Clinical trials: Silent Stroke
Sickle Cell Disease, Stroke
Hydroxyurea to Prevent Brain Injury in Sickle Cell Disease
This is a pilot study of hydroxyurea versus placebo to reduce central nervous system complications (abnormally fast blood flow to the brain, silent cerebral infarct or stroke) in young children with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- HUPrevent (NCT01389024)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Sickle Cell Disease
Aspirin Prophylaxis in Sickle Cell Disease
Neurologic complications secondary to cerebrovascular damage are prevalent in children with sickle cell disease. These patients experience both clinically overt cerebrovascular accidents and "silent infarctions" demonstrated by…
- Trial name
- START (NCT00178464)
- Testing
- aspirin
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Sickle Cell Anemia, Stroke
Silent Cerebral Infarct Transfusion Multi-Center Clinical Trial
The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of blood transfusion therapy for prevention of silent cerebral infarct (stroke) in children with sickle cell anemia.
- Trial name
- SIT (NCT00072761)
- Testing
- transfusion therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine