Peer coaching shows promise for helping young adults with mental illness get more involved in their communities
NCT ID NCT06492434
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program where trained peer coaches (people who have their own experience with mental illness) helped 16 young adults (ages 18-30) with serious mental illness make decisions about joining community activities like work, school, or social events. The goal was to see if this coaching improved their confidence and satisfaction with those decisions. The study was small and completed, but results are not yet available.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18-30 years of age; * Experiencing a SMI, as determined by: (a) self-reported psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia-spectrum or major affective disorder, and (b) self-reported current or past functional impairment due to experiencing mental health challenges in one or more major life areas (i.e., work school, social activities) * Able to identify at least 2 areas of community participation that individuals want to be doing more in in the next 6 months * Current sufficiency of community participation (i.e., number of important participation areas done enough / number of important participation areas) of 50% or less. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent, as assessed by research staff using an active recall method * limited ability to act on decisions due to self-reported legal, residential, or guardianship restrictions.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Copeland Center for Wellness and Recovery
Brattleboro, Vermont, 05302, United States
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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19122, United States
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