A Socio-ecological Approach for Improving Self-management in Adolescents With SCD
About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of SCThrive (a behavioral self-management intervention) on patient activation, self-management behaviors, daily functioning, and emergency room visits in 260 adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) ages 13-21 receiving care at 1 of 4 pediatric SCD clinics. The main question\[s\]it aims to answer are: * Does SCThrive improve patient activation? * Does SCThrive improve self-management behaviors, daily functioning, and decrease emergency room visits? * Are any improvements maintained 3 months after treatment? Participants will complete self-management related surveys before, after, and 3 months following their participation in an 8- week, virtual group intervention with an accompanying mobile app (SCThrive). Researchers will compare outcomes for participants who receive SCThrive and participants who receive uniform standard care (SCHealthED which = standard of care plus SCD educational text messages) to see if there are differences in patient activation, self-management behaviors, daily functioning, and emergency room visits.
- Condition
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Tested
- SCThrive, SCHealthED
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Who can join
- Age
- 13 to 21 years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 6
- Minimum age: 13 years
- Maximum age: 21 years
- Study condition: Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Patient of a participating SCD Clinic
- Confirmed diagnosis of SCD
- 13-21 years of age
Exclusion 3
- Another chronic disease (which would complicate measurement of patient activation)
- Non-English-speaking
- Cognitive or psychiatric disorder that the physician or study therapists believe would impair study participation.
Where
4 sites, 4 recruiting
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nemours Children's Health
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Contact
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Ama Wilson, MPH
15136365380 Ama.Wilson@cchmc.org
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Taylor Richardson, BA
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.