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Can peers help people recover from mental illness? new study says maybe
NCT ID NCT07262411
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 10-week program called 'Grow to Recovery' for people with mental illness. The program is co-led by a peer (someone who also has a mental illness) and a professional. Researchers want to see if it helps participants feel more hopeful and capable. 138 people are taking part in Taiwan.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Grow to Recovery program-Short Version (a peer-led behavioral program)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that peer-led programs help people with mental illness feel more hopeful and in control of their recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in Taiwan, so results may not apply elsewhere. The program is behavioral, so effects may be modest and hard to measure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 138 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Professionals: 1. working in the community psychiatric rehabilitation organizations 2. being willing to co-lead the recovery program with a peer * Peers: 1. having a diagnosis of mental illness over 1 year 2. living in the community 3. being age 18 yr or older 4. having good communication skills 5. being willing to co-lead the recovery program with a professional * People with mental illness 1. having a diagnosis of mental illness over 1 year 2. living in the community and receiving psychiatric rehabilitation services 3. being age 18 yr or older 4. filling out the scales independently 5. being able to participate in a recovery group and follow the group rules Exclusion Criteria: * People with mental illness 1. attending another recovery-related group
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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