NCT07316478Recruiting
Stress Management and Mindfulness Intervention for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
RCT of Stress Management and Mindfulness Intervention for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this research is to determine whether a new stress management and mindfulness program can improve quality of life in individuals with sickle cell disease. The program is based on a number of empirically supported treatments including techniques from cognitive-behavioral therapy like overcoming motivational barriers to self-care, learning to see things as accurately as possible, practicing assertive communication, relaxation exercises like deep slow breathing, mindfulness meditation, and other stress management strategies.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 2 Dec 2025
- Start date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Diseases
- Sickle cell disease
- NCT number
- NCT07316478
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 15 Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Dec 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Other
- \- Severe depression or suicidality
Who the study is looking for
- 18 years of age or older.
- Diagnosed with sickle cell disease.
- Live within 90 minutes of Philadelphia
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Recruiting |
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