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Early Life Exposures Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease

NCT05377372 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-02-09

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Summary

This study is being conducted to determine the relationship between early childhood exposures, such as Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Determinants of Health and nutrition/breastfeeding, among children with sickle cell disease, and behavioral interventions aimed to reshape psychological resilience and lifestyle factors towards positive health outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Breastfeeding support group

community-based breastfeeding support group aimed to increase exclusive breastfeeding success rates among Black women

OTHER

Observation

Observe prospectively for breastfeeding initiation, duration and longitudinal health of child with sickle cell disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brandi M Pernell, DNP, MSPH · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-01
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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