Clinical trials: Sickle Cell
Sickle Cell Anemia
Nitric Oxide to Improve Blood Flow in Sickle Cell Disease
Nitric oxide is important in regulating blood vessel dilation, and consequently, blood flow. This gas is continuously produced by cells that line the blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT00009581
- Testing
- L-NMMA, Acetylcholine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Malaria, Sickle Cell Crisis
Intermittent Preventive Treatment for Malaria in Patient With Sickle Cell Disease
Malaria prophylaxis is recommended for sickle cell disease patients. In Nigeria, daily proguanil or weekly pyrimethamine are the most commonly prescribed regimens, but the current policy is not effective due to poor compliance…
- Trial name
- NCT01319448
- Testing
- Proguanil, mefloquine plus artesunate, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-Occlusive Crisis
Adjuvant Low-dose Ketamine in Pediatric Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Acute vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) in sickle cell disease (SCD) are primarily managed with opioids. Tolerance and hyperalgesia to opioids develops due to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor mediated activation of the…
- Trial name
- AKTSS (NCT03296345)
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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)
Bone Marrow Transplant, Sickle Cell Disease
Screening for Subjects to Participate in Studies of Blood Disorders
This study will determine eligibility for participation in research studies on blood disorders conducted by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Transplant, Sickle Cell Disease, G-CSF
- Trial name
- NCT00695123
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 816 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Sickle Cell Disease
The Brigance Assessment Of Individual Neurodevelopment In Young Children With Sickle Cell Disease- 2
A preliminary study was conducted involving 88 three-year-old children with sickle cell disease (SCD) who were followed at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Sickle Cell Center.
- Trial name
- NCT01123863
- Testing
- Brigance Preschool Screen -II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
HIV, Sickle Cell Disease
Point-of-Delivery Prenatal Test Results Through mHealth to Improve Birth Outcome
The investigators propose to adopt sustainable community networks (in this case churches) to implement an integrated community-based screening that incorporates mobile health technology (mHealth) to make prenatal test results…
- Conditions
- HIV, Sickle Cell Disease, Hepatitis B
- Trial name
- mHealth (NCT03027258)
- Testing
- mHealth
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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 Disease
Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Carriage and Antibiotic Resistance in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in Ile-De-France
The objective of this study is to to determine the rate of nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) in children with sickle cell disease over 6 months and under 15 years of age over a 9-month period in…
- Trial name
- DREPANO-BACT (NCT05197205)
- Testing
- nasopharyngeal swabbing
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Sickle Cell Disease
A Study to Evaluate GBT021601 in Single and Multiple Doses in Healthy Participants
This first in human study is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and food effect of GBT021601, a hemoglobin S (HbS) polymerization inhibitor, in healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT05036512
- Testing
- GBT021601
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
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
Sickle Cell Disease, Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis
Losartan for Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in Sickle Cell Disease
This study is a pilot, phase II, open-label study of the angiotensin II receptor blocker, losartan, in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) 6 years or older for 12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT05012631
- Testing
- Losartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
All Diagnosed Health Conditions, ADD/ADHD
At-Home Research Study for Patients With Autoimmune, Inflammatory, Genetic, Hematological, Infectious, Neurological, CNS, Oncological, Respiratory, Metabolic Conditions
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- Conditions
- All Diagnosed Health Conditions, ADD/ADHD, Alopecia Areata, Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Trial name
- NCT01931644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanguine Biosciences
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies
Tissue Repository Providing Annotated Biospecimens for Approved Investigator-directed Biomedical Research Initiatives
To collect, preserve, and/or distribute annotated biospecimens and associated medical data to institutionally approved, investigator-directed biomedical research to discover and develop new treatments, diagnostics, and…
- Conditions
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies, Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05635266
- Testing
- Specimen sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanguine Biosciences
Pain, Sickle Cell Disorder
Ketamine Infusion for Acute Sickle Cell Crisis in the Emergency Department
Pain associated with sickle cell disease is a common emergency department visit. It is also frequently associated with a high emergency department recidivism rate for pain control and admissions to the hospital.
- Trial name
- KISS (NCT02417298)
- Testing
- Normal saline, Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Billy Sin
Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
Multi-Center Study of Iron Overload: Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to initiate pilot studies to demonstrate that a sufficient number of iron-overloaded thalassemia, SCD and DBA populations with similar duration of chronic transfusion, and age at start of transfusions…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
- Trial name
- MCSIO (NCT01114776)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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)
Sickle Cell Nephropathy
Clinical Utility of Urinary N-Acetyl-β-D-Glucosaminidase (NAG), Kidney Injury Molecule-1 (KIM-1), and Diffusion-Weighted Renal MRI for the Early Detection of Sickle Cell Nephropathy in Children
To evaluate the diagnostic performance of urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) Biomarkers for detection of early onset of Sickle Cell Nephropathy in children under HU therapy
- Trial name
- sickle nephro (NCT07785752)
- Testing
- Hydroxy Urea
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Sickle Cell Disease, Virtual Reality
Role of Virtual Reality (VR) in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and cancer often have complicated courses while hospitalized and often deal with pain, anxiety and depression.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03387033
- Testing
- Relaxation response and virtual reality (VR) session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University