Actively Recruiting
Wichitasowin: Indigenous Patient Navigator for Young Adults Study
Led by University of Alberta · Updated on 2025-10-07
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
130 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of this pathway is to establish and evaluate a novel Indigenous-led patient navigator (IPN) program for Indigenous adolescents living with chronic health conditions in Maskwacis, Alberta. Over the last three years a community-based participatory research partnership was developed with Elders and community members from Maskwacis, Maskwacis Health Services, and researchers from the University of Alberta. Previous research identified the need for an IPN to support Indigenous young adults and their caregivers in managing their health conditions transitioning into adulthood and transferring from pediatric to adult healthcare. The aim of partnership now is to evaluate whether a community-derived IPN program co-designed with an established group of Maskwacis Elders, Knowledge Keepers, healthcare providers, caregivers and youth with lived experience can aid in improving the experience of transitioning into adult healthcare services for Indigenous youth and their families living in Maskwacis, Alberta.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Wichitasowin: Indigenous Patient Navigator for Young Adults Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 16 to 25 years
- Having a chronic health condition lasting at least 3 months that requires adult specialty care, including physical, mental health, or developmental conditions
- Residing in Maskwacis or originally from Maskwacis communities but currently living elsewhere
- Self-identifying as an Indigenous person
- Reading at grade 6 level or higher, or participating with caregiver support if reading level is below grade 6
You will not qualify if you...
- Not identifying as Indigenous
- Not residing in Maskwacis
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Stollery Children's Hospital
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2R3
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
1
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