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Sickle Cell DiseaseDrépaPANCT04911049

Prevalence and Pathophysiology of Systemic Arterial Pressure Abnormalities in Childhood Sickle Cell Disease

An observational study of Sickle Cell Disease, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

It is usually found that the blood pressure of adults with sickle cell disease is lower than in non-sickle cell patients. On the other hand, three recent prospective studies in children with sickle cell disease show prevalence of hypertension diagnosed by ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) ranging from 32 to… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Sickle Cell Disease
What is being tested?
Blood Pressure measurement
How many people
200 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
1 Jun 2021to 1 Jun 2023
Phase
Observational
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 6 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: childhood sickle cell disease

Who may be able to join

  • child (age <18 years);
  • sub-Saharan or Caribbean origin;
  • major sickle cell disease (SS, SC and Sbeta-thalassemia);
  • height ≥ 120 cm; absence of treated hypertension or antihypertensive treatment;
  • parents informed and not opposed to participation in research

Who cannot join

  • -

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Christophe DELCLAUX, MD, PhD contact

+331 40 03 41 90

christophe.delclaux@aphp.fr

Bérengère KOEHL, MD contact

berengere.koehl@aphp.fr

France1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Robert Debre Hospital

    Paris, 75019

    Christophe Delclaux, MD PhD, +33 1 40 03 41 90, christophe.declaux@aphp.fr

    Recruiting

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About this study

It is usually found that the blood pressure of adults with sickle cell disease is lower than in non-sickle cell patients. On the other hand, three recent prospective studies in children with sickle cell disease show prevalence of hypertension diagnosed by ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM) ranging from 32 to 45% but on small numbers of patients (n = 54 at most). This hypertension appears to affect kidney function and has been previously associated with the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. It is therefore important to know the prevalence of hypertension in children with sickle cell disease and to determine its mechanisms. The factors which could explain this high prevalence are the increase in arterial stiffness and the increase in systemic vascular resistance linked to the alteration of the sympathovagal balance contributing to the regulation of vascular tone. Indeed, a disturbance of this balance with an increase in vasoconstrictor sympathetic tone has already been found. Hypothesis: In a subgroup of sickle cell children there is systemic hypertension (prevalence: main objective) linked to the alteration of the sympathovagal balance already established during sickle cell disease (increase in sympathetic tone and decrease in parasympathetic tone) affecting systemic vascular resistance (secondary pathophysiological objectives).

Read the detailed description

Main objective (200 children): To evaluate the prevalence of elevated blood pressure (former pre-hypertension) and hypertension (including masked hypertension) in children with sickle cell disease. Secondary objectives (60 children): to evaluate the prevalence of loss of nocturnal decrease in blood pressure (dipping); to evaluate arterial stiffness (pulse wave velocity: PWV) and vascular resistance (Augmentation Index, AI) in the different groups: normal, pre-hypertension and hypertension; to evaluate the cardiac sympathovagal balance by studying heart rate variability (HRV) in the three groups: normal, pre-hypertension and hypertension; to evaluate arterial in the three groups: normal, pre-hypertension and hypertension; to evaluate whether the absence of nocturnal dipping is or is not an associated factor of abnormal arterial stiffness, systemic vascular resistance, sympathovagal balance or baroreflex by comparison of subjects with normal dipping versus abnormal dipping.

Being tested
Blood Pressure measurement
Keywords
sickle cell disease, systemic hypertension
Medical subject headings
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Hypertension

What participants receive

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

  • Blood Pressure measurementDiagnostic test

    Blood Pressure measurement

What is being measured

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

  1. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)

    mean, systolic and diastolic arterial pressure

    Measured: 2 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Jun 2021
  2. Study start1 Jun 2021
  3. Primary completion1 Jun 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2023 (estimated)

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
200 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04911049
Sponsor's protocol ID
APHP201318
Acronym
DrépaPA
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
27 May 2021
Last updated
18 Oct 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Bokov P, Koehl B, Benzouid C, Verlhac S, Missud F, Benkerrou M, Delclaux C. No Increase in Masked Hypertension Prevalence in Children With Sickle Cell Disease in France. Am J Hypertens. 2024 Apr 15;37(5):358-365. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpae013.

    PubMed 38323455

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Sickle Cell Disease, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.

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 5 inclusion and 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Oct 2021. 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 France. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Christophe DELCLAUX, MD, PhD (+331 40 03 41 90, christophe.delclaux@aphp.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) (time frame: 2 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04911049, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 18 Oct 2021.

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