A Rehabilitation Program in Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cognitive Deficits: a Pilot Study

Clinical Trial
Study Details
Enrollment
21
Interventions
Description

Participants will be tutored for approximately 8-10 hours per month during the school year.

Name
General Tutoring
Type
Behavioral
Description

Participants will receive memory training for approximately 8-10 hours per month during the school year.

Name
Memory Training
Type
Behavioral
Phase
N/A
Status
COMPLETED
Study ID #
NCT00895154
Study Type
Interventional
Summary

The overall goal of this project is to determine the feasibility of conducting a cognitive intervention for children with sickle cell disease.

Study Overview
Conditions
Description

The primary aims of this clinical trial are:

1. Determine the effectiveness of targeted learning and memory strategy remediation in students with sickle cell disease and cognitive deficits.
2. Determine if there is improvement in academic achievement after targeted memory strategy remediation.

Contacts and Locations
Locations
Facility

Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children's Hospital
St Louis, Missouri 63110
United States

GeoPoint
38.62727, -90.19789