Clinical trials: Thalassemia, Beta
Beta-Thalassemia, Hemosiderosis
A Study of Long-term Treatment With Deferasirox in Patients With Beta-thalassemia and Transfusional Hemosiderosis
Because patients with beta-thalassemia are unable to actively eliminate iron from the body, toxic and eventually lethal levels of iron can accumulate as a result of repeated blood transfusions.
- Trial name
- NCT00171171
- Testing
- deferasirox
- Where
- 5 sites in Egypt, Lebanon and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Beta-Thalassemia
Evaluating the Efficacy of Deferasirox in Transfusion Dependent Chronic Anaemias (Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Beta-thalassaemia Patients) With Chronic Iron Overload
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of deferasirox in transfusion dependent Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Beta-thalassaemia major patients with chronic iron overload
- Trial name
- NCT00564941
- Testing
- deferasirox
- Where
- 4 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 309 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Aplastic Anaemia (AA)
Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Supportive Management of Anaemic and Cytopenic (Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia) Haematological Disorders
The purpose of this study is to study the efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on anaemic and cytopenic haematological disorders including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), aplastic anaemia (AA), myelofibrosis (MF) and…
- Conditions
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Aplastic Anaemia (AA), Myelofibrosis (MF), Thalassemia Intermedia
- Trial name
- NCT01224496
- Testing
- Chinese herbal concoction twice a day for 6 months
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Chronic Iron Overload
Pharmacokinetic Study of Deferiprone in Paediatric Patients
Deferiprone (DFP) is the most extensively studied oral iron chelator to date. It has been authorised in Europe in 1999 for the treatment of iron overload in patients with beta-thalassaemia major when DFO is contraindicated or…
- Trial name
- DEEP-1 (NCT01740713)
- Testing
- Deferiprone, dose level 1, Deferiprone, dose level 2, Deferiprone, dose level 3
- Where
- 7 sites in Cyprus, Egypt and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Consorzio per Valutazioni Biologiche e Farmacologiche
Beta Thalassemia Transfusion Dependent
Effect of Deferasirox on Patients With Cardiac MRI T2* < 20 Msec
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of deferasirox in patients with cardiac MRI T2* < 20 msec.
- Trial name
- NCT00879242
- Testing
- Deferasirox
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Beta Thalassemia Major, Congenital Anemias
Assess the Feasibility and Safety of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (GCSF) Mobilization of CD34+ Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells in Patients With Betathalassemia Major
Betathalassemia major is a disease of the blood and bone marrow. You were born with it and it has made you unable to make normal hemoglobin and red cells. You have been receiving red blood cell transfusions all your life.
- Trial name
- NCT00658385
- Testing
- GCSF, Central venous line placement, Stem cell Collection (leukapheresis)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Beta-Thalassemia, Iron Overload
Amlodipine as Adjuvant Treatment to Iron Chelation for Prevention of Cardiac Iron Overload in Thalassemia Patients
This is a randomized, open label, two arms superiority trial of a representative population of patients with a primary diagnosis of transfusion dependent thalassemia with evidence of moderate cardiac iron overload, defined as an…
- Trial name
- CANALI (NCT02474420)
- Testing
- Amlodipine, Deferasirox
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Kevin H.M. Kuo, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Iron Overload After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) in Patients With Beta-thalassemia Major
Post Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
This was a prospective, single-arm, multicenter, national, phase II clinical study. The purpose of this Phase II study was to examine the safety and efficacy of deferasirox to decrease iron overload (IOL) in the posttransplant…
- Trial name
- NCT01610297
- Testing
- ICL670
- Where
- 6 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Transfusional Iron Overload, Thalassemia Major
High-Tc Susceptometer to Monitor Transfusional Iron Overload
The proposed research project will continue the application and development of a new method (biomagnetic susceptometry) that measures magnetic fields to determine how much iron is in the liver.
- Conditions
- Transfusional Iron Overload, Thalassemia Major, Sickle Cell Disease, Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Trial name
- NCT01241357
- Testing
- Hepatic biomagnetic susceptibility measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Hematologic Diseases, Anemia, Sickle Cell
Cord Blood Transplantation for Sickle Cell Anemia and Thalassemia
This study will develop a national cord blood bank for siblings of patients with hemoglobinopathies and thalassemia.
- Conditions
- Hematologic Diseases, Anemia, Sickle Cell, Beta-Thalassemia, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
- Trial name
- NCT00029380
- Testing
- Sangstat, Cyclophosphamide, Busulfan
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hereditary Anemias
Utility of Fibroscan in Estimating Hepatic Iron Concentration
In patients with hereditary anemias (e.g. thalassemias), defective red blood cells are produced due to an error in the genes, or DNA, that provide the instructions for their synthesis.
- Trial name
- NCT02067130
- Testing
- Fibroscan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Beta-Thalassemia Trait, Coronary Artery Disease
B-Thalasaemia Trait and Its Possible Cardioprotective Role
Our purpose is to investigate whether thallasaemia trait offers protection against cardiovascular events and whether this can be applied to specific characteristics of these people ( better lipid profile , better blood pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT02428023
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 404 General Military Hospital, Larissa
Thalassemia Major, Hemosiderosis
Efficacy Study in Removing Excess Iron From the Heart
The purpose of this study is to determine whether deferiprone has superior efficacy in removing excess iron from the heart when compared with deferoxamine.
- Trial name
- NCT00105495
- Testing
- Ferriprox (deferiprone), Desferal (deferoxamine)
- Where
- 4 sites in Greece, Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- ApoPharma
Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle - Beta Thalassemia
Hepcidin Levels in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
The investigators propose that patients with HbSβ-thalassemia have lower levels of hepcidin and higher levels of GDF-15 than HbSS patients during the non-crisis, "steady states." In addition, the investigators propose that when…
- Trial name
- NCT02258997
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Kenneth Ataga, MD
Iron Overload, Beta-Thalassemia
Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Escalating Doses of SP-420, an Iron Chelator, in Patients With β-Thalassemia
The purpose of this study is to assess safety and amount of the study drug in the blood after increasing doses of SP-420. The study will be conducted in patients with β-thalassemia.
- Trial name
- NCT02274233
- Testing
- SP-420
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Sideris Pharmaceuticals
Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease
Iron Overload and Growth Velocity in Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia
Iron overload impaired growth in Thalassemia patients due to iron deposition in the endocrine glands, including the hypophysis and gonads.
- Trial name
- NCT00972231
- Testing
- Medical Chart Summary
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Sickle Red Blood Cell, Fetal Hemoglobin
Effect of Broccoli Sprouts Homogenate on SS RBC
The overall purpose of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the biological response of red blood cells to sulforaphane contained in fresh broccoli sprouts that have been put through a blending process.
- Conditions
- Sickle Red Blood Cell, Fetal Hemoglobin, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- BSH (NCT01715480)
- Testing
- Broccosprouts® (Brassica Protection Products LLC) homogenate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Thalassemia Major
Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Following HLA-haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Patients With β-thalassemia Major
Allo-hematopoietic stem cell transplantation(HSCT) is the only way to cure β-thalassemia major at present. To expand donor pool，we developed a haplo-identical HSCT (Hi-HSCT) platform.
- Trial name
- NCT02126046
- Testing
- unrelated CB following haplo-identical hematopoietic stem cells transplantation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Skin Ulcers, Sickle Cell Anemia
Phase II Randomized Trial:Arginine Butyrate Plus Standard Local Therapy in Patients With Refractory Sickle Cell Ulcers
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the efficacy of local care alone vs local care plus arginine butyrate in terms of healing rate in patients with refractory sickle cell ulcers. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004412
- Testing
- Arginine Butyrate, Standard local care dressing
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Susan P. Perrine
Beta-Thalassemia
Iron Balance Study of DFO and GT56-252 in Patients With Transfusional Iron Overload Secondary to Beta-Thalassemia
A clinical trial designed to compare the safety and iron excretion properties of desferoxamine (DFO) and deferitrin (GT56-252), an experimental oral iron chelator.
- Trial name
- NCT00069862
- Testing
- Deferitrin (GT56-252), desferoxamine (DFO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Genzyme, a Sanofi Company