Clinical trials: Newborn; Anemia
Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathies
Non-Myeloablative Conditioning and Bone Marrow Transplantation
Allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation (alloBMT) is a curative therapy for a variety of hematologic disorders, including sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
- Trial name
- NCT01850108
- Testing
- Thymoglobulin, Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide (CTX)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Pro-Inflammatory Response to Interval Training Study
Recommendations for exercise prescription currently do not exist for individuals with sickle cell anemia (SCA) despite the known impact that SCA-related complications has on physical functioning and fitness.
- Trial name
- SPRINTS (NCT03653676)
- Testing
- Exercise Test (CIIT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Alpha and Beta Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease
Collection of Human Biospecimens for Basic and Clinical Research Into Globin Variants
Background: Blood disorders like sickle cell disease and malaria affect many people around the world. Researchers want to learn more about blood disorders.
- Conditions
- Alpha and Beta Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Malaria, Human Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT03937817
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Longitudinal Changes in Exercise Capacity in Children and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia
The purpose of this study is to use comprehensive exercise testing to examine longitudinal changes in exercise capacity over a 2 year period in children and young adults with sickle cell anemia.
- Trial name
- NCT01558076
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Sickle Cell Disease
Study of Blood Platelets in Sickle Cell Disease
We are studying if sickle cell disease blood platelets are larger than normal and how they may cause obstruction of blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT00226083
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Sickle Cell Disease
Spectralis HRA+OCT Imaging of the Retina With Autofluorescence in Sickle Cell Disease
To determine the retinal and choroidal thickness in patients with sickle cell disease compared to age, race matched population without sickle cell disease to allow a better understanding of the clinical manifestations of sickle…
- Trial name
- NCT01123369
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Sickle Cell Anemia, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in SCD, in Northern Nigeria
Except for children with HIV, all recommendations for treatment of childhood malnutrition are for children < 5 years of age. The overall goal of this randomized controlled nutrition feasibility trial is to identify whether…
- Trial name
- NCT03634488
- Testing
- hydroxyurea (20mg/kg/day), Ready-to-use therapeutic food
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma
Measures of Respiratory Health (MRH)
The Lung Clearance Index, measured by multiple breath washout, is a measure of lung function that is considered a research tool in Canada as the device used to measure it is not approved by Health Canada.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Asthma, Sickle Cell Anemia, Bronchiolitis Obliterans
- Trial name
- MRH (NCT02657837)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Thalassemia in Children
Benson's Relaxation Technique, Music Therapy for Children With Thalassemia
The aim of the present study is to determine the effect of Benson's relaxation technique versus music therapy on physiological parameters and stress of children with thalassemia during blood transfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT05730374
- Testing
- Benson's Relaxation technique, Music therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy
Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy
This study aims to explore how body fat influences the response to either 25 or 50 mg of daily iron supplements during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- ADIPREG (NCT06425796)
- Testing
- Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy (ADIPREG)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Sickle Cell Trait
Effect of Exercise on Biomarkers in SCT
This study measures the effect of exercise on a variety of biomarkers in blood and urine selected to evaluate the physiological pathways of hemolysis, myolysis, thrombosis, inflammation, and renal function in subjects with sickle…
- Trial name
- NCT04273022
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Hereditary Spherocytosis
Hereditary Spherocytosis and Vascular Function
Background : Patients with hereditary spherocytosis (HS) are characterized by increased red blood cell (RBC) fragility and a loss of RBC deformability.
- Trial name
- VASCUSPHERO (NCT04451785)
- Testing
- blood sample, Pulse wave velocity
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Sickle Cell Anemia
Carbon Monoxide Monitor for the Measurement of End-Tidal Carbon Monoxide Levels in Children With or Without Hemolysis
People who have Sickle Cell Anemia (HbSS) produce red blood cells with shorter lifespans. These red blood cells breakdown faster, and this is called hemolysis.
- Trial name
- NCT01848691
- Testing
- Measurement of carbon monoxide level in exhaled breath
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ashutosh Lal
Anemia
Timing of Cord Clamping and Neonatal Hemoglobin
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the timing of the clamping of the umbilical cord after delivery has an impact on neonatal hemoglobin and hematocrit, tests that determine the number of red cells in the blood and…
- Trial name
- NCT00371228
- Testing
- Delay of umbilical cord clamping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Sickle Cell Trait, Sickle Cell Disease
Blood Sampling for Research Related to Sickle Cell Disease
This study will collect representative blood samples from healthy children and adults and from children and adults who have unique red blood cell features that are related to sickle cell disease.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Trait, Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00542230
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle Cell Disease and Endothelial Progenitor Cells (EPCs)
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is the most prevalent genetic disease of haemoglobin.The underlying abnormality in the red blood cell (RBC) of SCD is the presence of abnormal sickle cell hemoglobin (HbS), which, when deoxygenated…
- Trial name
- DREPANOPEC (NCT00783627)
- Testing
- Angiography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Preterm Neaonates
Liposomal Iron Versus Ferrous Iron Supplementation for Early Prophylaxis of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Preterm Neonates
Iron prophylaxis will be initiated at age of 2-3 weeks at a dose of 3mg/kg/day. Standard care group: will receive ferrous iron (Enrich oral drops(50mg/ml), one drop per kilogram of body weight daily.
- Trial name
- NCT07667205
- Testing
- Daily oral ferrous ion, Daily oral liposomal iron, Oral liposomal iron every other day
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Development of a Provider-Focused Intervention to Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the impact of an intervention for health care providers that teaches individuation and perspective-taking (IPT) skills to enhance patient-centered communication in pediatric…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), Sickle Cell
- Trial name
- NCT07540767
- Testing
- Individuation and Perspective-Taking (IPT), pediatric SCD pain management education session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
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
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait
Bone Loss, Physical Function and Frailty in Older Women With Sickle Cell Trait Sickle Cell Trait
This is a cross-sectional, clinical research study comparing postmenopausal women of African Descent (AD) with different hemoglobin genotypes: normal and sickle cell trait (SCT). This research study has two purposes.
- Trial name
- NCT07083531
- Testing
- Healthy volunteers without SCT, Healthy volunteers with SCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UConn Health