Clinical trials: Sickle Cell
Sickle Cell Disease
Assessment of Algorithm-Based Hydroxyurea Dosing on Fetal Hemoglobin Response, Acute Complications, and Organ Function in People With Sickle Cell Disease
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a blood disease. The drug hydroxyurea (HU) is approved to prevent pain crises in people with SCD. Researchers want to see how higher doses of HU affect the blood.
- Trial name
- NCT02225132
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Sickle Cell Disease
Music Therapy in Sickle Cell Transition Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the BEATS Music Therapy Program on the self-efficacy, trust, knowledge, and adherence of young adult patients with sickle cell disease during transition.
- Trial name
- NCT02466555
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease
Novel Use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region With Malaria
Multiple studies have shown that hydroxyurea has clinical efficacy in preventing acute painful episodes and reducing the need for blood transfusions in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), but no study has been conducted in…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Malaria
- Trial name
- NOHARM (NCT01976416)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Sickle Cell Disease
Home-Based Intervention for Chronic Pain in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
This project will evaluate AppliedVR's EaseVRx - a multi-modal, skills-based, 8-week, virtual reality, home intervention - in an exploratory randomized controlled trial for self-management of chronic pain among Black, young…
- Trial name
- NCT04906707
- Testing
- EaseVRx, Audio-only version of EaseVRx
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sickle Cell Anemia
Transcranial Doppler (TCD) With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea
The primary goal of the Phase III TWiTCH trial is to compare 24 months of alternative therapy (hydroxyurea) to standard therapy (transfusions) for pediatric subjects with sickle cell anemia and abnormally high (≥200 cm/sec)…
- Trial name
- TWiTCH (NCT01425307)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Priapism, Anemia, Sickle Cell
Priapism in Boys and Men With Sickle Cell Disease - Demographics, Characteristics and Prevalence
Priapism, a prolonged erection of the penis, is a medical issue that often affects men with sickle cell disease. The purpose of this study is to collect demographic and clinical information on priapism by interviewing men with…
- Trial name
- NCT00300235
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,464 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode
Arginine Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Pain
The aim of this study is to determine whether giving extra arginine, a simple amino acid, to patients with sickle cell disease seeking treatment for a pain crisis (vaso-occlusive painful events (VOE) will decrease pain scores…
- Trial name
- NCT02536170
- Testing
- L-arginine, L-arginine Loading Dose
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sickle Cell Disease
European Sickle Cell Disease Cohort - Hydroxyurea
In the context of the Risk Management Plan (RMP), as requested from Addmedica by the EMEA, to collect information about long-term safety of Siklos® (hydroxycarbamide) when used in patients with Sickle Cell Disease.
- Trial name
- ESCORT-HU (NCT02516579)
- Testing
- Siklos
- Where
- 60 sites in France, French Guiana and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,906 people
- Sponsor
- Theravia
Sickle Cell Disease
Using Patient-Centered Guidelines in a Technology Platform to Improve Health Care in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
SCD is an inherited disorder of hemoglobin that affects over 100,000 Americans, most of whom live in low-resourced neighborhoods.
- Trial name
- NCT03629678
- Testing
- mobile health application
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Crisis
A Study of a Single Dose of Inclacumab to Reduce Re-admission in Participants With Sickle Cell Disease and Recurrent Vaso-occlusive Crises
This Phase 3 study will assess the safety and efficacy of a single dose of inclacumab, a P-selectin inhibitor, for a vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) after an index VOC in participants with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Vaso-occlusive Crisis, Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode in Sickle Cell Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04927247
- Testing
- Inclacumab
- Where
- 59 sites in United States, Brazil and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Sickle Cell Disease, Leg Ulcers
Resolution of Sickle Cell Leg Ulcers With Voxelotor
This study is a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of voxelotor and standard of care for the treatment of leg ulcers in participants with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- RESOLVE (NCT05561140)
- Testing
- Voxelotor Oral Tablet
- Where
- 23 sites in Brazil, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Sickle Cell Disease
Integration of mHEALTH Into the Care of Patients With Sickle Cell Disease to Increase Hydroxyurea Utilization
This project proposes to develop, test and evaluate targeted interventions to improve clinical provider prescribing of and patient adherence to hydroxyurea (HU).
- Trial name
- NCT04080167
- Testing
- InCharge Health mobile application, HU Toolbox mobile application
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Sickle Cell Disease
Effect of Simvastatin Treatment on Vaso-occlusive Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine whether simvastatin is effective in reducing the frequency and intensity of vaso-occlusive pain episodes in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01702246
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Anemia, Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Disease
Preventing Sickle Cell Kidney Disease
Untreated hypertension and renal injury are risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality in sickle cell disease, yet early markers of progressive disease have not been identified and therapies to prevent the development of…
- Conditions
- Anemia, Sickle Cell, Sickle Cell Disease, Kidney Disease, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT02373241
- Testing
- Losartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sickle Cell Disease
Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
The goal of this pilot study is to improve emergency department (ED) pain management for adults with sickle cell disease. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, and occurs primarily…
- Trial name
- NCT02222246
- Testing
- Hydromorphone (Standardized, weight-based dosing), Morphine Sulfate (Standardized, weight-based dosing), Hydromorphone (Patient Specific dosing)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hemoglobinopathies, Sickle Cell Disease
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Following Chemotherapy in Patients With Hemoglobinopathies
The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment with reduced-dose busulfex, fludarabine and alemtuzumab (CAMPATH) followed by sten cell infusion will allow for donor stem cells to grow in patients with hemoglobinopathies…
- Conditions
- Hemoglobinopathies, Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia
- Trial name
- NCT00153985
- Testing
- Busulfex, Fludarabine, Alemtuzumab
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Nephropathy
Effect of Atorvastatin on Endothelial Dysfunction and Albuminuria in Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this research study is to learn about the effect of the drug, atorvastatin, on blood vessels in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- ENDO (NCT01732718)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Sickle Cell Anemia
Haploidentical PBMC Transplant for Severe Congenital Anemias
Background: Bone marrow transplantation (BMT), which involves transplanting a donor's marrow stem cells, is capable of curing some congenital anemias.
- Trial name
- NCT00977691
- Testing
- PBSC Transplant, Alemtuzumab, Sirolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Sickle Cell Disease
Transplantation for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease From Mismatched Family Donors of Bone Marrow
The purpose of this study is to learn if it is possible and safe to treat persons with severe sickle cell disease (SCD) by bone marrow transplant (BMT) from human leukocyte antigen (HLA) half-matched related donors.
- Trial name
- TRANSFORM (NCT02757885)
- Testing
- Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT), Hydroxyurea, Thiotepa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Sickle Cell Anemia, Children, Only
Shared-Decision Making for Hydroxyurea
The goal of the study is to understand how best to help parents of young children with sickle cell disease and their clinicians have a shared discussion about hydroxyurea (one that takes into account medical evidence and parent…
- Trial name
- ENGAGE-HU (NCT03442114)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea SDM Toolkit, Clinician Pocket Guide
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati