Can a 90-Minute training improve care for kids with sickle cell?
NCT ID NCT07540767
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 90-minute virtual training for healthcare providers that teaches them to see each patient's unique perspective and communicate more clearly. The goal is to improve how doctors talk to children with sickle cell disease. Thirty providers from three hospitals will be randomly assigned to either the training or a standard education session, and researchers will measure changes in communication skills.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Individuation and Perspective-Taking (IPT) training
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could help healthcare providers communicate better with children who have sickle cell disease, potentially improving their care and health outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The training may not lead to lasting changes in communication or patient health.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Licensed health care provider (HCP) who provides care to youth with SCD * HCP employed by Connecticut Children's, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and primary work area is Hematology/Oncology Exclusion Criteria: * HCP who does not provide care to youth with SCD * HCP is a medical trainee, not including fellows * HCP not employed by CT Children's, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital, or Children's Hospital of Philadelphia * Not fluent in English
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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