Clinical trials: Cerebral Blood Flow
Sickle Cell Disease
Measurement of Cerebral Blood Flow Using Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects haemoglobin - the molecule in blood cells which carries oxygen. It causes red blood cells to become abnormal crescent (or sickle)- shaped.
- Trial name
- NCT02090881
- Testing
- Ultrasound scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Cerebral Blood Flow and Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) causes hypoxemia and hypercapnia, which may impair cerebral blood flow and cause deficits in behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02995837
- Testing
- Sleep Study, Neurocognitive Testing, CBF During Wakefulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia