Study Overview: This study looks at whether Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a type of therapy that helps people deal with trauma, can help children with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) who have pain problems. SCD is a condition where the red blood cells are shaped like sickles, causing pain. EMDR has been successful in helping adults with pain, and now researchers want to see if it works for kids with SCD too.
Intervention: The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT), which means participants are randomly placed into different groups. Children aged 6-18 years with SCD and high pain scores will be involved. One group will receive EMDR therapy immediately, while the other will wait 9 weeks before starting. Each child in the intervention group will have a maximum of 6 weekly therapy sessions, each lasting an hour.
Key Points:
- Participants will attend up to 6 weekly sessions of EMDR, each lasting 1 hour.
- The study includes measurements at the start, during, and 3 months after the therapy.
- Children will be randomly assigned to start therapy immediately or after 9 weeks.
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