Status:

RECRUITING

Empowering Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease as Partners in Treatment Decision Making (EMPOWER-AYA)

Lead Sponsor:

Nemours Children's Clinic

Conditions:

Sickle Cell Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

15+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of a shared decision making intervention for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with sickle cell disease (SCD). 60 AY...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with SCD ages 15-25 years receiving treatment at Nemours and their caregivers will be included. Patients must be deemed candidates for initiation of one or more disease-modifying therapies by their SCD healthcare provider.
  • Nemours SCD healthcare providers will also be included.
  • English language fluency is a requirement for all participants.

Exclusion

  • Patients/ caregivers who previously participated in usability testing of the intervention will be excluded.
  • Patients will also be excluded if they have history of seizures, if their medical status or cognitive functioning preclude completion of interviews, or if no legal guardian is available to provide consent (for patients \< 18 years).
  • Providers still completing training will be excluded.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 26 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

68 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05383911

Start Date

November 26 2024

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

November 21 2025

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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803

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