iCanCope With Sickle Cell Pain

Summary

The project will test a tailored web and smartphone-based application (iCanCope with SCD) to improve pain self-management and functioning in youth (aged 12-18) with sickle cell disease. The program will include goal setting, peer-based social support, and pain self-management training. The investigators will determine initial program effectiveness through a pilot three-site randomized controlled trial in 160 youth randomized to treatment compared to attention control.

Conditions

• Sickle Cell Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pain self-management

The program is designed to enhance self-efficacy. The app will guide youth in setting structured and personalized goals aimed at improving their pain and functioning. The pain self-management skills will include personalized CBT-based coping skills including deep breathing, relaxation, and cognitive skills (e.g., staying positive). The app will provide in-the-moment access to pain coping strategies to promote positive changes in mood, behavior, and pain.

BEHAVIORAL

Education

Education about sickle cell disease to increase disease knowledge

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hospital for Sick Children

  collaborator OTHER

• Emory University

  collaborator OTHER

• Connecticut Children's Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Mississippi Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Florida

  collaborator OTHER

• Boston Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Northwestern University

  collaborator OTHER

• Seattle Children's Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Tonya M Palermo, PhD · Seattle Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-01-01

Primary Completion

2022-08-31

Completion

2022-08-31

Countries

• United States
• Canada

Study Locations