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Peer Clinical Trials Support Program · About this organization
What you get
Up to three months of phone conversations with a trained peer mentor about your feelings and practical needs.
How to start
Phone the listed number during published hours and ask for the Peer Clinical Trials Support Program.
Good to know
- The program is specifically oriented to understanding clinical trials.
The details, as published
Free one-to-one phone support for up to three months from a trained peer mentor who helps adult cancer patients, survivors, previvors, or adult caregivers understand clinical trials without giving medical advice.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Clinical-trials peer mentoring
A trained peer mentor provides emotional and practical support by phone for up to three months.
Amount not published
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Clinical-trials understanding
A peer mentor helps the participant better understand clinical trials and connects them with CSC services.
Amount not published
Why this may help
Navigation Guides And Advocacy: A peer mentor can explain clinical trials and connect you with other CSC services.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. An adult parent or caregiver for a child with B-ALL fits the official caregiver route; a pediatric patient does not meet the participant age rule.
Age
No numeric age limit is published.
- The participant must be an adult; in a pediatric B-ALL family this means the parent or caregiver, not the child.
- The adult (18+) rule applies to the participating parent or caregiver, not the patient, so patient age is not a gate.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian, Patient, Caregiver
- Call 888-292-5162 during published hours and ask for the Peer Clinical Trials Support Program.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · 888-292-5162 — Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ET.
- Web Form · Open form or page — The linked Qualtrics form timed out during automated review; phone intake remains usable.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Call To Confirm |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
- The program says it does its best to make introductions within 48 hours.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Participants must be adults age 18 or older; for a pediatric patient, an adult parent or caregiver is the eligible participant.
- Peer mentors are not medical or mental-health professionals and cannot give medical advice or enroll someone in a clinical trial.
- The program is specifically oriented to understanding clinical trials.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 27, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Find a Peer Mentor · checked Aug 27, 2026