Coaching teens through the scary leap to adult healthcare
NCT ID NCT05570617
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether a transition coach can help 16-17 year olds with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or Inflammatory Bowel Disease move from pediatric to adult care. The coach met with each teen for 8 one-hour sessions covering self-advocacy, medication management, and future planning. The main goal was to see if the program was feasible, not to measure health outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this coaching program could become a model to help young patients with chronic conditions manage their own health as they move to adult care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (27 people) testing only whether the program is feasible, not whether it improves health. 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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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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16 to 17 years
- 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: * 16-17-year-old Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients * can communicate in English * have access to a phone (or other communication technology such as a laptop), * are available over the 9-month follow-up period Exclusion Criteria: \- cannot communicate in English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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McMaster Children's Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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