NCT06823622Recruiting
Digital Delivery of Person-centered Transitional Care
Evaluation of the Digital Delivery of Person-centered Transitional Care to Empower Adolescents With Chronic Childhood-onset Diseases: The Digi-STEPSTONES Study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Advances in medical care have extended the life expectancy of individuals with congenital and pediatric-onset diseases, leading to an increased need for effective transition programs as these individuals move from pediatric to adult healthcare. The STEPSTONES project in Sweden is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a person-centered transition program to support teenagers with chronic conditions during this transition. The project's innovative digital adaptation, Digi-STEPSTONES, seeks to address challenges related to accessibility and continuity of care by delivering the program remotely. This study will assess the non-inferiority of the digital program compared to traditional, in-person care, focusing on outcomes such as patient empowerment, transition readiness, and quality of life. Additionally, the project will explore the implementation and scalability of the digital transition model across various chronic conditions. Preliminary studies have highlighted the importance of structured, person-centered care in improving empowerment and other outcomes in adolescents with chronic illnesses. The Digi-STEPSTONES project aims to provide crucial evidence for the digital delivery of transition programs, potentially enhancing the accessibility and effectiveness of care for young people with chronic conditions in Sweden.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 Sept 2024
- Start date
- 1 Oct 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Göteborg University
- Diseases
- Asthma
- NCT number
- NCT06823622
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 100
- From 1 Oct 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2027
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Criteria the registry did not label
- Participants:
- Arm A - Literate and Swedish-speaking adolescents with asthma/allergy or went through a solid organ transplantation aged minimum 15 years. Their parents will be asked to fill out one questionnaire (proxy).
- Arm B:
- \- Literate and Swedish-speaking adolescents with asthma/allergy or went through a solid organ transplantation aged minimum 15 years. Their parents will be asked to fill out one questionnaire (proxy).
- Sample size calculation:
- Arm A: approximately100 patients will be recruited consecutively. Arm B: the approximate sample for individuals who received the intervention in-person is of
Age in the registry: 15 years to 20 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gothenburg | Sweden | Not yet recruiting |
| Queen Silvia Childrens hospital, Sahlgrenska university hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gothenburg | Sweden | Recruiting |
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