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NCT02227472

Working Memory and School Readiness in Preschool-Aged Children With Sickle Cell Disease

Completed Last updated 12 September 2018
What this trial tests

trial testing Evaluation of cognitive and pre-academic skills in Sickle Cell Disease in 84 participants. Completed in 20 August 2018.

Timeline
8 September 2014
Primary endpoint
20 August 2018
20 August 2018

Quick facts

Lead sponsorSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment84
Start date8 September 2014
Primary completion20 August 2018
Estimated completion20 August 2018
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Who can join

Adults 48 Months to 68 Months, any sex, with Sickle Cell Disease. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at risk for neurobehavioral problems because of the impact the disease can have on the central nervous system. Specific impairments in working memory are particularly prevalent in school-aged children with SCD. Working memory is more strongly associated with school readiness and academic success than intellectual ability in the general population. The adverse effects of low socioeconomic status (SES) and poverty on cognition and neurodevelopment emerge early, before children have entered formal education. In addition, they affect language and executive function skills (e.g., working memory) more than other skills. SES is a proxy variable for other risk factors. Higher SES is associated with less parental stress, more supportive parenting practices, and better cognitive stimulation based on the availability of books, computers, and outings. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: * To examine working memory and school readiness in young children with sickle cell disease in comparison to demographically matched control children without sickle cell disease. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: * To examine the relationships of family/environmental factors (caregiver stress, parental responsiveness, and cognitive stimulation in the home) and disease severity to working memory and school readiness skills in preschool-aged children with SCD.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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