C-READY: Cognitive-Remediation of Executive and Adaptive Deficits in Youth

PI: Donna Murdaugh
Target population: Adolescents with sickle cell anemia or history of childhood cancer
Intervention: A 2-arm wait-listed, randomized 8-week cognitive remediation intervention delivered via telehealth that targets independence skills necessary for successful transition of care to adult healthcare providers.
Funding:
St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Kaul Pediatric Research Institute
CCTS Translational Research Deep South Mentored Career Development Program (KL2)
Department of Radiology/CCTS Pilot Research Initiative

To learn more visit Dr. Murdaugh’s website.

cTAG: Cognitive Training and Attitudes towards Genetics

PI: Noha Sharafeldin
Target population: Adult patients with hematologic malignancies treated with or without blood or marrow transplantation (BMT)
Intervention: A 2-arm wait-listed, randomized 12-week intervention using an online cognitive training program and an exogenous ketogenic diet intervention
Funding:
NIH National Cancer Institute
National Marrow Donor Program Be The Match Foundation
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB

CAPITAL: Cognition in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Androgen Blockers

PI: Noha Sharafeldin
Target population: Adult advanced prostate cancer patients treated with combined Androgen deprivation and Androgen blocker therapies
Study Design: A prospective longitudinal study
Funding:
UAB Integrative Center for Aging Research

Rad1803: Cognitive and Voice Outcomes in Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Radiation Therapy

PI: Andrew McDonald
Target population: Head and neck cancer survivors
Study Design: Cross-sectional outcomes study
Funding:
NIH National Cancer Institute
O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB
Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS)