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Peer-Led Support Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors.

Award Number: K23NR021197
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/25/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2027

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Peer-Led Support Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors. - Black women with breast cancer have a 41% higher mortality rate and experience worse psychosocial outcomes as compared to the general population, such as greater psychological distress and poorer health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Current psychosocial support interventions do not adequately address the needs of Black breast cancer survivors (BBCS) who report a greater need for educational and emotional support as compared to the general population. Psychosocial support interventions may be optimally delivered by peer health workers (peers) who, in the context of a formal intervention, provide support through the shared lived experiences, knowledge, and characteristics of BBCS. The purpose of the proposed K23 award is to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a peer-led, manualized, web-based support intervention to reduce distress and improve HRQOL among BBCS. In aim 1, we will design and manualize a peer-led support intervention to reduce distress and improve HRQOL among BBCS. In aim 2, we will iteratively refine the manualized peer-led support intervention through focus groups with BBCS (N=20) to identify the preferred content, format, and delivery of the intervention. To ensure that the manualized materials accurately reflect the desired content, format, and delivery, we will conduct individual qualitative interviews in a sub-sample of BBCS (N=10). In aim 3, we will conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy (on reducing distress and improving HRQOL) of the peer-led support intervention (N=30) (educational support + peer support) compared to the control arm (N=30). To isolate the effect of the peer, the control arm will include educational support delivered by an oncology nurse scientist (no peer support). The K23 will provide the essential mentoring and training to become an independent investigator focused on reducing distress and improving the HRQOL of BBCS. The proposed mentoring team has the expertise to provide in-depth training to achieve the following goals: (1) obtain knowledge and experience with clinical trial design to support the development and refinement of a peer-led support intervention focused on reducing distress and improving the HRQOL among BBCS; (2) obtain knowledge and skills in assessing psychosocial, behavioral, and contextual factors (e.g., conditions of daily living) that influence distress and HRQOL among BBCS, and 3) prepare and secure R01-level funding to test the efficacy of the peer-led support intervention in a larger, fully powered randomized controlled trial.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $161,400 )
2026	2026	UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT	438 WHITNEY RD EXTENSION UNIT 1133	STORRS	CT	06269	CAPITOL	USA	Nursing Research	000	3	8/6/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$161,400
														Subtotal = $161,400

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $161,721 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT	438 WHITNEY RD EXTENSION UNIT 1133	STORRS	CT	06269	CAPITOL	USA	Nursing Research	000	2	8/28/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$161,721
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT	438 WHITNEY RD EXTENSION UNIT 1133	STORRS	CT	06269	CAPITOL	USA	Nursing Research	001	1	9/2/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $161,721

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $162,190 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT	438 WHITNEY RD EXTENSION UNIT 1133	STORRS	CT	06269	CAPITOL	USA	Nursing Research	000	1	9/25/2024	NEW	$162,190
														Subtotal = $162,190

Grand Total All Awards = $485,311

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Peer-Led Support Intervention for Breast Cancer Survivors.

Award Number: K23NR021197

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/25/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2027

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