Development of a Provider-Focused Intervention to Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

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Sponsor
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Study ID
NCT07540767
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Individuation and Perspective-Taking (IPT) — BEHAVIORAL
    IPT currently consists of one 90-minute virtual training session that incorporates didactic education and practice using the IPT skills in the context of SCD patient stories. After reviewing didactic information about the impact of patient-centered communication on patient health behaviors (e.g., adherence), HCPs are introduced to the two IPT skills and taught how to practice them by changing their communication with patients. HCPs then watch short videos that are publicly available online depicting 3-5 patients with SCD that differ in demographics and symptom presentation. The intervention facilitator uses verbal prompts (e.g., How do participants think that patient must be feeling?) to assist HCPs in applying the IPT skills to each of these patients. Finally, the facilitator leads a discussion about HCP responses that are and are not consistent with the IPT skills and explores ways HCPs can apply the skills in their clinical practice.
  • pediatric SCD pain management education session — OTHER
    The SCD pain management education session currently consists of one 90-minute virtual presentation that focuses on best practices in pediatric SCD pain management, including published guidelines from the American Society of Hematology.

Study Details

The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the impact of an intervention for health care providers that teaches individuation and perspective-taking (IPT) skills to enhance patient-centered communication in pediatric sickle cell disease (SCD). The main question it aims to answer is: Does an intervention that teaches individuation and perspective-taking (IPT) skills to pediatric sickle cell disease (SCD) health care providers (HCPs) enhance patient-centered communication? Researchers will compare the IPT intervention to a control group who will receive education about SCD pain management to see if the IPT intervention improves patient-centered communication. Participants will complete baseline surveys and then be randomly assigned into the intervention or control group. After completing their assigned session (IPT training or education), they will be asked to complete the same surveys as completed at baseline.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 1, 2027
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2030
Completion
Jun 30, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Individuation Perspective-Taking (IPT) Intervention
    Health care provider participants will attend a virtual session presenting the IPT intervention.
  • Active Comparator: Educational Control Group
    Health care provider participants will attend a virtual presentation on didactic information about best practices in pediatric SCD pain management.

Primary Outcome Measure

Adapted Measure of Patient-Centered Communication (MPCC) [ Time Frame: From enrollment to up to 6 weeks post-intervention/control ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Connecticut Children's Medical CenterHartfordConnecticut06106-

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