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Peer Support for Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Sickle Cell Pain

Peer Support for Adolescents and Emerging Adults With Sickle Cell Pain: Promoting Engagement in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
16 Years to 39 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether digital cognitive behavioral therapy, which teaches skills to manage pain, can reduce pain, opioid pain medicine use, and health care visits. It is for people ages 16 to 39 with sickle cell disease. The study also looks at whether personal support from peers helps people use the therapy and get better results.

The study, known as the Peer suppoRt for adolescents and Emerging adults with Sickle cell pain: promoting ENgagement in Cognitive behavioral thErapy (PRESENCE), aims to determine the effectiveness of digital CBT in reducing pain, opioid use, and healthcare utilization among AYAs with SCD. It also seeks to understand the role of personalized peer support in enhancing engagement and outcomes of digital CBT interventions. By leveraging existing infrastructure for delivering virtual peer support interventions, tailored digital CBT programs for individuals with SCD, and partnerships with CBOs, the study aims to provide valuable insights into the feasibility and effectiveness of digital CBT as a pain management strategy for this vulnerable population.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are 16 to 39 years old when you join.
  • You have any type of sickle cell disease, confirmed by a referral or records.
  • For at least 3 months, on 4 or more days each week, you have had pain, been prescribed pain medicine, taken pain medicine, or received pain treatment without medicine.
  • You have access to an iOS or Android mobile device with internet access.

Who can't join

  • You cannot speak or read English.
  • You have had a stem cell transplant for sickle cell disease, which replaces blood-forming cells.
  • You do not live in the United States when you join and throughout the study.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 16 to 39 years of age at time of enrollment 2. Sickle Cell Disease diagnosis of any genotype based on referral or documentation 3. Reports chronic pain (≥4 days/week for past 3 months or more) OR A) Being prescribed pain medication to be taken (≥4 days/week for past 3 months or more) OR B) Taking pain medication (≥4 days/week for past 3 months or more) OR C) Receiving non-pharmaceutical pain treatment (≥4 days/week for past 3 months or more) 4. Access to an iOS or Android mobile device with internet access Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to speak or read English 2. Prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant for sickle cell disease 3. Not living in the United States throughout enrollment and duration of the study period

Study sites (14)

AL

CA

CT

GA

IL

MI

NC

NJ

NY

PA

VA