Clinical trials: Sickle Cell Disorders
Sickle Cell Disease
Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
The goal of this pilot study is to improve emergency department (ED) pain management for adults with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, and occurs primarily…
- Trial name
- NCT02222246
- Testing
- Hydromorphone (Standardized, weight-based dosing), Morphine Sulfate (Standardized, weight-based dosing), Hydromorphone (Patient Specific dosing)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
A Pilot Study of HSCT for Patients With High-risk Hemoglobinopathy Using a Nonmyeloablative Preparative Regimen
Hypothesis 1: A novel nonmyeloablative condition regimen will be safe and efficacious in producing stable donor chimerism and cure of severe hemoglobinopathy.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, Hemoglobinopathies
- Trial name
- NCT00427661
- Testing
- Busulfan; Fludarabine; cyclosporine A and MMF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sickle Cell Disease
Simvastatin (Zocor) Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease
Recent clinical and experimental data indicate that statins have effects beyond cholesterol lowering that may be beneficial in sickle cell disease by protecting the vascular endothelium.
- Trial name
- NCT00508027
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Sickle Cell Disease
LCI-HEM-SCD-ST3P-UP-001: The Sickle Cell Trevor Thompson Transition Project (ST3P-UP Study)
This multi-center study will compare the effectiveness of adding virtual peer mentoring (PM) to a structured education-based (STE) transition program for emerging adults with sickle cell disease to determine its effect on…
- Trial name
- ST3P-UP (NCT03593395)
- Testing
- Peer Mentoring [PM], Structured Education Based Transition Program STE
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 291 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Meningococcal Vaccine
Trial to Describe the Safety, Tolerability, and Immunogenicity of Trumenba When Administered to Immunocompromised Participants ≥10 Years of Age
The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of 2 doses of Trumenba® (on a 0- and 6-month schedule) in immunocompromised participants by functionally assessing antibody production in asplenic…
- Trial name
- NCT04893811
- Testing
- Trumenba
- Where
- 14 sites in Czechia, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
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
Sickle Cell Disease, Depression
Designing an Implementation Strategy for Delivering Routine Mental Health Screening and Treatment
African Americans living with chronic health conditions are more likely to experience depression and other mental health disorders than their healthy counterparts, and are more likely to experience severe depression than whites…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04587661
- Testing
- off-the-shelf digital CBT, adapted digital CBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Nephropathy
Effect of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Dysfunction and Albuminuria in Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the effect of the drug, atorvastatin, on blood vessels in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- ENDO (NCT01732718)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sickle Cell Disease
Effect of Simvastatin Treatment on Vaso-occlusive Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether simvastatin is effective in reducing the frequency and intensity of vaso-occlusive pain episodes in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01702246
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Sickle Cell Disease
Rejuvesol® Washed RBC in Sickle Cell Patients Requiring Frequent Transfusions
The objective of this proposal is to test the feasibility of red blood cell (RBC) rejuvenation to chronic transfusion in sickle cell disease (SCD) and the potential benefit of RBC rejuvenation in this population to determine if a…
- Trial name
- NCT02731157
- Testing
- Rejuvesol, Blood transfusion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sickle Cell Disease
Using Patient-Centered Guidelines in a Technology Platform to Improve Health Care in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
SCD is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin that affects over 100,000 Americans, most of whom live in low-resourced neighborhoods.
- Trial name
- NCT03629678
- Testing
- mobile health application
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sickle Cell Disease
Hydroxyurea Adherence for Personal Best in Sickle Cell Disease (HABIT): Efficacy Trial
Many youth with chronic disease have difficulty taking medication every day and therefore do not receive full benefit from treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03462511
- Testing
- HABIT Intervention, Standard of Care, Education materials
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Sickle Cell Disease
A Rehabilitation Program in Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cognitive Deficits: a Pilot Study
The overall goal of this project is to determine the feasibility of conducting a cognitive intervention for children with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00895154
- Testing
- General Tutoring, Memory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Anemia, Sickle Cell
A Study to Assess the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of HBI-002, an Oral Carbon Monoxide Therapeutic, in Healthy Volunteers
This is a single center, open label Phase 1 clinical trial in normal adult subjects to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of HBI-002, an orally administered liquid containing carbon monoxide (CO)…
- Trial name
- NCT03926819
- Testing
- HBI-002
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillhurst Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Thrombosis
Sickle Cell Trait and the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism
The purpose of this trial is to investigate D-Dimer levels, a surrogate marker of venous thromboembolism, in pregnant/postpartum white women as compared to pregnant/postpartum black women, and pregnant/postpartum women with…
- Trial name
- SCT&DVT (NCT01148940)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Pain
Intranasal Fentanyl for Initial Treatment of a Vaso-occlusive Crisis
The purpose of this study is to determine if intranasal fentanyl can decrease the pain of patients with sickle cell disease who present to the pediatric emergency department with a vaso-occlusive crisis.
- Trial name
- NCT01482091
- Testing
- Fentanyl Citrate, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Nitrous Oxide Analgesia Vaso-occlusive Crisis
Patients who have sickle cell VOC are usually treated with opioids, such as morphine. However, this current way of treating them has not improved the health, medical outcomes, or rates of hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- NCT01891812
- Testing
- Nitrous oxide 50%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Sigh Ventilation to Increase Ventilator-Free Days in Victims of Trauma at Risk for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
A randomized, concurrent controlled trial to assess if adding sigh breaths to usual invasive mechanical ventilation of victims of trauma who are at risk of developing ARDS will decrease the number of days they require invasive…
- Trial name
- SiVent (NCT02582957)
- Testing
- Sigh breaths
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 524 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin SC
Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hemoglobinopathies, SCALLOP
Patients are being asked to participate in this study because they have severe sickle cell anemia (SCD) with or without the beta thalassemia trait.
- Trial name
- SCALLOP (NCT00578344)
- Testing
- Busulfan, Campath 1H, Cyclophosphamide and MESNA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Tami D. John
Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle ß0-Thalassemia
A Phase III Safety and Efficacy Study of L-Glutamine to Treat Sickle Cell Disease or Sickle βo-thalassemia
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effects of L-glutamine as a therapy for Sickle Cell Anemia or Sickle ß0 Thalassemia as evaluated by the number of occurrences of sickle cell crises.
- Trial name
- NCT01179217
- Testing
- L-glutamine
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Emmaus Medical, Inc.