Clinical trials: Anemia
Sickle Cell Disease
Gene Therapy Communication: Use of a Needs Assessment to Drive Decision-AIDS for Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases (GENETX)
This prospective mixed-method interview study aims to qualitatively describe the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases among patients and parents of children with a rare…
- Trial name
- NCT05810181
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Co-administration of Calcium and Multiple Micronutrient Supplements for Maternal and Newborn Hemoglobin and Iron Status
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends the pregnant women receive iron-containing supplements and, in settings where calcium intake is low, calcium supplements.
- Trial name
- CaMMS (NCT06568315)
- Testing
- Concurrent multiple micronutrient and calcium supplementation, Separate multiple micronutrient and calcium supplementation
- Where
- 2 sites in Burkina Faso, Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Sickle Cell Disease
Support Strategies for Parents During the First Year Following Their Child's Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disorder
Background: Sickle cell disorder (SCD), the commonest genetic (faulty gene inherited from both parents) condition in the UK, affects mainly underserved groups.
- Trial name
- NCT06251843
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Sickle Cell Disease
Acupressure in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupressure analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Trial name
- NCT06511453
- Testing
- Verum Acupressure (using AcuWand)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Sickle Cell Disease
TMLI and Alemtuzumab for Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease
This phase I trial tests the safety and effectiveness of total marrow and lymphoid irradiation (TMLI) and alemtuzumab as a conditioning regimen in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05384756
- Testing
- Alemtuzumab, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Malaria,Falciparum, Anemia in Children
Preventing Malaria in School Children to Protect the Whole Community in Rural Blantyre District, Malawi
This is an individually randomized, controlled, single blind three arm clinical trial of malaria chemoprevention strategies Arm 1: Intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (IPT-DP).
- Trial name
- NCT06083688
- Testing
- Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine, Chloroquine, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine-amodiaquine
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Alcohol-Related Carcinoma, Fanconi Anemia
Role of Acetaldehyde in the Development of Oral Cancer
This is a minimal risk intervention study where healthy volunteers and individuals with Fanconi anemia will consume a single dose of alcohol and provide primarily non-invasive biological samples at various time points.
- Conditions
- Alcohol-Related Carcinoma, Fanconi Anemia, Oral Cavity Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT05973656
- Testing
- Alcohol, Biospecimen Collection, Breath Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Sickle Cell Disease
Universal Newborn Screening For Sickle Cell Disease In Mozambique
The overarching goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a new methodology that combines three multi-level implementation strategies to optimize the population-level uptake of essential evidence-based, standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT07719972
- Testing
- Point-of-care testing (POCT) -Patient participants, Point-of-care testing (POCT) - Healthy control participants, Context Assessment for Community Health (COACH) survey
- Volunteers
- 6,750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell
Objective Neurocognitive Assessment of Young Children With Sickle Cell Disease by Eye-Tracking
Evidence indicates that Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) threatens neurodevelopmental outcome. Although children with SCD may be heterogeneously affected, neurocognitive impairment may already be present in toddlers.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell, Neurocognition, Child
- Trial name
- ONSET (NCT07721155)
- Testing
- eyetracking, blood work, Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Hypoferritenemia Without Anemia (HWA), Iron Deficiency Without Anemia)
Hypoferritinemia Without Anemia Among Reproductive Age Females
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the treatment outcomes of oral iron supplementation (Group A) versus Intravenous (IV) iron supplementation (Group B) versus no treatment (Group C) on the serum ferritin…
- Trial name
- NCT06437080
- Testing
- Iron III Hydroxide Polymaltose Complex eq. to Elemental Iron, 100 mg, Ferric Carboxymaltose
- Where
- 4 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akram Medical Complex
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Haploidentical Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Transplantation: Examining Checkpoint Immune Regulators' Expression
The standard Johns Hopkins' regimen will be used in study subjects, with the use of donor peripheral blood stem cells, rather than marrow.
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Myelodysplasia
- Trial name
- NCT03480360
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, Total Body Irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Anemia
Validation of Non-Invasive Hemoglobin Measurement Using Optical Method for Anemia Screening Among Adults in Jakarta
Anemia remains a major public health concern and is commonly diagnosed through hemoglobin measurement using capillary or venous blood samples.
- Trial name
- SPECTRO-Hb (NCT07701499)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tarumanagara University
Pregnancy Related
Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation for Maternal Anemia Prevention in Tanzania
This is an individually randomized controlled trial to assess the effect of multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) containing 60 and 45 mg iron as compared to MMS containing 30 mg of iron (standard UNIMMAP formulation) on…
- Trial name
- MMS-MAP (NCT06079918)
- Testing
- Multiple Micronutrient Supplements with 30 mg of elemental iron, Multiple Micronutrient Supplements with 45 mg of elemental iron, Multiple Micronutrient Supplements with 60 mg of elemental iron
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 6,381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Urinary Tract Infections, Malnutrition
Effect of Hygiene and Menstrual Hygiene Interventions on Learning and Psychosocial Wellbeing in Madagascar
A previous study in schools in rural Madagascar found that a bundle of hygiene-focused interventions substantially improved girls' learning outcomes.
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections, Malnutrition, Inflammation, Stress
- Trial name
- KILONGA2 (NCT07702916)
- Testing
- Peer leadership/sensitization + sanitary pads, School infrastructure
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 3,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California Santa Cruz
Sickle Cell Disease
mAnaging siCkle CELl disEase Through incReased AdopTion of hydroxyurEa in Nigeria
Large knowledge gaps remain regarding strategies to promote the adoption of hydroxyurea (HU), particularly in sub-Saharan African countries including Nigeria, where more than 75% of annual sickle cell anemia births occur.
- Trial name
- ACCELERATE (NCT06318143)
- Testing
- TASSH, SIM
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight
BEP Supplementation Research in Bangladesh (JiVitA-BEP-IR)
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of fortified balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplementation vs. control (multiple micronutrient supplement, MMS) without targeting and with targeting (either by low…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- Target-BEP (NCT05576207)
- Testing
- Balanced energy and protein supplement for pregnant women, Multiple Micronutrient Supplement for pregnant women
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy
Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy
This study aims to explore how body fat influences the response to either 25 or 50 mg of daily iron supplements during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- ADIPREG (NCT06425796)
- Testing
- Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy (ADIPREG)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Maternal Anemia, Micronutrient Deficiency
MMS, IFA, and MMS+IFA Supplementation in Pregnant Women
This study aims to compare the effectiveness of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS), Iron-Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, and combined MMS+IFA supplementation among pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Maternal Anemia, Micronutrient Deficiency, Pregnancy Outcomes, Maternal Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07665957
- Testing
- Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS), Iron-Folic Acid (IFA)
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology
Anemia (Diagnosis), Anemia
Multicenter, Prospective Study Evaluating the Accuracy of an AI-based Smartphone Application for Non-invasive Anemia Detection
Title: Multicenter, prospective study evaluating the accuracy of an AI-based smartphone application for non-invasive anemia - AnemiAI trial Short Introduction: Anemia is a common clinical condition, often underdiagnosed, with…
- Trial name
- AnemiAI (NCT07678762)
- Testing
- AnemIA App
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fabio Biscegli Jatene