Actively Recruiting
A Socio-ecological Approach for Improving Self-management in Adolescents With SCD
Led by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · Updated on 2026-05-11
310
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
177 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
C
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Lead Sponsor
N
Nemours Children's Health System
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Socio-ecological Approach for Improving Self-management in Adolescents With SCD
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient of a participating SCD Clinic
- Confirmed diagnosis of SCD
- 13-21 years of age
You will not qualify if you...
- Presence of another chronic disease that would complicate measurement of patient activation
- Non-English-speaking
- Cognitive or psychiatric disorder that the physician or study therapists believe would impair study participation
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Nemours Children's Health
Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303
Not Yet Recruiting
3
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229
Actively Recruiting
4
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
A
Ama Wilson, MPH
CONTACT
T
Taylor Richardson, BA
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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