an email address; * Patient has at least one behavioural risk factor not at target or at least one cancer screening overdue as defined below: * Score of less than 9 on the Mediterranean Diet Tool * Less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week * Smoked a cigarette within the last 30 days * Average number of drinks per day is ≥1 and/or has \>1 drink on any single occasion * Due or overdue for one or more of breast, cervical or colorectal cancer screenings; * Patient has a valid number for the provincial health insurance program (Ontario Health Insurance Program \[OHIP\]); and * Patient's medical records for, at least the previous 3 years are accessible through their family physician. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient is unable to give informed consent in English due to language, literacy, or competence; * Patient is unable or unwilling to communicate with the study team to collect outcomes in English via both email and phone; or * Patient's primary care provider has identified medical comorbidities or other conditions at baseline that might interfere with the patient's ability to follow through on the intervention.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer Chronic Disease neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cancer Chronic disease

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Barrie and Community Family Health Team

    Barrie, Ontario, L4N 7L3, Canada

  • Summerville Family Health Team

    Mississauga, Ontario, L5B 2P7, Canada

  • Women's College Hospital Family Practice Health Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1B3, Canada

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