New toolkit aims to end sickle cell trait disclosure gap
NCT ID NCT05387564
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a toolkit to help pediatric doctors document and discuss sickle cell trait results found during routine newborn screening. Researchers worked with 114 healthcare providers to see if the toolkit made it easier to share this information with families. The goal is to close a known gap where many people never learn their sickle cell trait status, despite being screened at birth.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SCT Documentation and Disclosure Toolkit (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this toolkit could help more families learn their child's sickle cell trait status early, enabling informed health decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed implementation study focused on provider behavior, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to all clinics or guarantee long-term disclosure.
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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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114 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Outpatient pediatric primary care providers within Nemours and their patients Exclusion Criteria: * none
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delware
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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