Clinical Trial
Study Details
An intensive, school readiness intervention designed to improve preschoolers' social skills, early literacy, numeracy, and self-regulation skills at high risk for academic difficulties. The intervention is delivered virtually over 8 weeks with caregivers and intentionally occurs over the summer when there is a gap in preschool services.
Information about local preschool programs and age appropriate books for children will be provided.
The study participant is being asked to take part in this clinical trial, a type of research study, because the participant is a young child with sickle cell disease or the caregiver of a child with sickle cell disease. This study is being done to test a school readiness program for children with sickle cell disease (ages 3.5-6,5 years old).
Primary Objective
Assess feasibility and acceptability of an adapted school readiness intervention among preschool children (ages 3.5-6.5) diagnosed with sickle cell disease.
Secondary Objectives
Objective 1:
Measure preliminary efficacy of the adapted school readiness intervention compared to routine care among preschool children ages (3.5-6.5) diagnosed with sickle cell disease.
Objective 2:
Examine implementation factors (i.e., barriers and facilitators) during post-intervention.
Study Overview
* Group randomization- Parent and child will be randomly selected (like the flip of a coin) to receive either the school readiness intervention or the standard school resources.
* Attend virtual classroom program sessions- If the participant is in the school readiness group, the caregiver, will attend about 8 weeks of sessions virtually with a teacher and a caregiver of a child with sickle cell, for a total of 8 sessions. The sessions will be during the summer and done in a group. Each session will last about 1 ½ hours and will be video recorded. These sessions will be shared with another researcher for feedback and consistency.
* Complete a caregiver interview-If you are in the school readiness group, a member of the study team will interview you after the virtual classroom sessions are over. The interview will take about 15-20 minutes and will be audio recorded. The caregiver will be asked for suggestions and how satisfied with the program.
* Complete assessments - Caregiver and child will complete a set of assessments that evaluate school readiness skills (e.g., early math and reading), child behaviors, and parent-child relationships before and after the intervention.
Contacts and Locations
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee 38105
United States