Can a buddy system boost mental health during hormone therapy?
NCT ID NCT07354113
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a peer support program is acceptable and helpful for people with mild depression or anxiety who are starting or receiving hormone care. One hundred participants are randomly assigned to either the peer support group or usual care. The program includes one-on-one meetings, group sessions, and a medical appointment buddy over six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- peer support group
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could show that peer support is a practical way to ease mild depression and anxiety for people undergoing hormone care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, not a large trial. It focuses on whether the program is acceptable, not on proving it works. Results may not apply to everyone.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: * Patients with hormone condition aged 18 years or older and English speaking * Initiating or receiving hormone care in Michigan * Report mild depression or anxiety symptoms, as determined by: 1. A Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) score ≥ 5 AND/OR 2. A Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) score ≥ 5. * Interest or willingness to participate in peer support group meetings either in-person or virtually Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent for any reason * Not fluent in English * Determination by patient's attending healthcare provider that peer mentorship is not appropriate due to unstable psychosis, cognitive disorder, or severe personality disorder, or other issue * At imminent risk of suicide, as determined by active suicide ideation with intent and/or a specific plan (endorsed Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale number 4 or number 5 in the past month, number 6 in the past 3 months, or spontaneous report) * Already receiving or intending to receive formalized individual peer specialist services through another community mental health program or organization * Residing outside of the state of Michigan, or planning to move out of the state of Michigan in the next 6 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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