← Back to Search

FOCUS for Coping Skills (FOCUS Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Lindsey L Cohen, PhD
Research Sponsored by Georgia State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline to post-intervention at 10 days
Awards & highlights

FOCUS Trial Summary

This trial will compare the FOCUS intervention to standard care in order to see if it is more effective. A total of 60 patients will be randomized into one of two groups: those receiving the intervention, and those receiving treatment as usual. The results will be measured using a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Eligible Conditions
  • Coping Skills
  • Quality of Life
  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Pediatric Cancer
  • Depression

FOCUS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline to post-intervention at 10 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to post-intervention at 10 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Anxiety
Approach to Dealing with Adversity
Depression
+5 more
Secondary outcome measures
Resilience
Social Connectedness
Other outcome measures
Executive Functioning
Prosocial Behavior

FOCUS Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: FOCUSExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will complete a baseline survey battery and learn about The Hero's Journey. Starting at hospital discharge for 10 days, they will do the following: 1) identify which stage of The Hero's Journey they are experiencing; 2) take a picture of something good and write a caption describing the picture and provide advice; and 3) take a picture of something difficult or challenging during the day and write a caption for the photo and provide advice. Daily text messages will remind participants to take the photographs, write the advice captions, upload both to the server, as well as to take a very brief daily survey. At the conclusion of day 10, participants will be asked to review their photos and captions and provide final advice in the form of a letter to other adolescents with SCD or cancer. Finally, they will complete a post-intervention battery.
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
In a 30-min visit (in person or virtual) with adolescents during hospitalizations, we will have participants complete a baseline survey battery. Daily text messages will remind participants to take a very brief daily survey. At the conclusion of day 10, participants will complete a post-intervention battery.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
FOCUS
2013
N/A
~540

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Georgia State UniversityLead Sponsor
58 Previous Clinical Trials
25,409 Total Patients Enrolled
Lindsey L Cohen, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorGeorgia State University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
81 Total Patients Enrolled
Laura G McKeePrincipal InvestigatorGeorgia State University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
FOCUS for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Cancer
Laura Mckee 2020. "FOCUS for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Cancer". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04075877.
All > Sickle Cell Disease > Sickle Cell
~11 spots leftby May 2025
Unbiased ResultsWe believe in providing patients with all the options.
Your Data Stays Your DataWe only share your information with the clinical trials you're trying to access.
Verified Trials OnlyAll of our trials are run by licensed doctors, researchers, and healthcare companies.
Back to top