Clinical trials: Red Blood Cell Transfusions
Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
Effects of Transfusion of Older Stored Red Cells
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transfusion of fresh and stored blood on patients. The investigators hope to test: whether a similar effect (older stored blood is associated with worse outcomes) is seen…
- Trial name
- NCT01534676
- Testing
- Transfusion, Blood, Chelation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
The Effects of Erythropoietin (EPO) on the Transfusion Requirements of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study tested the safety and efficacy of transfusing erythropoietin (Epo) and iron in infants of <1,250g birth weight. For infants 401-1,000g birth weight, we tested whether early erythropoietin (Epo) and iron therapy would…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- EPO (NCT01203514)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Anemia
Mortality After Transfusion of Ever-pregnant Donor Red Blood Cells
The MATER study is an observational cohort study on first ever transfusion recipients in six hospitals in the Netherlands, with information collected on both donor and patient characteristics.
- Trial name
- MATER (NCT06176105)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 101,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanquin-LUMC J.J van Rood Center for Clinical Transfusion Research
Red Blood Cells, Preterm
Blood Transfusions in Preterm Infants
A cross sectional study to assess the effect of blood transfusions on the outcome of preterm infants
- Trial name
- NCT05331235
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
MRI Scans
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) to Guide Iron Chelating Therapy
The overall goal of this research is to help develop a new magnetic resonance (MR) method, Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM), to improve the measurement of liver iron concentrations without the need for a liver biopsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04171635
- Testing
- Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), R2* Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Iron Overload Due to Repeated Red Blood Cell Transfusions, Thalassemia Majors (Beta-Thalassemia Major)
Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Irochel for the Management of Iron Overload in Thalassemia Patients in Comparison With Deferoxamine
This research study was an experimental, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of coded Unani formulation Irochel for the management of IOL due to repetitive blood transfusion in comparison…
- Trial name
- NCT07782931
- Testing
- Irochel, Deferoxamine
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamdard University
Oxidative Stress in Neonates, Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Transfusion-Related Changes in Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Neonates
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), which include peroxides, are generated in the human body as by-products of cellular metabolism. In small amounts, they fulfill important physiological functions.
- Conditions
- Oxidative Stress in Neonates, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Fetal Hemoglobin, Erythrocyte Transfusion
- Trial name
- NEO-REDOX (NCT07672275)
- Testing
- Peroxide analysis-TOC Omnignostica Forschungs GmbH, Near Infrared Imaging
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Transfusions
Impact of Feeding on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Response in Neonates Receiving a RBC Transfusion
Prior to a non-urgent blood transfusion, subjects will be randomized to either stopping feeds or continuing feeds. The intervention group will be the placement of a subject in the NPO group.
- Trial name
- NCT01949896
- Testing
- NPO, Control group: continue feedings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Preterm Birth, Blood Transfusion Complication
Blood Warming in Preterm Infants to Decrease Hypothermia
Background/significance: Over 100,000 early preterm infants are born annually in the United States and suffer morbidity and mortality during hospitalization in a neonatal intensive care unit. One such condition is hypothermia.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Blood Transfusion Complication, Hypothermia
- Trial name
- NCT05170633
- Testing
- Ranger blood warmer (3M Healthcare, Oakdale, Minnesota)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Red Blood Cell Transfusion
The Effect of Retrograde Autologous Priming on Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery
The TheRAPy vanguard trial is a multicentre, multiple period randomized, cluster crossover vanguard trial testing the feasibility of a full-scale trial to evaluate whether a centre-based policy of routine use of RAP versus a…
- Trial name
- TheRAPy (NCT06230198)
- Testing
- retrograde autologous priming (RAP), Crystalloid priming
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute