Clinical trials: Red Blood Cell
Red Blood Cell, Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell
Analysis of Proteome and Pathophysiological Characteristics of Human Blood Cells
The aim of this study is to investigate wether change in endothelial nitric oxid synthase of blood cells (erythrocytes and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)) has an influence on development and progression of…
- Conditions
- Red Blood Cell, Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell, Endothelial NO-synthase
- Trial name
- NCT02272530
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Pregnancy
The Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation and Pregnancy on the Folate Forms in Red Blood Cells
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to examine whether or not physical changes or adaptations occur in response pregnancy or to the higher intakes of folic acid from supplementation typically consumed during the…
- Trial name
- NCT01741077
- Testing
- folic acid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Malaria
Dose Escalation PfSPZ-CVac
Background: People get malaria from bites from infected mosquitos. Researchers are studying a vaccine strategy. They will give people malaria parasites by injecting them with live infectious malaria parasites with antimalarial…
- Trial name
- NCT03083847
- Testing
- Chloroquine Phosphate, Pyrimethamine, Sanaria PfSPZ Challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Neural Tube Defects, Contraception
Efficacy and Safety Study for an Oral Contraceptive Containing Folate
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the study drug is safe and effective
- Conditions
- Neural Tube Defects, Contraception, Oral Contraceptives (OC)
- Trial name
- NCT00468481
- Testing
- Drospirenone/Ethinylestradiol/Methyltetrahydrofolate, Drospirenone/Ethinylestradiol (Yaz)
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity and Red Blood Cells Indices
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is characterized by recurrent episodes of obstructive events (apnea and hypopnea) and intermittent hypoxia, which in turn contributes to the systemic inflammation that underlies this…
- Trial name
- NCT06265129
- Testing
- Complete blood picture (done in the morning after the night of monitored sleep by PSG. With stress on red blood cell indices (RBC count, MCV, MCH, RDW)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
G6PD Deficiency
Effect of G6PD Deficiency on Red Blood Cell Storage
The proposed study will determine whether G6PD-deficient RBCs store differently than normal RBCs under standard blood banking conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT04081272
- Testing
- Sodium Chromate Cr51
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Diabetes Mellitus
Role of Red Blood Cells in Cardiovascular Disease
The risk of myocardial infarction is dependent on cardiovascular risk factors including type 2 diabetes (T2D) but underlying mechanisms are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT07151222
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
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
Pain, Acute, Alloimmunisation in Pregnancy
Efficacy of Manuel Pressure and Local Cold Spray in Reducing Injection Pain in Pregnant Women
A randomized controlled study was planned to determine the effect of manual pressure and local cold spray application on the intensity of pain, fear, hemodynamic parameters, and satisfaction related to the pain reduction of human…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Alloimmunisation in Pregnancy, Injection Site, Injection Fear
- Trial name
- NCT06231719
- Testing
- Cold Spray, Manuel Pressure, Standard Injection Procedure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulsum Coskun
Anemia, Iron Deficiencies
A Study to Investigate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of CTX001 in Healthy Adults.
This study is testing CTX001 for certain conditions where the body does not have enough available iron or has difficulty storing or moving iron properly.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Iron Deficiencies, Chronic Kidney Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07577817
- Testing
- CTX001 With and Without Iron, CTX001 With Iron, CTX001 Multiple Dose
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cajal Therapeutics Inc.
Thalassemia in Children, Pulmonary Hypertension
Erythrocyte Glutamine Level Relation to Pulmonary Hypertension Risk in Beta Thalassemia Major Children
The study will investigate the relation between erythrocyte glutamine/glutamate ratio and pulmonary hypertension risk in Egyptian thalassemic children in Assiut University Children Hospital
- Conditions
- Thalassemia in Children, Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemolysis
- Trial name
- NCT03133169
- Testing
- blood sample, Tricuspid regurge velocity
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cardioprotective Levels
Is Omega-3 Fatty Acid Red Blood Cell (RBC) Saturation Product Dependent?
To demonstrate that RBC saturation of the Omega-3 fatty acids reaching cardioprotective levels as proven with the HS-Omega-3 Index test will be achieved most efficiently depending on a specific product utilized within this study.
- Trial name
- NCT01091714
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bucci Laser Vision Institute
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
Healthy Volunteers
Cultured Red Blood Cells : Life Span in Vivo Study
To study the in vivo life span in healthy volunteers of red blood cells generated in vitro from autologous peripheral stem cells.
- Trial name
- GRc2008 (NCT00929266)
- Testing
- intravenous injection of labeled cRBC
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Etablissement Français du Sang
Ineffective Erythropoiesis
Echinacea-based Supplement Does Not Improve Markers of Performance in Athletes
The purpose of this study was three-fold. We wanted to (1) determine if supplementation with an echinacea-based dietary supplement (ECH) would increase several blood parameters that could affect oxygen carrying capacity in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02134119
- Testing
- Echinacea-based dietary supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Red Blood Cell Health, Biological Aging
Effect of Pentadecanoic Acid Supplementation on Red Blood Cell Health and Biological Aging in Healthy Older Adults
This Phase II randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study will evaluate the effects of pentadecanoic acid (C15:0) supplementation on red blood cell (RBC) health and predicted biological age in healthy…
- Conditions
- Red Blood Cell Health, Biological Aging, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07812792
- Testing
- Pentadecanoic Acid
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ReCellience15, Inc
Platelet Aggregation, Blood Transfusion
Validation of a Red Blood Cell Transfusion Prediction Model in a Low Transfusion Rate Population.
The transfusion risk and clinical knowledge (TRACK) allogeneic blood transfusion prediction model was developed more than ten years ago and demonstrated good discriminative ability in patients with increased risk for allogeneic…
- Trial name
- TRACK-TCT (NCT05581238)
- Testing
- TRACK-TCT
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 6,428 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medisch Spectrum Twente
Healthy Volunteers
The Impact of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on the Composition of Erythrocyte Membranes
Therefore, the aim of our project will be to assess the impact of omega-3 fatty acid on the neuromuscular system (muscle tensomyography- TMG), the composition and fluidity of erythrocyte cell membranes, the lipid profile and the…
- Trial name
- NCT07634133
- Testing
- EPA/DHA supplements, ALA supplements
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Blood Disease, Blood Transfusion, Autologous
Using DNA-Typing and Erythrocyte Microparticle Analysis to Detect Blood Doping
A total of 12 subjects will be recruited for participation in this study. 6 subjects will receive re-infusion of autologous blood, and 6 subjects (anemic patients) will receive a homologous transfusion.
- Conditions
- Blood Disease, Blood Transfusion, Autologous, Blood Doping, Blood Transfusion, Homologous
- Trial name
- Transfusion (NCT03548766)
- Testing
- Homologous Blood Transfusion, Autologous Blood Transfusion
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Measuring Red Blood Cell Survival After Transfusion
Optimization of Biotinylation Protocol for Studies of Red Blood Cell Survival and Function After Transfusion
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two methods of labeling red blood cells with biotin. The main question to answer is whether red blood cells labeled 48 hours before transfusion survive as long as red blood cells…
- Trial name
- NCT06788080
- Testing
- BioRBC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vitalant Research Institute