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Empowering Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease as Partners in Treatment Decision Making (EMPOWER-AYA)

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About This Trial

This study will evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary efficacy of a shared decision making intervention for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with sickle cell disease (SCD). 60 AYAs with SCD ages 15-25 and their caregivers and 8 SCD providers will participate in the pilot pragmatic trial. AYAs, caregivers, and providers will be recruited from Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware (NCH-DE), Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, FL (NCH-ORL), and Nemours Children's Health at Wolfson Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, FL (NCH-JAX). NCH-DE participants (n=30) will receive the SDM intervention including a virtual reality patient health education component, whereas NCH-ORL and NCH-JAX participants (n=30) will receive the SDM intervention with standard patient education materials (print, video). SCD providers will be trained to use the toolkit components and will introduce decision aids during an outpatient clinic visit for AYAs who are candidates for one or more disease-modifying therapies.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Patients diagnosed with SCD ages 15-25 years receiving treatment at Nemours and their caregivers will be included. Patients must be deemed candidates for initiation of one or more disease-modifying therapies by their SCD healthcare provider. - Nemours SCD healthcare providers will also be included. - English language fluency is a requirement for all participants. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Patients/ caregivers who previously participated in usability testing of the intervention will be excluded. - Patients will also be excluded if they have history of seizures, if their medical status or cognitive functioning preclude completion of interviews, or if no legal guardian is available to provide consent (for patients \< 18 years). - Providers still completing training will be excluded. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with SCD ages 15-25 years receiving treatment at Nemours and their caregivers will be included. Patients must be deemed candidates for initiation of one or more disease-modifying therapies by their SCD healthcare provider. * Nemours SCD healthcare providers will also be included. * English language fluency is a requirement for all participants. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients/ caregivers who previously participated in usability testing of the intervention will be excluded. * Patients will also be excluded if they have history of seizures, if their medical status or cognitive functioning preclude completion of interviews, or if no legal guardian is available to provide consent (for patients \< 18 years). * Providers still completing training will be excluded.

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

SCD Shared Decision-Making Toolkit for AYAs - including VR

The SCD Shared Decision-Making Toolkit for AYAs (SDMT-AYA) targets multi-level barriers to uptake of disease-modifying therapies by providing technology-enhanced tools for: 1) clinicians (i.e., training in motivational interviewing, values elicitation, and cultural humility); 2) AYAs and caregivers (i.e., user-centered multimedia decision aids, including virtual reality, online (videos, animations, articles), and print materials); and 3) implementation (e.g., clinic audit and feedback strategies).

BEHAVIORAL

SCD Shared Decision-Making Toolkit for AYAs - without VR

The SCD Shared Decision-Making Toolkit for AYAs (SDMT-AYA) targets multi-level barriers to uptake of disease-modifying therapies by providing technology-enhanced tools for: 1) clinicians (i.e., training in motivational interviewing, values elicitation, and cultural humility); 2) AYAs and caregivers (i.e., user-centered multimedia decision aids, including online videos, animations, and articles as well as print materials); and 3) implementation (e.g., clinic audit and feedback strategies).

Locations (1)

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware, United States