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- Sickle cell disease
A Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study of HBI-002, an Oral Carbon Monoxide (CO) Therapeutic, in Subjects With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Testing the safety and how an oral carbon monoxide liquid works in sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Sub-dissociative Dose Ketamine in Treatment of Vaso-occlusive Pain Event in Children and Young Adults
Testing whether a low dose of ketamine helps treat sickle cell pain in children and young adults
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Arginine Therapy for the Treatment of Pain in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether extra arginine lowers pain in children with sickle cell
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Etavopivat in Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a once-daily mouth medicine in teens with sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
RH Genotype Matched RBC Transfusions
Testing whether matching donor red blood cells by RH type helps people with sickle cell who need
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Transplantation of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats Modified Hematopoietic Progenitor Stem Cells (CRISPR_SCD001) in Patients With Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a one-time blood stem cell transplant using gene editing for severe sickle cell disease
📍 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).
- Sickle cell disease
Cannabidiol in Sickle Cell Disease
Testing twice-daily cannabidiol doses for people with sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Early Screening and Treatment of Heart Complication in Sickle Cell Disease
Testing early heart screening and iron overload treatment in people with sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Prophylactic Transfusion In Pregnant in Women With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether routine red blood cell transfusions in pregnancy reduce sickle cell flare-ups or
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Zinc Supplementation in Sickle Cell Disease: A Precursor to the Think Zinc for Bones Trial
Testing two daily doses of zinc in people with sickle cell disease to see changes in bone-related
📍 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?
- Sickle cell disease
Allo HSCT for High Risk Hemoglobinopathies
Testing donor stem cell transplant for people with high-risk sickle cell
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study of Immune Suppression Treatment for People With Sickle Cell Disease or β-Thalassemia Who Are Going to Receive an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)
Testing immune-suppressing treatment before stem cell transplant for people with sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
A Study to Evaluate BMS-986470 in Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how BMS-986470 affects the body and safety in sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Determination of Red Cell Survival in Sickle Cell Disease and Other Hemoglobinopathies Using Biotin Labeling
Measuring how long red blood cells last in 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Partial Stem Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease From Matched Donors
Testing a partial stem cell transplant from matched donors for severe sickle cell disease or
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Targeting the Pathophysiology of Sickle Cell-Related Kidney Disease Using the SGLT2 Inhibitors, Empagliflozin
Testing empagliflozin to treat kidney disease related to sickle cell
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Sickle Cell Disease Transplant Using a Nonmyeloablative Approach for Patients With Anti-donor Red Cell Antibody
Testing a transplant plan with daratumumab to reduce blood cell failure in sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Effectiveness of Nontraditional Hydroxyurea Algorithms: Novel and Clinical Evaluations (ENHANCE)
Testing different ways to use hydroxyurea for treating sickle cell anemia
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
A Phase I/II Study of ITU512 in Healthy Participants and Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing how a new medicine works in healthy people and sickle cell patients
📍 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).
- Sickle cell disease
Reduced Intensity Conditioning and Familial HLA-Mismatched BMT for Non-Malignant Disorders
Testing a bone marrow transplant with lower-intensity treatment for kids with sickle cell and
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplant in Children With Sickle Cell Disease and a Major ABO-Incompatible Matched Sibling Donor
Testing a stem cell transplant plan for children with sickle cell disease using a mismatched blood
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
AlloSCT for Malignant and Non-malignant Hematologic Diseases Utilizing Alpha/Beta T Cell and CD19+ B Cell Depletion
Testing stem cell transplant with specific immune cell removal for sickle cell
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Intravenous L-Citrulline for Vaso-occlusive Pain Episode in Sickle Cell Disease
Testing whether an IV dose of citrulline can treat sudden pain in hospitalized sickle cell patients
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Clinical and Biomarker Effects of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in Females With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing an injectable birth control shot to reduce pain in women with sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Safety of Anumigilimab (CSL324) in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)
Testing the safety of a medicine (given under the skin) in adults with sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of CSL889 in Adults and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease During Vaso-Occlusive Crisis
Testing a vein drug (hemopexin) to treat pain crises from sickle cell
📍 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.
- Sickle cell diseaseDementia / Alzheimer's
Biomarker-based Trial of NPC-1 for Alzheimer's Pathology
Testing an early treatment to change Alzheimer’s blood markers in adults with memory decline
📍 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
- Sickle cell disease
Ruxolitinib-Enhanced Haplo HCT for Children and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing if adding ruxolitinib lowers graft failure after transplant in children with sickle cell
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Alendronate for Osteonecrosis in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing oral alendronate in adults with sickle cell disease and bone damage
📍 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
- Sickle cell disease
Myeloablative Conditioning, Prophylactic Defibrotide and Haplo AlloSCT for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing defibrotide to prevent liver blood vessel problems in sickle cell patients getting a stem
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Study of HLA-Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation to Treat Clinically Aggressive Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a stem cell transplant plan to treat aggressive sickle cell disease
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Relationship Between Abnormal Myocardial Perfusion and Diastolic Dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease Using PET
Testing how blood flow to the heart during stress relates to heart stiffness in people with sickle
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Minimizing Toxicity in HLA-identical Sibling Donor Transplantation for Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Testing a lower-toxicity blood stem cell transplant for children with sickle cell disease
📍 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).
- Sickle cell disease
T-Cell Depleted Alternative Donor Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Other Anemias
Testing whether using mismatched donor stem cells works for severe sickle cell disease and other
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Tocilizumab for Acute Chest Syndrome
Testing a low dose medicine to see if it helps treat acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Rollover Study for Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Who Have Completed a Prior Novartis-Sponsored Crizanlizumab Study
Study allowing people with sickle cell disease who finished a prior treatment study to keep getting
📍 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.
- Sickle cell disease
Gene Correction in Autologous CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HbS to HbA) to Treat Severe Sickle Cell Disease
Testing gene correction in a person’s own blood-forming stem cells for severe sickle cell disease
📍 Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +5 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is a first-in-human, single-arm, open-label Phase I/II study of nula-cel in approximately 15 participants, diagnosed with severe Sickle Cell Disease. The primary objective is to evaluate safety of the treatment in this patient population, as well as preliminary efficacy and pharmacodynamic data.
- Sickle cell disease
Cognitive Remediation Intervention to Prepare for Transition of Care
Testing a telehealth brain-training program to help teens with sickle cell prepare to move to adult
📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →
Randomized Controlled Trial (RTC) testing the efficacy of a telehealth adaptation of the Cognitive-Remediation of Executive and Adaptive Deficits in Youth (C-READY) intervention to prepare adolescents with sickle cell disease for transition of care.
- Sickle cell disease
A Phase 2/3 Study in Adult and Adolescent Participants With SCD
Testing safety and how well a treatment works for sickle cell in teens and adults
📍 Smilow Cancer Hospital · New Haven, CT · +23 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of osivelotor.
- Sickle cell disease
Cannabinoids for the Reduction of Inflammation and Sickle Cell Related Pain
Testing cannabinoids to reduce inflammation and pain in people with sickle cell disease
📍 Mount Sinai Hospital · New York, NY · Get directions →
A randomized, double blind, study of dronabinol as a palliative agent in the treatment of pain, inflammation, and other complications of sickle cell disease (SCD).