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SMYLS: A Self-management Program for Youth Living With Sickle Cell Disease

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04289311
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 28, 2020
Last Update Posted : December 20, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Shannon Phillips, Medical University of South Carolina

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to find out whether a web-based intervention using a mobile device is helpful for teens learning to care for and manage symptoms of sickle cell disease. The intervention lasts 12 weeks with a 3-month follow up period, and uses a smartphone or a tablet.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Sickle Cell Disease Behavioral: Voice Crisis Alert V2 Not Applicable

Detailed Description:
The purpose of the proposed study is to test the feasibility of SMYLS, an mHealth intervention designed to facilitate self-management behaviors in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). Specifically, the investigators propose to test the feasibility of the intervention for improving transition from parent-managed to adolescent self-managed care. In addition, the investigators will evaluate the communication that takes place via the intervention between adolescents, their parents/caregivers, and healthcare providers. The investigators will work with the MUSC Pediatric Sickle Cell Clinic to identify and recruit 5 healthcare providers of children with SCD and 30 dyads of adolescents ages 11 - 17 SCD and their parent/caregiver (n = 60).
Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 30 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: SMYLS: A Self-management Program for Youth Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Actual Study Start Date : July 13, 2020
Actual Primary Completion Date : May 11, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date : December 17, 2021

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Intervention arm
Single group study; all participants are in the intervention arm and receive the intervention
 Behavioral: Voice Crisis Alert V2
An mHealth intervention (app) with multiple components for self-management behavior development. Components include: electronic educational information, symptom monitoring and tracking, communication with a provider, health history entry and storage (including medication adherence).


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Rate of recruitment [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Number of participant dyads recruited and enrolled per week. (Benchmark is 2 dyads recruited and enrolled per week to reach sample size of 30 dyads)

  2. Participant adherence to the intervention [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Rate of participant use in number of times each component of the intervention is accessed over the study period

  3. Acceptability of intervention to participants [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Number of participants who report they are satisfied or very satisfied with the intervention during semi-structured, post-intervention interview, and number of problems with intervention reported to study staff over the study period

  4. Consistency of intervention delivery [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Number of participants to whom instructions on the intervention were provided as recorded in study logs, number of participant who have questions or require assistance with using the intervention as recorded in study logs

  5. Projection of future adoption [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Number of participants who report they are likely or very likely to continue using the intervention during post-intervention, semi-structured interviews, and the number of participants who use the intervention from the end-of-intervention (12 weeks) to 3 months post-intervention (6 months) as recorded in application back-end database

  6. Self-management behaviors [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Assessment of participant self-management behaviors, including symptom monitoring and tracking, adherence to clinic appointments, and medication adherence. Symptom monitoring and tracking measured through the application back-end database as number of times each participant accesses the symptom monitoring and symptom tracking components of the application. Adherence to appointments as assessed by study-specific questions asked during study visits at 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 6 months. Questions ask whether any appointments were scheduled and missed or attended since the last study visit. Medication adherence measured as number of scheduled medication doses marked as "taken" in the application back-end database out of the total number of possible doses


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in child and caregiver symptoms (pain, fatigue, depressive symptoms, anxiety, self-efficacy, and sleep disturbance) from baseline to end-of-intervention [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Assessed using the following scales: PROMIS Pediatric Pain Interference SF, Pediatric and Adult PROMIS Fatigue SF, Pediatric and Adolescent PROMIS Depressive Symptoms SF, Pediatric and Adolescent Anxiety SF, Sickle Cell Disease Self-Efficacy Scale, Adult PROMIS Sleep Disturbances SF, Adolescent Sleep Wake Scale. For all PROMIS measures, higher scores indicate more of the concept being studied. For the Sickle Cell Self-efficacy Scale, a higher score indicates greater self-efficacy. For the Adolescent Sleep Wake Scale, higher scores indicate better sleep quality.

  2. Change in health-related quality of life from baseline to end-of-intervention [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life instrument, in which higher scores indicate greater quality of life, and the Sickle Cell Disease Module of the Pediatric Quality of Life instrument, in which higher scores indicate greater quality of life.

  3. Transition readiness and change in transition readiness from baseline to end-of-intervention [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Assessed using the STARx, in which higher scores indicate greater readiness for transition and the Parent and Youth Sickle Cell Responsibility Scales. Items on the Sickle Cell Responsibility Scales indicate whether parents or children are taking responsibility for health care treatments and are analyzed in conjunction to determine the level of child treatment responsibility, and agreement between the youth and parent for responsibilities

  4. Healthcare utilization [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
    Assessed using study-specific items. Items ask whether the participant has had any appointments since the last study visit and whether the appointment was attended or missed. Items also ask whether the participant has had any emergency department visits since the last study visit.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   11 Years and older   (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diagnosis of SCD as reported by provider
  • self-reported history of pain at least once per month
  • caregiver/parent willingness to participate
  • owns a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not under the care of a provider participant
  • cognitive disability or delay that precludes ability to participate, defined as classified severe neurocognitive deficits as documented by neuropsychological evaluation in the medical record
  • lack of wi-fi access
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04289311


Locations
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United States, South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
Sponsors and Collaborators
Medical University of South Carolina
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Responsible Party: Shannon Phillips, Associate Professor, Medical University of South Carolina
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04289311    
Other Study ID Numbers: Pro00084400
First Posted: February 28, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 20, 2021
Last Verified: December 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Anemia, Hemolytic
Anemia
 Hematologic Diseases
Hemoglobinopathies
Genetic Diseases, Inborn