Impact of a paediatric-adult care transition programme on the health status of patients with sickle cell disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the DREPADO trial)

Impact of a paediatric-adult care transition programme on the health status of patients with sickle cell disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the DREPADO trial)

Abstract Background Thanks to advancements in medical care, a majority of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) worldwide live beyond 18 years of age, and therefore, patients initially followed in paediatric departments are then transferred to adult departments. This paediatric-adult care transiti...

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Main Authors: Delphine Hoegy, Nathalie Bleyzac, Alexandra Gauthier-Vasserot, Giovanna Cannas, Angélique Denis, Arnaud Hot, Yves Bertrand, Pauline Occelli, Sandrine Touzet, Claude Dussart, Audrey Janoly-Dumenil, DREPADO study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Sickle cell disease
Paediatric-adult care transition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-4009-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-4009-9

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