Clinical trials: Thalassemia
Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
Nonmyeloablative Peripheral Blood Mobilized Hematopoietic Precursor Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta-thalassemia in People With Higher Risk of Transplant Failure
Background: Some sickle cell disease or beta-thalassemia can be cured with transplant. Researchers want to test a variation of transplant that uses low dose radiation and a combination of immunosuppressive drugs.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, Stem Cell Transplantation, Graft vs Host Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02105766
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab, Sirolimus, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Thalassemia
The Role of OCTA in Patients Affected by Beta Thalassemia
To investigate, using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), the retinal and choriocapillaris vascular features in patients affected by Beta Thalassemia.
- Trial name
- NCT04582110
- Testing
- Optical coherence tomography angiography
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait
Evaluation of Low-cost Techniques for Detecting Sickle Cell Disease and β-thalassemia in Nepal and Canada
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder associated with acute illness and organ damage. In high resource settings, early screening and treatment greatly improve quality of life.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Trait, Beta-Thalassemia, Sickle Cell-Beta Thalassemia
- Trial name
- NCT05506358
- Testing
- High performance liquid chromatography, Automated sickling test, HbS solubility test
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Blood Disease
Cystatin c and Beta 2 Microglobulin in Thalassemic Children.
Beta thalassemia has many complications on many systems as the renal system.So early detection of renal impairment is required in those children to decrease complications of this nephropathy.
- Trial name
- NCT03881917
- Testing
- Cystatin c and beta 2 microglobulin kits
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Alpha and Beta Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease
Collection of Human Biospecimens for Basic and Clinical Research Into Globin Variants
Background: Blood disorders like sickle cell disease and malaria affect many people around the world. Researchers want to learn more about blood disorders.
- Conditions
- Alpha and Beta Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Malaria, Human Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT03937817
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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
THALASSEMIA MAJOR
Reproductive Capacity and Iron Burden in Thalassemia
The improved long-term survival of thalassemia major (TM) patients has resulted in increased focus on the ability to preserve fertility.
- Trial name
- Fertility thal (NCT02308904)
- Testing
- Blood Draw/Semen Exam, Retrospective data/Chart Review/Relevant Clinical Results, Pituitary MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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
Pain
The Effect of Acupressure on Pain in Children With Thalassemia
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effect of acupressure on reducing the pain of blood collection in children with Thalassemia. The hypothesis of this study is that acupressure application reduces acute pain.
- Trial name
- acupressure (NCT06163196)
- Testing
- acupressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Hemoglobinopathies
Screening for Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnant Women
This prospective monocentric study project is to identify hemoglobinopathies in pregnant women in order to optimize antenatal care and to investigate the prevalence of hemoglobinopathies in pregnant women in Switzerland.
- Trial name
- NCT04029142
- Testing
- Review of routine lab data
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,785 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Iron Overload Due to Repeated Red Blood Cell Transfusions, Thalassemia Majors (Beta-Thalassemia Major)
Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Irochel for the Management of Iron Overload in Thalassemia Patients in Comparison With Deferoxamine
This research study was an experimental, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of coded Unani formulation Irochel for the management of IOL due to repetitive blood transfusion in comparison…
- Trial name
- NCT07782931
- Testing
- Irochel, Deferoxamine
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamdard University
Thalassemia
Adiponectin, IL-6 and hsC-RP in Relation to Carotid Intima-media Thickness in B-thalassemia Patients
Every year, 100,000 neonates are born with hemoglobinopathies around the world. Thalassemia is the most common heterogeneous disease of the human being .
- Trial name
- NCT03170245
- Testing
- Interleukin-6, HsC-RP, Adiponectin level
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
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.
β-thalassemia
EKLF Gene Expression in β-thalassemia
1. Studying the effect of expression pattern of EKLF gene in β-thalassemic patients. 2. Detecting the correlation between the gene expression of EKLF and the clinical phenotype of β-thalassemic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06440603
- Testing
- PCR
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rofaida Hassan Ahmed
Oxidative Stress in Neonates, Near Infrared Spectroscopy
Transfusion-Related Changes in Oxidative Stress Biomarkers in Neonates
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), which include peroxides, are generated in the human body as by-products of cellular metabolism. In small amounts, they fulfill important physiological functions.
- Conditions
- Oxidative Stress in Neonates, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Fetal Hemoglobin, Erythrocyte Transfusion
- Trial name
- NEO-REDOX (NCT07672275)
- Testing
- Peroxide analysis-TOC Omnignostica Forschungs GmbH, Near Infrared Imaging
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Hemoglobin Mutations, Erythrocyte Variants
Collection of Blood From Persons With Hemoglobin and Erythrocyte Polymorphisms for Laboratory Malaria Research
This study will collect blood samples for use in laboratory studies of malaria. The World Health Organization reports that 40 percent of the world's population is at risk for malaria, mostly in the poorest countries.
- Trial name
- NCT00277849
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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, Covid19
Frequency of COVID-19 Antibodies in Patients With Hereditary Hematological Diseases
In Italy there are about 5000 patients with dependent transfusion thalassemia (source Italian Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies - SITE) and a smaller number, currently not definable, of patients with sickle cell anemia in…
- Trial name
- ThalaCoV (NCT04526405)
- Testing
- SARS-CoV-2 S1/S2 IgG
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Transfusion-dependent Beta-Thalassemia, Gene Therapy
Growth and Development-related Outcomes in Children With Transfusion-dependent Beta-thalassemia After Gene Therapy
The investigate will conduct a cohort study to compare the growth and development, metabolism, lifestyle behavior, and health-related quality of life among three groups: children with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (TDT) who…
- Trial name
- NCT05991336
- Testing
- Gene therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, China
All Diagnosed Health Conditions, ADD/ADHD
At-Home Research Study for Patients With Autoimmune, Inflammatory, Genetic, Hematological, Infectious, Neurological, CNS, Oncological, Respiratory, Metabolic Conditions
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- Conditions
- All Diagnosed Health Conditions, ADD/ADHD, Alopecia Areata, Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Trial name
- NCT01931644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17,667 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanguine Biosciences