Feasibilty and Acceptability of Amani (Amani)

June 9, 2026 updated by: Richard Andrew Newcomb, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Feasibilty and Acceptability of Amani, a Virtual Reality Application for Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience severe pain, emotional distress, and social isolation that diminish their quality of life. This project will test Amani, a novel virtual reality supportive care intervention designed to improve coping skills and strengthen peer support. If feasible and acceptable, Amani offers an accessible digital supportive care intervention to improve psychological well-being and quality of life among individuals living with SCD and potentially other chronic illnesses.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults (≥ 18 years) who are diagnosed with sickle cell disease
  • Primarily followed at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Sickle Cell Disease Center
  • Have ability to comprehend and speak English given Amani is currently only available in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have severe psychiatric (psychotic disorder, bipoloar disorder) or cognitive impairment which the treating hematologist believes would preclude ability to participate in the clinical trial

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Amani
Patients enrolled will receive Amani, which is a virtual reality intervention administered over 5 weeks. Amani is a virtual reality based supportive care intervention specifically tailored for adults with SCD. Amani integrates mindfulness-based pain management exercises, psychoeducational modules to build adaptive coping strategies, and facilitated group sessions in virtual reality to reduce isolation and foster peer support
Behavioral: Amani
Amani is a multi-component VR supportive care intervention specifically tailored for adults with SCD. Amani integrates mindfulness-based pain management exercises, psychoeducational modules to build adaptive coping strategies, and facilitated VR group sessions to reduce isolation and foster peer support.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Feasibility
Time Frame: From enrollment to end of treatment (6 weeks)
Amani will be feasible if ≥50% of eligible patients enroll and if ≥60% of enrolled participants complete the educational modules and attend ≥60% of Amani group sessions.
From enrollment to end of treatment (6 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Acceptability
Time Frame: From enrollment to end of treatment (6 weeks)
Amani will be acceptable if ≥80% enrolled patients report a System Usability Score ≥ 80 upon completion of the intervention (6 weeks)
From enrollment to end of treatment (6 weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Collaborators

Ascent

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

January 1, 2027

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 28, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

April 30, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 15, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 15, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2026

Last Verified

May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 26-307

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Data sharing requests will be considered on an individual basis and should be emailed to the principal investigator.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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