Clinical trials: Sickle Cell Disorder
Sickle Cell Disease
Gene Therapy Communication: Use of a Needs Assessment to Drive Decision-AIDS for Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases (GENETX)
This prospective mixed-method interview study aims to qualitatively describe the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases among patients and parents of children with a rare…
- Trial name
- NCT05810181
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sickle Cell Disease
Functional Neuroimaging of Pain Using EEG and fMRI
The purpose of this research is to use non-invasive imaging technologies to study how the human brain processes pain. The investigators will use contact heat to induce pain and record data scalp EEG and functional magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT02212691
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
Sickle Cell Disease, Anemia
SCD-PROMIS: A Software Platform to Enhance Self-efficacy and Patient-provider Engagement for Patients With Sickle Cell Pain
The overall goal of the project is to reduce pain-related, 30-day readmission rates for sickle cell disease (SCD) patients. The investigators want to see if a mobile phone application (app) can help decrease the need for repeat…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Anemia, Anemia, Hemolytic, Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Trial name
- NCT03006718
- Testing
- PROMIS for Pain Management App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Julia Finkel
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
Diagnoses Disease
Evaluation of HemoTypeSC as a Novel Rapid Test for Point-of-Care Screening for Sickle-Cell Disease, Hemoglobin C Disease, and Carrier Status in Low-Resource Settings
Sickle cell disease is a life-threatening genetic disorder that can be effectively treated following early diagnosis via newborn screening.
- Trial name
- NCT03619798
- Testing
- HemoTypeSC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silver Lake Research Corporation
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 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
Sickle Cell Trait
Mobilization and Handling of Stem Cells for Transplant From Healthy Volunteers With Sickle Cell Trait
This study will examine the effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on bone marrow stem cells in healthy volunteers with sickle cell trait and determine if cells collected for transplantation from donors with…
- Trial name
- NCT00005782
- Testing
- Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, Leukapheresis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Sickle Cell Anemia Crisis
Does IV Acetaminophen Reduce Opioid Requirement in Pediatric Patients With Acute Sickle Cell Crises?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether IV acetaminophen can decrease the need for subsequent opioid administration in the acute management of sickle cell crisis pain in the pediatric emergency room.
- Trial name
- NCT03541980
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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
Sickle Cell Anemia, Pulmonary Hypertension
Exercise-induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Sickle-cell Anemia
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) at rest is a risk factor for death in patients with sickle-cell anemia (SCA). Exercise echocardiography (EE) can detect latent PH.
- Trial name
- NCT00948012
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Healthy Volunteers, Anemia, Sickle Cell
A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of AG-946 in Healthy Volunteers and in Participants With Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and tolerability of AG-946 in healthy volunteers after oral administration of single ascending doses (SAD) and multiple ascending doses (MAD) of AG-946 over 14 or up to 28 days of…
- Trial name
- NCT04536792
- Testing
- AG-946
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Denmark and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Abnormality
Steroid Injection for Sickle Cell Arthropathy Pain Therapy
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with arthropathy. Arthropathy may require periarticular corticosteroid injection therapy. This observational study examines efficacy, and safety of steroid injections in SCD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05983055
- Testing
- Dexamethasone 20mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
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
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
Blood Flow and Pain Crises in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Background: Many people with sickle cell disease have repeated episodes of severe pain that lasts for days, requiring hospital care. These episodes, called pain crises, may be caused by changes in blood flow.
- Trial name
- NCT01568710
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
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, Sickle Cell Anemia
Microvascular Blood Flow in Sickle Cell Anemia
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
- NCT01566890
- Testing
- regadenoson infusion with contrast-enhanced ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Versiti Blood Health
Sickle Cell Disease
Blood Collection for Research Related to Certain Diseases Involving Blood Vessels
The collection of human specimens from both patients and healthy volunteers is necessary for the development of laboratory assays to further basic and clinical research studies.
- Trial name
- NCT00047996
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)