Families Taking Control (FTC): Family-based Problem-solving Intervention for Children With Sickle Cell Disease

University of Pennsylvania

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sickle Cell Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Problem-Solving Skills Training for Disease Management

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT02273310

U54HL070585 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to develop an effective, brief, family-based intervention targeting quality of life and school functioning for youth with sickle cell disease. Utilizing a randomized, delayed control group intervention methodology, the present study will systematically document the effectiveness of a family-based, one-day intervention plus booster phone calls to improve quality of life and increase school functioning for children with sickle cell disease transitioning to school and their families.

Full description

Families Taking Control-School-age Intervention (FTC) will provide education and problem solving training for disease management and school functioning. In 4 sessions offered over the course of one day, families (patient, caregivers, and school-age siblings) will work together and individually to learn and apply the problem solving skills training model to relevant examples and family-specific problems, culminating in an outline of family goals to target after the intervention. The three booster phone calls will provide support to families in implementing the problem-solving model by addressing and refining goals and trouble-shooting barriers to implementation. Children and caregivers completed measures at baseline (prior to intervention participation) and 6 months later.

Enrollment: 83 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: English speaking, treated at one of two participating Sickle Cell Centers -

Exclusion Criteria: severe developmental delay or children/caregivers with severe psychopathology that would adversely affect their ability to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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83 participants in 2 patient groups

Families Taking Control

Experimental group

Description:

Families participate in a 1 day Problem-Solving Skills training for disease management intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: Problem-Solving Skills Training for Disease Management

Delayed Intervention Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Families are given the opportunity to complete the Problem-solving Skills training for disease management intervention after assessment time 2.