New online program aims to boost brain health in teens with lupus
NCT ID NCT07302113
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new telehealth program designed to support brain health in teenagers with childhood-onset lupus. The program teaches problem-solving, emotion regulation, and communication skills over 10 online sessions. Researchers want to see if the program is practical and helpful for participants. The study involves 60 teens aged 13-18 and focuses on feasibility and satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lupus Teen Online Problem Solving program (behavioral telehealth intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a practical way to help teens with lupus manage stress, emotions, and daily challenges, improving their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on feasibility, not on proving the program works. It may not show clear benefits, and results may not apply to all teens with lupus.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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13 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Receive subject-informed consent; * Have a current diagnosis of cSLE that meets the 1997 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) or System Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) classification criteria * Aged 13-18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Conditions that significantly affect cognition (e.g., intellectual disability diagnosis, active psychosis), hearing loss or vision problems precluding participation in group * Non-English speaking * Lack of access to technology that would allow them to participate in the virtual intervention (e.g., phone, tablet, computer, etc.)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Hospital for Sick Children
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G 1E8, Canada
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