Helping young adult cancer survivors manage their health as they move to adult care
Official title: Digital Self-Management and Peer Mentoring Intervention to Improve the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Health Care for Childhood Cancer Survivors
Funded at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences · NIH-11110486 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project helps young adult survivors of childhood cancer learn to manage their health and connect with peer mentors as they transition to adult healthcare.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Newark, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | July 1, 2023 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $663,792 |
| NIH project number | 5R01CA282147-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11110486 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer, especially those transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who are not childhood cancer survivors or are already successfully managing their adult follow-up care may not receive direct benefit from this specific program.
What this research studies
Many young adults who survived childhood cancer find it hard to get the follow-up care they need as they transition from pediatric to adult doctors. This project offers a digital program called "Managing Your Health" that includes six virtual sessions with a peer mentor. These mentors are other young adult survivors who have successfully navigated their own care. Together, participants and mentors discuss web-based educational materials to help survivors take charge of their long-term health.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could help more young adult cancer survivors stay connected to important follow-up care, improving their long-term health and well-being.
How similar studies have gone: A preliminary trial of this specific intervention showed that survivors found it useful and reported significant improvements in self-management.
Where this research is happening
-
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Newark, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Devine, Katie a — Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
- Study coordinator: Devine, Katie a
Related research
Other NIH-funded projects on the same topics.
-
Digital self-management and peer mentoring to help childhood cancer survivors transition to adult care
A digital, mentor-supported program helps young survivors manage their health as they move from pediatric to adult follow-up care.
-
Strategies to Find and Reconnect Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Adult Follow-Up Care
A nationwide effort to locate and re-engage young people who survived childhood cancer so they can keep receiving important follow-up care.
-
Using ECG and AI to find childhood cancer survivors at risk for late cardiomyopathy
This project uses routine ECG tracings plus artificial intelligence to spot childhood cancer survivors who may develop heart muscle disease years later.
-
STRENGTH: Time-restricted eating to reduce cardiometabolic risk in childhood cancer survivors
A program tests whether time-restricted eating can lower heart and diabetes risks for adults who survived childhood cancer.
-
Family-centered communication help for young adult survivors of childhood cancer
A K08 grant to develop and pilot a tailored family-centered communication program to help young adult survivors of childhood cancer manage their ongoing care.
-
How Medicaid affects care for adults who survived childhood cancer
This project looks at how Medicaid shapes healthcare experiences for adults who had cancer as children.
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.