Clinical trials: Red Blood Cell Disorder
Iron, Abnormal Blood Level, Other Abnormal Blood Chemistry
Fresh Versus Old Red Blood Cells for Transfusion
Packed red blood cell units destined for transfusion can be stored for up to 42 days prior to transfusion based on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines.
- Trial name
- NCT01319552
- Testing
- Fresh transfusion, Old transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Iron Deficiency
Donor Iron Deficiency Study - Red Blood Cells From Iron-deficient Donors: Recovery and Storage Quality
Primary Hypothesis The 24-hour post-transfusion RBC recovery of units obtained from donors exhibiting iron-deficient erythropoiesis will not meet FDA standards for clinical use.
- Trial name
- DIDS (NCT02889133)
- Testing
- Iron-dextran, Saline, Blood Donation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Tendinopathy
Tracking of Red Blood Cells Using Super Resolution Ultrasound in Persons With Healthy or Overuse Injured Tendons
The goal of this observational study is to test whether a new ultrasound method, called SUper Resolution ultrasound imaging of Erythrocytes (SURE), can image the small blood vessels found in tendons of persons with a tendon…
- Trial name
- SURE-TEND (NCT06142747)
- Testing
- Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging of Erythrocytes (SURE)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
Sudden Cardiac Death, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Effects of Stearidonic Acid-Containing Foods on Eicosapentaenoic Acid Levels in Red Blood Cells and Omega-3 Index
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of stearidonic acid when used as a food ingredient on eicosapentaenoic enrichment of red blood cell membranes and Omega-3 Index in men and women.
- Conditions
- Sudden Cardiac Death, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01749202
- Testing
- Sunflower Oil Softgels, EPA softgels, Sunflower Oil Food
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Solae, LLC
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 Cell Disorder
Pathophysiological Explorations of Red Blood Cells
GR-Ex is a program labelled by Labex (Laboratory of Excellence) by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. This program aims to develop the means to improve knowledge in the physiology and pathologies of…
- Trial name
- GR-Ex (NCT03541525)
- Testing
- Biological sampling
- Where
- 25 sites in Benin, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imagine Institute
Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Failure
Cohort Study to Determine the Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Biogeneric Epoetin Treatment for Renal Anemia
The purpose of this study is to establish the long-term safety and efficacy of Biogeneric Epoetin, the attainability of therapeutic target for anaemia management, and the impact of Epoetin treatment on long-term health outcome…
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Failure, Anaemia
- Trial name
- NCT00238043
- Testing
- Biogeneric Epoetin
- Where
- 14 sites in Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Magnesium Deficiency
Validation of the Magnesium Muscle Stretch Test
Professional Applied Kinesiology (PAK) is a system which attempts to evaluate numerous aspects of health (structural, chemical, and mental) by the manual testing of muscles, combined with other standard methods of diagnosis.
- Trial name
- PAKMGTEST (NCT04130620)
- Testing
- Applied Kinesiology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anthony Rosner
Sickle Cell, PKLR Variants
Genotype -Phenotype Correlation of PKLR Variants With Pyruvate Kinase, 2,3-Diphosphglycerate and Adenosine Triphosphate Activities in Red Blood Cells of People With Sickle Cell Disease
Background: Some people with the same disorder on a genetic level have more complications than others. Researchers want to look for a link between the PKLR gene and sickle cell disease (SCD) symptoms.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell, PKLR Variants, Adenosine Triphosphate Activities
- Trial name
- NCT03685721
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Anemia
Well Being of Obstetric Patients on Minimal Blood Transfusions
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the top five causes of maternal mortality in developed and developing countries. The most important treatment of PPH is red blood cell (RBC) transfusion.
- Trial name
- WOMB (NCT00335023)
- Testing
- Red blood cell transfusion
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanquin Research & Blood Bank Divisions
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
Anemia
Safety Study of ECO Conversion System For Red Blood Cells.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that small amounts of a person's own red cells, when treated with an enzyme to make A-ECO Red Blood Cells, can be safely re-infused, repeatedly.
- Trial name
- NCT00261274
- Testing
- A-ECO, Saline
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Velico Medical
Hypoxia, Erythropoiesis
Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia Training With Iron Supplementation on Red Blood Cells and Iron Levels in Trained Athletes
This study investigates how training under conditions of reduced oxygen (intermittent hypoxia) affects the body's ability to produce red blood cells and manage iron levels, compared to training under normal oxygen conditions.
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Erythropoiesis, Iron Metabolism Disorders
- Trial name
- IHIT-IRON (NCT07720960)
- Testing
- Control group (CG), Hypoxia group (HG): trained at simulated altitudes between 4,450 and 5,850 m
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Néstor Vicente-Salar
End-Stage Renal Disease Requiring Haemodialysis
Effects of Supervised Exercise Training on Erythrocyte Deformability in Hemodialysis Patients
This study evaluated red blood cell function and aerobic capacity in adults receiving maintenance hemodialysis and in healthy reference participants.
- Trial name
- NCT07836881
- Testing
- Supervised Exercise Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asia University
Cholestasis, Red Cell Membrane and Enzyme Abnormalities
Osmotic Fragility in Red Blood Cells of Pediatric Patients With Cholestatic Liver Disease
Objective: The investigators propose to perform ektacytometry on 20 pediatric patients over age one with cholestatic liver diseases and a direct bilirubin level of greater than 2 gm/dl.
- Trial name
- NCT05582447
- Testing
- ektacytometry of red blood cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Anemia
Transfusion of Biotinylated Red Blood Cells
The purpose of this research is to study how red blood cells (RBCs) survive in a person's circulation, and how that survival may be different in red blood cells that are donated and stored prior to being transfused.
- Trial name
- b-RBCs (NCT02757898)
- Testing
- Biotin-Labeled Red Blood Cells (RBCs)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sickle Cell Disease
Nano-rheological Biomarkers for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Versus Control Subjects (Other Constitutional Red Blood Cell Diseases and Healthy Subjects)
Numerous pathologies (sickle cell disease, thalassemia, spherocytosis, etc.) lead to changes in the rheological properties of the blood, in particular via alterations in the deformability of red blood cells.
- Trial name
- DREPNANO (NCT05530239)
- Testing
- Blood sample collection
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
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
Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
The Genetics and Functional Basis of Inherited Platelet, White Blood Cell, Red Blood Cell, and Blood Clotting Disorders.
Blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, as well as a fluid portion termed plasma. We primarily study blood platelets, but sometimes we also analyze the blood of patients with red blood cell disorders…
- Trial name
- NCT00230165
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Neurodegenerative Disease
A Biomarker-chip Assay in Preserved Red Blood Cells for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
The ADCHIP study (ST0067) is a non-interventional, monocentric, prospective study conducted by Amoneta Diagnostics and the Leenaards Memory Center (Lausanne, Switzerland).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Neurodegenerative Disease, Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- ADCHIP (NCT07307872)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amoneta Diagnostics SAS