Clinical trials: Anemia in Children
Bone Marrow Transplantation, Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease Conditioning for Bone Marrow Transplant
Most bone marrow transplants for children with sickle cell disease are performed using high doses of two chemotherapy agents: busulfan and cyclophosphamide for the pre-transplant conditioning.
- Trial name
- NCT00968162
- Testing
- fludarabine
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sickle Cell Disease
Quantifying the Presence of Lung Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
The proposed research study is a cross-sectional study enrolling young children with sickle cell disease between 5 and 12 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT01895998
- Testing
- Albuterol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sickle Cell Disease
Interest of Famotidine in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether oral famotidine, a histamine type 2 receptor antagonist already widely used with very few side effects in other indications in children, is effective in reducing endothelial…
- Trial name
- FAMODREP (NCT05084521)
- Testing
- Famotidine 400 mg/50 mL
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Malaria
School-based Programme of Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment in Southern Malawi
Malaria is an important contributor to ill-health experienced by school-children and may have profound consequences for their learning and educational achievement, and there is a small, but growing, body of evidence that suggests…
- Trial name
- NCT02213211
- Testing
- Artemether lumefantrine
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 3,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Anaemia in Children
Comparison Of Efficacy Of Iron Polymaltose Complex And Ferrous Sulphate In Iron Deficiency Anemia In Pediatric Patients
This study aims to compare the efficacy of two iron preparation for the management of children presented with iron deficiency anemia. Ferrous sulphate and lron polymaltose (ferric form) are most commonly used preparations.
- Trial name
- NCT06742528
- Testing
- Ferrous sulfate, Iron Polymaltose Complex
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arooj Khan
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
Childhood Acute Erythroleukemia (M6), Childhood Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia (M7)
Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Children With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of different chemotherapy regimens with or without bone marrow transplantation in treating children who have acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Childhood Acute Erythroleukemia (M6), Childhood Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia (M7), Childhood Acute Monoblastic Leukemia (M5a), Childhood Acute Monocytic Leukemia (M5b)
- Trial name
- NCT00002798
- Testing
- asparaginase, daunorubicin hydrochloride, fludarabine phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 880 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Nocturnal Enuresis, Anemia, Sickle Cell
Desmopressin as a Therapy for Bedwetting in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
This study assesses if using the medication desmopressin will decrease nightime bedwetting in children with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02636387
- Testing
- Desmopressin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Hydroxyurea Therapy for Neurological and Cognitive Protection in Pediatric Sickle Cell Anemia in Uganda ( BRAINSAFE-II )
Worldwide, an estimated 200,000 babies are born with Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) annually. Affected children suffer chronic ill health with some having frequent hospitalization.
- Trial name
- BRAINSAFEII (NCT04750707)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Global Health Uganda LTD
Growth, Anemia
Helen Keller International's Enhanced-Homestead Food Production Program in Burkina Faso
Helen Keller International (HKI) has been implementing homestead food production (HFP) programs in Asia for the past 20 years and has recently begun implementing HFP programs in Africa as well.
- Trial name
- EHFP (NCT01825226)
- Testing
- Enhanced-Homestead Food Production Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,763 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Pilot Trial Investigating Every Other Day Dosing of Oral Iron in Premature Infants (IQONic)
Study focuses on determining if daily versus every-other-day (EOD) oral iron at the same dose per kilogram per day will achieve similar incidence of iron replete status at 36 weeks post-menstrual age in premature neonates
- Conditions
- Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Premature Infants, Anemia of Prematurity, Iron Deficiency, Anaemia in Children
- Trial name
- NCT06555315
- Testing
- 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every other day., 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every day.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHRISTUS Health
Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Disease
Exercise in Child Health
This study is a cooperative investigation funded by the NIH. The project is a collaboration among three major NIH Clinical Translational Science Awardees: 1) UCI (lead site with its affiliate CHOC), 2) Northwestern University…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Sickle Cell Disease, SARS CoV 2 Infection
- Trial name
- Project REACH (NCT05359991)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Malaria
Impact of School-based Delivery of Long Lasting Insecticide Nets
Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), and more recently long lasting insecticide nets (LLINs), have been shown to effectively protect those groups most biologically vulnerable to the burden of malaria across Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT00878397
- Testing
- School-based delivery of long lasting insecticide nets
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 5,113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Oral Vadadustat in Pediatric Participants With Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of once daily dosing of vadadustat for the treatment of pediatric participants with anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) after conversion from an Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent…
- Trial name
- CONVERSION (NCT05082571)
- Testing
- vadadustat
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Akebia Therapeutics
Beta-Thalassemia
Detection Of β-thalassemia Carriers In Assiut
Thalassemia is different in kids with microcytic hypochromic anemia than general population because there is a confusion between symptoms of thalassemia and iron deficiency anemia in kids and both of them differ in management and…
- Trial name
- NCT03822585
- Testing
- CBC, Iron Study, Serum Ferrittin, HPLC,Genitic Study
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hurler Syndrome, Fanconi Anemia
Bone Marrow Transplant With Abatacept for Non-Malignant Diseases
This is a single arm, phase I study to assess the tolerability of abatacept when combined with cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil as graft versus host disease prophylaxis in children undergoing unrelated hematopoietic stem…
- Conditions
- Hurler Syndrome, Fanconi Anemia, Glanzmann Thrombasthenia, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01917708
- Testing
- Abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sickle Cell Disease, Zinc Deficiency
Zinc Supplementation in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Western Kenya
Zinc is a nutritionally essential trace element found in previous studies to reduce growth retardation and improve immune function, which may also result in decreased incidence of infectious diseases including malaria, pneumonia…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Zinc Deficiency, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03293641
- Testing
- Zinc Sulfate Tablets, Standard of Care
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Lucas Otieno Tina, MD MSc
Anemia
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distributing Micronutrient Sprinkles to Reduce Prevalence of Anemia
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of distributing micronutrient sprinkles to 6-20 month old children participating in an integrated maternal and child health and nutrition program in rural…
- Trial name
- NCT00210405
- Testing
- "Sprinkles" containing mulitple micronutrients, Education/communication on use of micronutrient sprinkles, Fortified food aid (corn-soy blend)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Pain
The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Children With Thalassemia
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of acupressure on reducing the pain of blood collection in children with Thalassemia. The hypothesis of this study is that acupressure application reduces acute pain.
- Trial name
- acupressure (NCT06163196)
- Testing
- acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Stroke
Hydroxyurea to Prevent Stroke in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia and Elevated TCD Flow Velocity
The purpose of this study is to assess prospectively the efficacy of hydroxyurea therapy in the setting of cerebrovascular disease, manifest as conditional or abnormal transcranial doppler ultrasonography (TCD) flow velocities…
- Trial name
- NCT00402480
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University