Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Real-Time Pain Management Intervention for Sickle Cell via Mobile Applications (CaRISMA)

Page last updated October 29, 2025

Study Website: CaRISMA
ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT04419168
Study Design: Intervention Trial
PCORnet Infrastructure: Common Data Model (CDM), Single IRB, Patient partners or engagement
Principal Investigator: Charles Jonassaint
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
PCORnet® Network Partner: PaTH
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI); (Project webpage)
Funding Date: 2020
Study Duration: 2020 – 2024
Participating PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: PaTH, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Mental and Behavioral Health
Condition
: Chronic Pain; Depression; Anxiety; Opioid Use
Age Range: 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Status: Completed

Research Question(s):
Does mobile phone-delivered computerized cognitive behavioral therapy provide a greater benefit for daily pain and depression in adult patients with sickle cell disease than digital education?

Primary Publications(s):

Badawy SM, Abebe KZ, Reichman CA, et al. Comparing the effectiveness of education versus digital cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with sickle cell disease: protocol for the cognitive behavioral therapy and real-time pain management intervention for sickle cell via mobile applications (CaRISMA) study. JMIR Res Protoc, 2021; 10(5):e29014. doi:10.2196/29014

Pragmatic Evaluation of Events and Benefits of Lipid-lowering in Older Adults (PREVENTABLE)

Page last updated April 14, 2026

Study Website: PREVENTABLE
ClinicalTrials.gov#: NCT04262206
Study Design: Intervention Trial
PCORnet Infrastructure: Common Data Model (CDM), Single IRB, Patient partners or engagement
Principal Investigator: Karen Alexander
Institution: Duke Clinical Research Institute
Funder: Federal (NIH); (Project webpage)
Funding Date: 2019
Study Duration: 2020 – 2027
Participating PCORnet® Clinical Research Networks: ADVANCE, GPC, INSIGHT, OneFlorida+, PaTH, REACHnet, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Cardiovascular
Condition: Cognitive Impairment, Mild; Dementia; Cardiovascular Diseases
Age Range: 75 Years and older (Older Adult)
Status: Recruiting

Research Question(s):
Can a statin help prevent dementia and disability in adults aged 75 or older, as well as heart attacks and other cardiovascular-related deaths, while not increasing risks of adverse health outcomes?

Primary Publication(s):

Sachs BC, Rapp SR, Kistler CE, et al. The pragmatic evaluation of events and benefits of lipid-lowering in older adults (PREVENTABLE) trial: study design and procedures for cognitive assessment and adjudication. Alzherimers. Dement., 2021; 17(Supp.9). doi.org/10.1002/alz.054022