New App-Based program aims to help teens with sickle cell disease stay out of the ER
NCT ID NCT06290401
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program called SCThrive, which includes virtual group sessions and a mobile app, to help 260 teens and young adults (ages 13-21) with sickle cell disease take charge of their health. Participants will complete surveys before, after, and 3 months after the 8-week program to see if it improves self-management, daily functioning, and reduces emergency room visits. The program is compared to standard care plus educational text messages.
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Study facts
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- 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 310 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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13 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient of a participating SCD Clinic * Confirmed diagnosis of SCD * 13-21 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * 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.
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Nemours Children's Health
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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