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Sickle Cell DiseaseSAPOTILLENCT03368261

Epidemiology and Pathophysiological Mechanisms of HTAP in SS and SC Children in Martinique and Guadeloupe.

A study testing HTAP/ clinical complications in the sickle cell disease in people with Sickle Cell Disease, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe at 1 site in Martinique.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been reported with a prevalence of approximately 30% in adult sickle cell disease (SCD) patients, with an increased mortality in SCD patients with PAH, compared with those without PAH. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 8 to 16 years
Conditions the study is for
Sickle Cell Disease
What is being tested?
HTAP/ clinical complications in the sickle cell disease
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
185 participants
Where
1 siteMartinique
Study dates
11 Jan 2010to 17 Oct 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 8 to 16 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • children aged between 8 to 16 years old,
  • SS homozygote or SC compound heterozygote, followed by the sickle cell centers of Guadeloupe and Martinique or by the pediatric department of the university hospital of Fort-de-France, identified by the systematic neonatal screening programs performed in Guadeloupe and Martinique or by other labeled centers, registered in the French medical social security national program, and for which the parental and the old children consent has been obtained.

Who cannot join

  • other hemoglobinopathies, chronic transfusion therapy programs or treatments which affected the expression of the biomarkers studied (unless hydroxyurea treatment),
  • recent blood transfusion or phlebotomies (less than 3 months);
  • patients not at steady state,
  • pregnancy or breast feeding,
  • refusal of parental and old children consent.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Martinique1 site
  • Hospital University Center of Martinique

    Fort-de-France, 97261

Other trials in Martinique

About this study

Official title: Epidemiology and Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in SS and SC Children in Martinique and Guadeloupe.Three Years Follow up of a Cohort of Children Aged From 8 to 16 Years Old

pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has been reported with a prevalence of approximately 30% in adult sickle cell disease (SCD) patients, with an increased mortality in SCD patients with PAH, compared with those without PAH. The identification of several hemolysis biomarkers such as lactate dehydrogenase, bilirubin, reticulocytes or hemoglobin level, has clearly documented a link between hemolysis and PAH. However, other physiopathological mechanisms may be involved to explain PAH in these patients, such as pulmonary thromboembolism, pulmonary fibrosis or left heart diastolic and / or systolic dysfunction.

The investigators suggest studying HTAP in patient's presenting the most frequent both drepanocytic syndromes, SS and SC and homogeneous in their medical coverage and the association between HTAP risk and specific SCD complications.

Read the detailed description

The primary aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence and the incidence of PAH in a population of SCD children (SS, SC) with similar medical caring, aged from 8 to 16 years old.

Unlike the important number of studies in SCD adults, very few SCD children studies were performed. None of these studies reported the mortality rate associated with PAH in children although the literature reported a decrease of this morbid-mortality comparing different medical caring of the patients. The investigators hypothesized that physiopathological mechanisms responsible for PAH had to be different in SCD children compared with adults, as most degenerative processes had no time enough to appear during children's lives. At the inclusion in our study the diagnosis of PAH will be performed by transthoracic Doppler-echocardiograms in a group of 306 children (aged between 8 to 16 years old) with either SS or SC genotype with similar medical caring, to avoid a known selection bias. These patients will be followed during a 3 years longitudinal period. The occurrence of the clinical specific complications associated with SCD (acute chest syndrome, painful vaso occlusive crisis, septicemia and stroke) and the observed mortality rate of our children group, will be compared in patients groups stratified according to the occurrence of PAH. The expression of several molecular and cellular genetic biomarkers potentially associated with this complication will also be studied.

Being tested
HTAP/ clinical complications in the sickle cell disease
Keywords
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, SCD, Epidemiology
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • HTAP/ clinical complications in the sickle cell diseaseOther

    At the inclusion in our study the diagnosis of PAH will be performed by transthoracic Doppler-echocardiograms in a group of 306 children (aged between 8 to 16 years old) with either SS or SC genotype with similar medical caring, to avoid a known selection bias. These patients will be followed during a 3 years longitudinal period. The occurrence of the clinical specific complications associated with SCD (acute chest syndrome, painful vaso occlusive crisis, septicemia and stroke) and the observed mortality rate of our children group, will be compared in patients groups stratified according to the occurrence of PAH. The expression of several molecular and cellular genetic biomarkers potentially associated with this complication will also be studied.

Study groups in NCT03368261
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
HTAP/ clinical complications in the sickle cell diseaseOtherSupply epidemiological data on this detected HTAP, and allow the characterization of the clinico-biological paintings and the mortality which are associated to them.
Receives: Other: HTAP/ clinical complications in the sickle cell disease

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension

    The primary outcome of the present study is to estimate the incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension documented by the presence of tricuspid regurgitation jet velocity of at least 2.5 ms-1 by Doppler echocardiographic assessment.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. The association between PAH risk and specific SCD complications

    To determine the association between PAH risk and specific SCD complications (painful crisis, acute chest syndrome, severe infectious events, stroke, cerebral vasculopathy), expression of molecular (pro-PBN, nitrite/ nitrate compounds, sVCAM-1, sICAM-1, S- and P-selectine, plasmatic hemoglobin, ET-1, CD40L), cellular (microparticles, hemorheological parameters) biomarkers, and genetic markers (alpha-globin, type 3 NOS, endothélin-1, ACVRL1, BMPR2, BMP6).

    To determine if PAH is a risk factor of the clinical complications cited previously above and of mortality.

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Dec 2017
  2. Study start11 Jan 2010
  3. Primary completion2 Oct 2013
  4. Study completion17 Oct 2016

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
185 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03368261
Sponsor's protocol ID
RBM-PAP-2009/69
Acronym
SAPOTILLE
Status last verified
Dec 2017
First submitted
1 Dec 2017
Last updated
11 Dec 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing HTAP/ clinical complications in the sickle cell disease in people with Sickle Cell Disease, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe at 1 site in Martinique.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Dec 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Martinique. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

incidence of pulmonary arterial hypertension (time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Dec 2017.

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