Peer support: a new hope for mental health recovery?
NCT ID NCT07407842
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 10-week peer support program (UPSIDES-Swe) for adults with serious mental illness in Sweden. Half of the 300 participants will get the program plus usual care, the other half usual care alone. Researchers will measure personal recovery, social inclusion, and quality of life to see if peer support makes a meaningful difference.
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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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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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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: * Eligible participants must reside in Sweden and be assigned to a MHS. Other criteria are a) being over 18 of age and b) having SMHP (including a diagnosis of mood disorder, anxiety disorder, e.g., PTSD, panic disorder etc., and/or psychotic disorder). Exclusion Criteria: * Potential participants will be excluded if they are acutely unwell or cognitively impaired to an extent that they cannot make an informed decision and/or participate in the group program
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Region Skåne
Lund, Sweden
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