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STUDY BASICS

Are you over 18 and been diagnosed with sickle cell? Do you have chronic pain (pain more days than not for the past 3 months or longer)? Are you prescribed long-acting or daily opioid pain medication? You may be eligible to participate in a research study to improve pain and overall health for people living with sickle cell disease.

STUDY PURPOSE

The purpose of this research study is to determine if providing cognitive-behavioral training (CBT) or sickle cell education through an app on your smartphone will help improve pain and overall health for people living with sickle cell disease.  The goal of this research is to identify a different way of treating pain that does not rely on opioids/narcotics or other medications.

COULD THIS STUDY BE RIGHT FOR YOU?

• 18 years old or above
• diagnosed with sickle cell
• 3 or more months of chronic pain
• taking long-acting or daily opioids

WHAT PARTICIPANTS CAN EXPECT

• The day you enroll in the study (also referred to as “baseline”). You will complete all of the study assessments. This should take about 15-20 minutes.
• During the first three months of the study, you will interact with the messaging app to complete all lessons of your assigned study arm (cognitive-behavioral training or sickle cell education)
• For the first 3 months, you will be assigned a health coach who will check-in once a week and give you support as needed.
• Follow-up assessments at 3, 6 and 12 months - You will receive a link to our online survey tool to complete study questionnaires and assessments.