Clinical trials: Sickle Cell Anaemia
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
Priapism
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Crizanlizumab in Sickle Cell Disease Related Priapism
The goal of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of crizanlizumab in sickle cell disease (SCD) patients with priapism.
- Trial name
- SPARTAN (NCT03938454)
- Testing
- Crizanlizumab
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Sickle Cell Disease
Adenosine 2A Agonist Lexiscan in Children and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that causes the red blood cells to change their shape from a round shape to a half-moon/crescent or sickled shape.
- Trial name
- NCT01085201
- Testing
- Lexiscan
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Acute Chest Syndrome, Sickle Cell Disease
Feasibility Study of Unfractionated Heparin in Acute Chest Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of performing a larger multicenter phase III trial to assess the effects of unfractionated heparin (UFH) in acute chest syndrome (ACS).
- Trial name
- NCT02098993
- Testing
- Unfractionated heparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Craig Seaman
Sickle Cell Anemia, Children, Only
Shared-Decision Making for Hydroxyurea
The goal of the study is to understand how best to help parents of young children with sickle cell disease and their clinicians have a shared discussion about hydroxyurea (one that takes into account medical evidence and parent…
- Trial name
- ENGAGE-HU (NCT03442114)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea SDM Toolkit, Clinician Pocket Guide
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Sickle Cell Crisis
Ketamine for Acute Painful Crisis in Sickle Cell Disease Patients
Investigators hypothesize that administration of ketamine for pain relief in sickle cell patients with vaso-occlusive crisis early on will lead to a more rapid improvement in pain score and less narcotic requirement.
- Trial name
- NCT03431285
- Testing
- Morphine Group, Ketamine Group, standard IV hydration
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Disease
Preventing Sickle Cell Kidney Disease
Untreated hypertension and renal injury are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease, yet early markers of progressive disease have not been identified and therapies to prevent the development of…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Disease, Kidney Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT02373241
- Testing
- Losartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sickle Cell Trait
Increasing Documentation and Disclosure of Sickle Cell Trait Status: An Implementation Science Approach
The hemoglobinopathy newborn screen (NBS) performed on all neonates in the U.S. allows for early life-saving medical care for infants with sickle cell disease (SCD), an autosomal recessive genetic disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT05387564
- Testing
- SCT Documentation and Disclosure Toolkit (SCT-DD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Primary Immune Deficiency Disorders, Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Safety Study of Gene Modified Donor T Cell Infusion After Stem Cell Transplant for Non-Malignant Diseases
The purpose of this study is to determine a safe dose of BPX-501 gene modified T cells infused after a haplo-identical stem cell transplant to facilitate engraftment and the safety of Rimiducid (AP1903) on day 7 to prevent GVHD.
- Conditions
- Primary Immune Deficiency Disorders, Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome, Hemoglobinopathies
- Trial name
- NCT02231710
- Testing
- BPX-501 and Rimiducid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Bellicum Pharmaceuticals
Sickle Cell Disease
Self-Management for Youth and Families Living With SCD - SMYLS
The purpose of this proposal is to integrate family-centered self-management strategies with mobile health (mHealth) technology to improve reach, self-management behaviors, and child and caregiver physical and psychosocial…
- Trial name
- NCT03585543
- Testing
- Voice Crisis Alert V2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Transfusion-dependent Hemachromatosis, Thalassemia Major
Pilot Study for Patients With Poor Response to Deferasirox
This purpose of this study is to understand the differences between people who have a good response to deferasirox (exjade) compared to people who have a poor response to this medication when used for transfusion-dependent iron…
- Conditions
- Transfusion-dependent Hemachromatosis, Thalassemia Major, Sickle Cell Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00749515
- Testing
- Deferoxamine, Deferasirox, HIDA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Sickle Cell Disease
Music Therapy in Sickle Cell Pain Mixed Methods Study
The purpose of this research study is to: 1. Investigate the effects of a single 20-minute music therapy intervention with a music therapist on the pain intensity, pain relief, and mood of adult patients with sickle cell disease…
- Trial name
- NCT02270060
- Testing
- Music Therapy, Music Listening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Sickle Cell Anemia
Pediatric Hydroxyurea Phase III Clinical Trial (BABY HUG) Follow-up Observational Study II Protocol
The BABY HUG Treatment Study was designed to see if treatment with the drug hydroxyurea (also called HU) in children with sickle cell disease could prevent organ damage, especially in the spleen and kidneys.
- Trial name
- BABY HUG (NCT01783990)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Sickle Cell Disease, Priapism
Sildenafil for Treatment of Priapism in Men With Sickle Cell Anemia
This research is being done to evaluate if the phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor sildenafil has an effect on the frequency of recurrent priapism and the quality of life of males with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Trial name
- NCT00940901
- Testing
- sildenafil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Siplizumab for Sickle Cell Disease Transplant
The purpose of this study is to find out whether siplizumab is safe and effective for patients with SCD undergoing an allogeneic transplant and to prevent development of Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD) and graft failure.
- Trial name
- CD2 SCD (NCT06078696)
- Testing
- Siplizumab, Exchange Transfusion, Total Body Irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Sickle Cell Disease
Pain Management in Children and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
This is a phase II double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of gabapentin when added to standard pain management for patients with sickle cell disease experiencing acute pain crisis in the ambulatory…
- Trial name
- NCT01954927
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hemoglobin SC Disease
Treatment of Hemoglobin SC Disease With Hydroxyurea
Sickle cell disease (SCD), specifically hemoglobin SC disease (HbSC), is a subtype of sickle cell disease with typically higher hemoglobin and milder or later disease complications.
- Trial name
- SCYTHE (NCT02336373)
- Testing
- hydroxyurea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Pulmonary Hypertension, Sickle Cell Disease
Glutamine Therapy for Hemolysis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension
The primary hypothesis of this study is that glutamine supplementation will improve the erythrocyte glutamine/glutamate ratio, a biomarker of oxidative stress, hemolysis and pulmonary hypertension (PH) in sickle cell disease…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
- Trial name
- NCT01048905
- Testing
- L-Glutamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Sickle Cell Disease
Regional Anesthesia for Sickle Cell Crisis Using Ultrasound in The Emergency Department: Phase I
The hypothesis of this study is: Femoral nerve blocks can feasibly be performed on patients with Sickle Cell Disease and painful crisis in the Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- RESCUED (NCT01256281)
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sickle Cell Disease
Bone Marrow Transplantation vs Standard of Care in Patients With Severe Sickle Cell Disease (BMT CTN 1503)
This is a clinical trial that will compare survival and sickle related outcomes in adolescents and young adults with severe sickle cell disease after bone marrow transplantation and standard of care.
- Trial name
- STRIDE2 (NCT02766465)
- Testing
- Busulfan, Fludarabine, r-ATG
- Where
- 35 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin