Social Cognition and Sickle Cell Disease
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Social Cognition and Sickle Cell Disease
IRAS ID
323707
Contact name
Sekaylia Gooden
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of East London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 28 days
Research summary
The project is intended to explore social cognition in people with sickle cell disease (SCD). Social cognition refers to those mental processes which allow people to understand social information and navigate social interactions; problems in social cognition can be quite disabling and affect relationships and socio-economic outcomes.
Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood condition which can contribute to chronic physical health symptoms e.g., pain and fatigue. There is evidence to suggest that this population is more at risk for developing cognitive impairment, including in attention, organisation, language and memory. Despite this, only a handful of research studies have explored the utility of cognitive assessment within this population. In particular, to date no research has specifically examined social cognition within this population.
In this study, we will conduct general cognitive assessment, and social cognitive assessment, with people who have SCD, to determine whether social function is affected, and if so to what extent, and whether this is secondary to or relatively independent of problems in the other cognitive functions.
REC name
North West - Greater Manchester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
23/NW/0231
Date of REC Opinion
26 Jul 2023
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion