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📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

This is an open-label, multicenter, within-participant dose-escalation study examining up to 3 dose levels of DISC-3405 and will assess the safety, tolerability, PK, and PD of DISC 3405 in participants with sickle cell disease.

📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. The disease affects the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen.

📍 MedStar Health: Neurology at McLean · McLean, VA · Get directions →

Single-center, open label, prospective study conducted at Medstar Georgetown Headache Center. Men and woman ≥ 18 years old that are diagnosed with migraine with or without aura for at least 1 year, who report a reliable migraine trigger.

📍 Cevaxin - The Panama Clinic · Panama City, · Get directions →

This is a multi-center, open label Phase 2a clinical trial in subjects with sickle cell disease to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of HBI-002, an orally administered liquid containing carbon monoxide (CO), with doses daily for 14 days.

📍 Harbor UCLA Medical Center · Torrance, CA · Get directions →

The purpose of this research is to see if ketamine is effective and safe in treating children and young adults with sickle cell disease experiencing sickle cell related pain. In this study, we will compare the outcomes (such as pain scores) in persons who receive standard of care pain medicine (an opioid such as morphine) plus a low dose (amount) of ketamine to those who receive only standard of care pain medicine.

📍 Children's Healthcare fo Atlanta at Hughes Spalding · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to determine whether giving extra arginine to patients with sickle cell disease seeking treatment for vaso-occlusive painful events (VOE) will decrease pain scores, decrease need for pain medications or decrease length of hospital stay or emergency department visit.

📍 The Hospital for Sick Children · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →

This study is being done to learn about etavopivat, a once a day medicine taken by mouth in adolescents with sickle cell disease. The main goals are to study safety and how long etavopivat stays in the bloodstream, while also studying if there are benefits from taking etavopivat.

📍 Flourish - Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +15 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this Phase 2 study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of SC MEDI0618 compared to placebo in participants with episodic migraine.

📍 CA Medical Clinic for Headache · Los Angeles, CA · +12 more US sites · Get directions →

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of EVO756 against placebo in adults with migraine.

📍 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →

To determine the feasibility and efficacy of matching donor red cells by RH genotype for a cohort of chronically transfused patients with SCD.

📍 University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

This is an open label, non-randomized, 2-center, phase 1/2 trial of a single infusion of sickle allele modified cluster of differentiation (CD34+) hematopoietic stem progenitor cells (HSPCs) in subjects with in subjects ≥12 years old to 35 years old severe Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). The study will evaluate the hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) using CRISPR/Cas9 edited red blood cells (known as CRISPR\_SCD001 Drug Product).

📍 VA Connecticut Healthcare System · West Haven, CT · Get directions →

In previous clinical trial work, the investigators observed lasting reductions in headache burden after limited dosing of psilocybin. This purpose of this study is to examine potential sources for this observed effect.

📍 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Manhattan, NY · Get directions →

Randomized, placebo-controlled, double masked, dose finding study of twice daily cannabidiol given at 3 dose levels, 200mg, 400mg, and 600mg, compared to placebo for 4 weeks.

📍 Inova Schar Cancer · Fairfax, VA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

This study tests whether early heart screening and treatment for iron overload in subjects with sickle cell disease can prevent heart problems and reduce hospitalizations.

📍 Grady Health System · Atlanta, GA · Get directions →

The goal of this study is to determine if there is a positive effect of prophylactic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion of leukoreduced, ABO, Rh (D/Cc/Ee) and Kell matched blood compared to standard of care on the number of episodes of acute sickle cell disease (SCD) manifestations or pregnancy-related complications requiring acute health care encounters (acute care/ER/Hospital visits) or resulting in death over the entirety of pregnancy until 2 months post-partum in women with SCD. RBC transfusion is the only disease-modifying therapy for pregnant women with SCD, and it is considered a standard treatment option however, there exists no consensus on the role of transfusion therapy in preventing SCD-related pregnancy complications.

📍 UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland · Oakland, CA · +5 more US sites · Get directions →

The goal of this short term prospective Phase II study is to compare the effects of two alternate daily doses of zinc (25 and 40 mg/day) in 34 randomly assigned homozygous Sickle Cell Disease (SCD-SS) patients aged 15-40 years old. The main question it aims to answer is: Which biomarkers are most responsive to zinc supplementation, and what is the maximum tolerated zinc dose that induces the desired changes in biomarkers of bone turnover?

📍 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · Get directions →

This study is being done to test the safety of a new treatment called gene editing in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients and to see if a single dose of this genetically modified cellular product will increase the amount of a certain hemoglobin called fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and help reduce the symptoms of SCD. Primary Objective * To assess the safety of autologous infusion of clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/ CRISPR associated protein (Cas9)-edited CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in patients with severe SCD.

📍 Masonic Cancer Center · Minneapolis, MN · Get directions →

A single center, open label, interventional, phase II trial for donor transplant for high risk hemoglobinopathies and other red cell transfusion dependent disorders utilizing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) regimens.

📍 Maimonides Medical Center · Brooklyn, NY · Get directions →

Rimegepant (Nurtec) is an orally administered small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist with efficacy in the acute treatment of migraine. Rizatriptan benzoate (MAXALT), is a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine1B/1D (5-HT1B/1D) receptor agonist.

📍 Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent only) · Basking Ridge, NJ · +5 more US sites · Get directions →

Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation/HCT involves receiving healthy blood-forming cells (stem cells) from a donor to replace the diseased or damaged cells in participants' bone marrow. The researchers think giving participants treatment with fludarabine and dexamethasone, drugs that lower the activity of the body's immune system (immune suppression), before standard conditioning therapy and HCT may help prevent serious side effects, including graft failure and GvHD.

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +18 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pH and food effect, and preliminary efficacy of BMS-986470 in healthy volunteers and participants with sickle cell disease.

📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of the blood. SCD causes red blood cells (RBCs) to die early.

📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

This is a non-ablative (partial) stem cell transplant for patients with severe sickle cell disease or beta-thalassemia requiring red cell transfusions. The intensity of the transplant is slightly increased from our previous transplant regimens.

📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce abnormal ( sickled ) red blood cells. SCD can cause anemia and life-threatening complications in the lungs, heart, kidney, and nerves.

📍 Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →

A promising approach for the treatment of genetic diseases is called gene therapy. Gene therapy is a relatively new field of medicine that uses genetic material (mostly DNA) from the patient to treat his or her own disease.

📍 University of Illinois Chicago, Sickle Cell Center · Chicago, IL · Get directions →

Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited red blood disorder. The kidneys are among the most commonly affected organ systems in SCA.

📍 Children's National Hospital · Washington D.C., DC · Get directions →

This multicenter prospective study seeks to determine if daratumumab given, prior to HLA-identical sibling donor transplantation using alemtuzumab, low dose total-body irradiation, and sirolimus, can prevent pure red blood cell aplasia with an acceptable safety profile in patients with anti-donor red blood cell antibodies, achieving an event-free survival similar to transplanted patients without such antibodies.

📍 Hope Clinical Research · Canoga Park, CA · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

Acute treatments for migraine may not provide sufficient pain relief after an initial dose, and a second dose of a given medication may be needed to fully abort an attack. International Headache Society (IHS) global practice recommendations for the Acute Treatment of Migraine suggest a second dose of the same medication within the recommended dose limit in people with headache relapse after successful initial treatment of a migraine attack.

📍 Mayo Clinic in Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · Get directions →

Zavegepant (Zavzpret) is approved for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in the US. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and tolerability of zavegepant for the acute treatment of migraine attacks amongst participants who are using calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) migraine preventive treatments.

📍 Neuroscience Institute at Great Neck · Great Neck, NY · Get directions →

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a new treatment in improving chronic migraine symptoms. This treatment involves a targeted lidocaine infusion into blood vessels in the skull to numb pain receptors, potentially leading to improvements in chronic migraine intensity, frequency, and duration.

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

This study is being done to see if the study drug, motixafortide, is safe in participants with sickle cell disease (SCD). Investigators also want to see if the drug will help the body increase the number of stem cells that can be collected for possible future transplant use.

📍 Sunwise Clinical Research, Llc · Walnut Creek, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

This study is testing an investigational inhaled migraine medication to see how well it works, how safe it is, and how well people tolerate it. Adults with migraine will receive both the study medication (ASY202) and a placebo (inactive treatment) at different times during the study.

📍 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · Get directions →

The main reason for this research study is to learn more about hydroxyurea and the treatment of sickle cell anemia (SCA). Hydroxyurea is a medication that has been studied for many years and has been shown to provide benefits for people with SCA.

📍 Central Research Associates · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

A migraine is a headache with severe throbbing pain or a pulsating sensation, usually on one side of the head. It is often accompanied by feeling or being sick and a sensitivity to bright lights and sound.

📍 Augusta University · Augusta, GA · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical research study is to find out about the safety and effects of a drug called panobinostat when given to adults with sickle cell disease. Panobinostat is a pan histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor.

📍 University of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +5 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and preliminary food effect of ITU512 as well as the fetal hemoglobin (HbF)-inducing capacity of ITU512. This will be the first evaluation of the potential therapeutic effect of ITU512 in healthy participants and patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).

📍 Yale School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · +3 more US sites · Get directions →

This study is designed to estimate the efficacy and toxicity of familial HLA mismatched bone marrow transplants in patients with non-malignant disease who are less than 21 years of age and could benefit from the procedure.

📍 Alberta Children's Hospital · Calgary, Alberta · Get directions →

The aim of this study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen for allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who have a matched related major ABO-incompatible donor. The nonmyeloablative regimen will use alemtuzumab, total body irradiation (TBI) and sirolimus for immune suppression.

📍 CHAMP Research (Calgary Headache Assessment & Management Program) · Calgary, Alberta · Get directions →

This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of cannabis for the treatment of chronic migraine headaches. Study subjects will be randomized to one of three groups: lower dose CBD, higher dose CBD or placebo.

📍 New York Medical College · Valhalla, NY · Get directions →

Children, adolescents, and young adults with malignant and non-malignant conditionsundergoing an allogeneic stem cell transplantation (AlloSCT) will have the stem cells selected utilizing α/β CD3+/CD19+ cell depletion. All other treatment is standard of care.

📍 Children's National Hospital · Washington D.C., DC · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if intravenous citrulline works to treat acute pain in hospitalized patients with sickle cell disease. It will also learn about the safety of intravenous citrulline.

📍 Emory University · Atlanta, GA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

This research is being conducted to see if using an injectable contraception, Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Depo-Provera), can reduce the pain experienced by women with sickle cell disease. Participants in this study will be adult women with sickle cell disease who regularly experience sickle cell pain.

📍 UAMS Medical Center · Little Rock, AR · +4 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a phase 2a, global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigating the safety of anumigilimab administered subcutaneously (SC) at the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in adult participants with SCD. The primary aim of the study is to assess the safety of anumigilimab in participants with SCD.

📍 Univ. of California, San Francisco Health Care · Oakland, CA · +15 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a phase 2, randomized, multiple-dose, placebo-controlled study designed to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of CSL889 (human hemopexin) when given intravenously (IV) to adults and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) experiencing vaso-occlusive crises (VOC). The main objectives of the study are to evaluate the safety and tolerability of CSL889 in study participants, and to assess how CSL889 affects the time it takes for VOC to resolve in participants with SCD.

📍 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) can consistently take a drug called Methylphenidate (MPH) daily, once a day for 4 weeks to help with any thinking, attention or schoolwork problems and if they have any side effects. The study will assess any thinking or attention problems participants may have both before taking this drug and after.

📍 University of British Columbia · Vancouver, British Columbia · Get directions →

Chronic headaches are a major cause of disability among adolescents. Cannabis products have supported the management of headaches in adults and may play a role in pediatric chronic pain.

📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →

This early phase, open label, single arm clinical trial will determine the intraindividual safety, tolerability and effects of NPC1 (parthenolide and ipriflavone) on blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology among adults with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, or Alzheimer's disease and objective indicators of seeding AD pathology

📍 Children's Hospital of Colorado · Aurora, CO · +3 more US sites · Get directions →

This trial will determine whether adding ruxolitinib to a reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen reduces the rate of graft failure following haploidentical (haplo) hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) for children and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). This study will enroll and treat up to 24 participants.

📍 University Medical Center of El Paso · El Paso, TX · Get directions →

For some patients who come to the emergency department for treatment of a migraine headache, peripheral headache nerve blocks (PHNB) have proven to be an efficient and effective treatment for headache relief. Previous studies have demonstrated that adding steroids as an adjunct treatment to standard migraine treatment can reduce recurrence of headaches in the subsequent few days.

📍 UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center · Sacramento, CA · Get directions →

A prospective, single-arm, intervention study of oral alendronate in adults with sickle cell disease and osteonecrosis

📍 University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +3 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a follow-up trial to NYMC 526 (NCT01461837) to assess the safety, efficacy and toxicity of administering Defibrotide prophylaxis for high-risk sickle cell or beta thalassemia patients undergoing a familial haploidentical allogeneic stem cell transplantation with CD34 enrichment and T-cell addback. This patient population historically has a risk of developing sinusoidal obstructive syndrome (SOS) and Defibrotide has demonstrated efficacy in treatment of SOS.

📍 University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · Get directions →

The study is a Phase II clinical trial. Patients will receive intensity modulated total body irradiation (TBI) at a dose of 3 Gy with standard fludarabine/ i.v.

📍 City of Hope Medical Center · Duarte, CA · Get directions →

This is a study to evaluate the safety and toxicity of a treatment regimen consisting of 2 cycles of pre-transplant immunosuppressive therapy followed by myeloablative preparative regimen and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from a haploidentical donor in patients with sickle cell disease. The overall goal of this study is to expand the donor pool for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in sickle cell disease using haploidentical donors, and to develop a non-toxic, myeloablative regimen, with the goal of achieving a consistent donor chimerism utilizing pre-transplant immunosuppressive therapy.

📍 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · Get directions →

There is limited information on what causes injury to the heart in individuals with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Researchers in this study want to see if decreased blood flow to the heart during stress could be causing the heart damage seen in SCD patients.

📍 Children's National Health System · Washington D.C., DC · +4 more US sites · Get directions →

This multisite prospective study seeks to determine if HLA-identical sibling donor transplantation using alemtuzumab, low dose total-body irradiation, and sirolimus (Sickle transplant Using a Nonmyeloablative approach, "SUN") can decrease the toxicity of transplant while achieving a high cure rate for children with sickle cell disease (SCD).

📍 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC · Pittsburgh, PA · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to evaluate what effect, if any, mismatched unrelated volunteer donor and/or haploidentical related donor stem cell transplant may have on severe sickle cell disease and other transfusion dependent anemias. By using mismatched unrelated volunteer donor and/or haploidentical related donor stem cells, this study will increase the number of patients who can undergo a stem cell transplant for their specified disease.

📍 University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine · Chicago, IL · Get directions →

A randomized control trial in 20 subjects with sickle cell disease comparing oral THU-decitabine to nicotinamide and in combination (THU, decitabine and nicotinamide).

📍 University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · Get directions →

The investigators are evaluating the role of a low dose of tocilizumab in treating acute chest syndrome in patients with sickle cell disease. Tocilizumab inhibits interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptors and is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and severe cytokine release syndrome, which can be seen with chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, and it is also authorized for treatment of COVID-19.

📍 University Of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a multi-center multi-national rollover study to allow continued access to crizanlizumab for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) who are on crizanlizumab treatment in a Novartis-sponsored study (parent study) and are benefiting from the treatment as judged by the investigator.

📍 Upsher-Smith Clinical Trial Site #5 · Birmingham, AL · +14 more US sites · Get directions →

A Phase 4 study to evaluate Qudexy XR for the prevention of migraine in children 6 to 11 years of age.