A pilot randomized education rehabilitation trial is feasible in sickle cell and strokes.
A randomized trial was completed to assess the feasibility of a 2-year education rehabilitation program for students with sickle cell disease and memory deficits. Eleven students were assigned to tutoring with or without memory training for 2 years. Eighty-two percent completed the program. Evidence of improvement in memory and academic achievement existed. Educational rehabilitation is a feasible strategy, but further investigation is needed to assess the benefit in a multi center trial.
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Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. king_a@kids.wustl.edu
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McKinstry
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Noetzel
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Debaun
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D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000592:standards; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018401:Sample Size; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome