Clinical trials: Sickle Cell Disorder
Acute Chest Syndrome
ST Elevation in Acute Chest Pain; Could Measurement of Lipoprotein-associated Phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) be Helpful to the Clinician?
A blood test (2-3 cc peripheral venous blood) drawn /used from already available required lab tests to distinguish between pericarditis accompanied with electrocardiogram (ECG) signs mimicking infarction.
- Trial name
- NCT01041339
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexhander Izhaki
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease, Hemechip
Sickle cell disease is very common in Nigeria. Early diagnosis is important to prevent or reduce serious complications from the disease and to enable children stay healthy.
- Trial name
- NCT03948516
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 738 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Sickle Cell Disease
MACS Study - Microparticles and Coagulation in Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of the red blood cell. It is now the commonest genetic disorder in the UK and of childhood stroke, with up to 40% of children having a stroke (clinical or picked up on a scan) by…
- Trial name
- MACS (NCT01242878)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Skin and Blood Research Samples From Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Hematologic Diseases
The investigators plan to obtain skin and blood samples from healthy volunteers and patients with a benign, inherited hematologic disease to use for research to use homologous recombination to correct β-globin gene mutations in…
- Trial name
- NCT00840567
- Testing
- Skin biopsy, Blood draw & sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
Development of a Provider-Focused Intervention to Improve Health Outcomes in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the impact of an intervention for health care providers that teaches individuation and perspective-taking (IPT) skills to enhance patient-centered communication in pediatric…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children, Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), Sickle Cell
- Trial name
- NCT07540767
- Testing
- Individuation and Perspective-Taking (IPT), pediatric SCD pain management education session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Sickle Cell Anemia
Pressure Pain Tolerance in Relation to Balance and Strength in Children
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most frequent life-threatening genetic hemoglobinopathy in the world and occurs due to the synthesis of abnormal hemoglobin S (HbS).Cells with sickle cell hemoglobin are stiff and sticky.
- Trial name
- NCT06529874
- Testing
- Pressure pain tolerance measurement using Digital Pressure Algometer, Balance assessment using HUMAC balance system, Lower limb muscular strength using Lafayette hand held dynamometer
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adly A Adam
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
Myeloid Chimerism
Repeat Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease and Falling Donor Myeloid Chimerism Levels
Background: Sickle cell disease can often be treated with blood stem cell transplants. But for some people the disease returns. This study will give a second transplant to people whose disease has returned but still have some…
- Trial name
- NCT04008368
- Testing
- CliniMACS CD34 Reagent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis
MENA/Levant Epidemiological, Registry of Immunological & Clinical Traits (MERIT)
The primary objective of this multicenter observational registry is to characterize the clinical, epidemiological, and biological profiles of individuals of Middle Eastern, North African, and Levantine ancestry, including…
- Conditions
- Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis, Celiac Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Trial name
- MERIT (NCT07892651)
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Axiom Bioregistry
Healthy Volunteers Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
A Research Study of the Effect of Etavopivat on Other Drugs in Healthy Participants
The study aims to test if a new medicine called etavopivat potentially affects other medicines in healthy participants. The purpose of the study is to investigate whether the use of etavopivat affects the breakdown and metabolism…
- Trial name
- NCT06813924
- Testing
- Etavopivat, Digoxin, Pitavastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
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
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
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
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, Renal Disease
Improving Scientific Rigor of Renal Clinical Endpoints for Sickle Cell Anemia
The investigators will attempt to develop a more accurate equation to estimate eGFR in pediatric and adult sickle cell patients
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Renal Disease, Glomerular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04380610
- Testing
- iohexol GFR
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease and the Genomic and Gene Therapy Needs of Stakeholders
The primary objectives of this prospective mixed-method interview study are to use semi-structured interviews in parents of sickle cell disease (SCD) patients to describe parental attitudes of research involving genomic…
- Trial name
- NCT04416178
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell
Objective Neurocognitive Assessment of Young Children With Sickle Cell Disease by Eye-Tracking
Evidence indicates that Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) threatens neurodevelopmental outcome. Although children with SCD may be heterogeneously affected, neurocognitive impairment may already be present in toddlers.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell, Neurocognition, Child
- Trial name
- ONSET (NCT07721155)
- Testing
- eyetracking, blood work, Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
PINPOINT: Gaming Technology for SCD Pain
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common genetic disorder characterized by episodes of pain, yet programs to assist SCD adolescents with better identification and communication about pain are lacking.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children, Sickle Cell Thalassemia, Sickle Cell SC Disease
- Trial name
- Pinpoint II (NCT04579926)
- Testing
- Pinpoint app
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Sickle Cell Disease
Gaming Technology to Engage Adolescent Sickle Cell Patients in Pain Management
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common genetic disorder characterized by episodes of pain, yet assessments to identify type, intensity, frequency, and phase of pain among SCD adolescents is lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT03291613
- Testing
- Pinpoint App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Sickle Cell Disease, Cerebral Stroke
Cerebrovascular Reactivity Measurements With High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography
The purpose of the study protocol is to identify imaging biomarkers for brain tissue under high metabolic stress at risk for permanent injury.
- Trial name
- HDDOT CVR (NCT07776444)
- Testing
- Carbon Dioxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine