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Pediatric -Adult Care Transition Program of Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Impact of a Pediatric-adult Care Transition Program on the Health Status of Patients With Sickle Cell Disease - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03786549
Acronym
DREPADO
Enrollment
196
Registered
2018-12-26
Start date
2019-01-16
Completion date
2027-04-16
Last updated
2024-06-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sickle Cell Disease

Keywords

sickle cell disease (SDC), Pediatric-adult care transition

Brief summary

Background The pediatric-adult care transition is a risk-disrupting time for patients with chronic disease. This care transition takes place during adolescence; a period of psychological upheavals and adaptations of family roles. During this period, medication adherence is non-optimal and absenteeism at medical appointments is high. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the first genetic disease detected in France. It is chronic disease characterized by frequent painful vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) requiring emergency hospitalization when they are severe. Other serious complications are acute chest syndromes (ACS) and stroke. In order to improve the health status of teenagers with sickle cell disease, it is necessary to anticipate this care transition and to involve the pediatric and adult sectors. The biopsychosocial health approach and the Social-Ecological Model of Adolescent and Young Adult Readiness to Transition (SMART) describe a care transition integrating bioclinical and psychosocial factors such as integration of the patient's family, education on disease and therapeutics, psychological management of pain and medico-social orientation. The pediatric-adult transition program proposed is based on this biopsychosocial approach. It aims to improve the health status of adolescents with SCD, their quality of life and the use of health care service. Objective of the study To assess the impact of a pediatric-adult transition program on the incidence of sickle-cell-related complications leading to hospitalization on 24-months after transfer to the adult sector. The evaluation focuses on severe complications leading to hospitalization, such as VOC, ACS, and stroke. Study design Multicenter Open-label individual Randomized Controlled Trial Population : Patients aged at least 16 years old with sickle cell disease, and their parents (or legal representatives Number of subject : 196 patients (98 patients by arm) The study will last 24 months Expected results For patients and families Better health and quality of life for patients is expected, including better use of medical care after the transition program. It is also expected a better experience of the pediatric-adult care transition and indirectly a better experience of intrafamilial relations. For health professionals This project is expected to provide solutions to improve the pediatric-adult care transition of patients with chronic disease. Indeed, the methodological quality of the study will make it possible to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed program, to possibly adapt it and test it to other chronic diseases presenting the same care transition problematic. In terms of public health SCD mainly affects populations of sub-Saharan origin, with low visibility and high social vulnerability. By focusing on this population, this project will reduce the social inequalities in health, experienced by patients with SCD and their families. By improving the health, quality of life and care of patients with SCD, this project is expected to decrease the cost of the pediatric-adult care transition period.

Interventions

OTHERpediatric-adult care transition program

Three structured axes of multidisciplinary interventions are added to the usual follow-up for the patients drawn in this interventional arm. Those axes integrate the bioclinical medical care and include the parents of the adolescent Three axes are : * Educative, family (patient and parent), at home * Psychological, with the patient individually * Medico-social orientation, group of patients

Sponsors

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

For patients : * Age: 16-17 years, * With major sickle cell syndrome, defined by hemoglobinopathy of homozygosity SS, or double heterozygosity SC or Sβ-thalassemia, * Benefiting from social insurance of the type Affection of long duration (ALD). For family members : * Included children's parents or legal representatives, * Accepting to participate in the study and having signed the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Presenting a cognitive or psychiatric disorder known and major that may hinder interventions or evaluation, the judgment of the investigator, and / or having a family history with this type of disorders, * Cured of SCD by an allograft of hematopoietic stem cells.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of sickle cell related severe complications leading to hospitalizationWithin 24 months after transfer to the adult sectorNumber of hospital admission or emergency visit in the index hospital

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Medication Intake Survey-Asthma (MIS-A) questionnaire scoreAt inclusionMedication adherence evaluation at inclusion
Medication Rating Scale (MARS) questionnaire scoreAt inclusionMedication adherence evaluation at inclusion
MIS-A questionnaire scoreUp to 2 yearsMedication adherence evaluation At transfer to the adult sector
MARS questionnaire scoreUp to 2 yearsMedication adherence evaluation At transfer to the adult sector
Number of days absent at schoolUp to 2 yearsScholarly Absenteeism evaluation At transfer to the adult sector
World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) questionnaire scoreAt inclusionQuality of Life evaluation At inclusion
WHOQOL questionnaire scoreUp to 2 yearsQuality of Life evaluation At transfer to the adult sector
EUropean Health Literacy questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) scoreAt inclusionThis will allow Health Literacy evaluation
HLS-EU-Q16 scoreUp to 2 yearsHealth Literacy evaluation At transfer to the adult sector
Frequency of emergency visits in the index hospitalUp to 2 yearsFrequency of emergency visits in the index hospital Within inclusion and transfer to the adult sector
Patient activation measure-13 items questionnaire scoreAt inclusionPatient activation At inclusion
Self efficacy specific instrument - sickle cell disease (SCD-SES) questionnaire scoreAt inclusionSelf efficacy evaluation at inclusion
SCD-SES questionnaire scoreUp to 2 yearsSelf efficacy evaluation At transfer to the adult sector
Transition readiness assessment questionnaire (TRAQ) questionnaire scoreAt inclusionTransition readiness evaluation at inclusion
TRAQ questionnaire scoreUp to 2 yearsTransition readiness evaluation At transfer to the adult sector
cost effectiveness ratioUp to 4 yearsCost analysis at the end of the study
number of pediatric-adult transition program sessions performedUp to 4 yearsnumber of interventions performed per patient and date of implementation At the end of the study
type of pediatric-adult transition program sessions performedUp to 4 yearstype of interventions performed per patient and date of implementation At the end of the study
Disease knowledgeAt inclusionQuestionnaire developed for this study

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactAlexandra GAUTHIER VASSEROT, DR
alexandra.gauthier@ihope.fr04 69 16 65 72
Backup ContactSandrine TOUZET, Dr
sandrine.touzet@chu-lyon.fr04 72 11 57 61

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026