Clinical Trial

Evaluation of an Information Management and Communication System for Population-wide Point-of-Care Infant Sickle Cell Disease Screening

Study acronym: SMICS
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Summary
A cluster randomized trial (CRT) of the novel sickle cell disease (SCD), M-health based SCD Information Management and Communication system SIMCS vs routine new born screening strategy in health care centres in Uganda to evaluate impact on access screening, coordination of care and clinical outcomes
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07610239
Lead Sponsor Makerere University
Collaborators: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions Sickle Cell Disease
Enrollment 24,000 participants
Start Date 2026-03-25
Primary Completion 2027-06-30 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-06-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-05-27