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Filter by:Brief Summary: * A short description of the clinical study, including a brief statement of the clinical study's hypothesis, written in language intended for the lay public. Limit: 5000 characters. Severe forms of sickle cell syndrome are characterized by the occurrence of repeated vaso-occlusive crises (CVO), early complications and a high morbidity and mortality in these patients. Intensified management is then required, with the introduction of hydroxyurea treatment and then, if it proves ineffective, a transfusion program or even a haematopoietic stem cell allograft. These latter treatments present significant risks of adverse effects for the patient (haemochromatosis, erythrocyte alloimmunisation for the transfusion program, risk of GVH, chemotherapy-related toxicity, MVO for the allograft). Hydroxyurea (HU) is the first treatment based on the specific pathophysiology of sickle cell disease. It is the first line of therapeutic intensification for adult patients and children (age ≥ 2 years) with major sickle cell disease. By mainly increasing the percentage of fetal haemoglobin (HbF), HU decreases the frequency of CVO, complications, hospitalizations and prolongs the life expectancy of patients. The initial dose of HU, recommended by the ANSM, is 15 mg/kg/d once daily. However, the optimal dose cannot be predicted at the start of treatment, which is why a dosage adjustment is essential. The usual dose is between 15 and 35 mg/kg per day. Typically, the dose is increased every 3 months until a mild myelosuppression tolerated by the patient is reached, indicating that the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) has been reached. When the dose of HU has reached the MTD, the ratio of clinical (reduced frequency of vaso-occlusive attacks) and biological (better % of HbF) benefits to risk (toxicity) is optimal for the patient. The disadvantages of this practice are that: - dose escalation can be long (9-12 months) - clinicians may be reluctant to escalate HU to MTD - patients are treated sub-optimally during the therapeutic adaptation period. Recent work has shown that it is beneficial for the patient to adjust the initial dose using a pharmacological therapeutic approach in addition to monitoring haematological tolerance. Thus, by customizing the dose of HU using an area under the curve (AUC) measurement at the initial intake of HU at a standardized dose (20 mg/kg/day), the MTD would be achieved in a faster time frame of 6-9 months. The primary objective of our trial is to identify the methodology that will most effectively decrease the time to reach the MTD (therapeutic target). The immediate benefit will be a reduction in CVO which is the major clinical problem and leads to a risk of complications in sickle cell disease.
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and effect of starting daily use of low dose (100 mg) aspirin in pregnant women with sickle cell disease, who are being followed in two county hospitals in Angola, in the first trimester versus the second trimester of the gestational period.
Objective: to gain insight in the pathogenesis, to identify biomarkers to recognize patients at risk for proliferative SCR and to investigate its associations with clinical and laboratory characteristics. Endpoints: The investigators will determine the difference in the above named parameters between patients with and without PSCR Study design: This case control study will include adult sickle cell disease patients with the HbSS or HbSC genotype. For both genotypes, 20 patients without sickle cell retinopathy (SCR) and 20 patients with PSCR will be included, resulting in a total of 80 patients. Venous blood samples and retinal imaging scans will be collected for each included patient.
The goal of this observational study is to help us understand more about the best ways to help individuals living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) get the best care. The main question it aims to answer is: How to find individuals unaffiliated from SCD specialist care use three distinct pathways? Once unaffiliated individuals are found using the pathways, Investigators will employ linkage coordinators (trained staff) to engage these patients in care. Participants will be asked to fill out an assessment survey which will cover areas such as previous and current treatment, clinic and hospital experience, pain, and quality of life. Participants will also be given the option of participation in a 1-hour long interview how they feel about treatment for sickle cell disease including clinic experience, pain, and quality of life?
The study participant is being asked to take part in this clinical trial, a type of research study, because the participant is a young child with sickle cell disease or the caregiver of a child with sickle cell disease. This study is being done to test a school readiness program for children with sickle cell disease (ages 4-6 years old). Primary Objective Assess feasibility and acceptability of an adapted school readiness intervention among preschool children (ages 4-6) diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Secondary Objectives Objective 1: Measure preliminary efficacy of the adapted school readiness intervention compared to routine care among preschool children ages (4-6) diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Objective 2: Examine implementation factors (i.e., barriers and facilitators) during post-intervention.
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.
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited disorder of the blood. SCD causes red blood cells (RBCs) to die early. This can lead to a shortage of healthy cells. SCD and other blood disorders can be managed with drugs or cured with a bone marrow transplant. Researchers want to know how long RBCs survive in people with SCD and other blood disorders before and after treatment compared to those who had a bone marrow transplant. Objective: To learn how long RBCs survive in the body in people with SCD and other blood disorders compared to those whose disease was cured with a bone marrow transplant. Eligibility: People aged 18 years or older with SCD or another inherited blood disorder. People whose SCD or blood disorder was cured with a bone marrow transplant are also needed. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood and urine tests. Participants will have about 7 tablespoons of blood drawn. In the lab, this blood will be mixed with a vitamin called biotin. Biotin sticks to the outside of RBCs. This process is called "biotin labeling of RBCs." The next day, the participant s own biotin-labeled RBCs will be returned to their bloodstream. Participants will return regularly to have smaller blood samples (about 2 teaspoons) drawn. These samples will be tested to detect the percentage of cells that have biotin labels. These visits may be every 2 weeks, 4 weeks, or some other interval. Participants will continue this schedule for up to 20 weeks or until biotin can no longer be detected....
It is estimated that over 250,000 babies are born with sickle cell disease (SCD) annually in sub-Saharan Africa, and only 10% - 50% of them survive beyond five years of age. Data describing the magnitude of the sickle cell problem are lacking in most African countries. The available data on prevalence were mainly from older studies and small numbers of hospitalized patients. In Uganda, approximately 25,000 children are born with SCD but 70-80% die before their 5th birthday. Lehmann and Raper found 'sicklaemia' prevalence of 0.8% and 45% in the Sebei and Bambaa ethnic groups, respectively. A recent study found a SCT and SCD prevalence of 3% - 19% and 0% - 3%, respectively but this study addressed only 5 of Uganda's 111 districts and used a small convenience sample of children aged 6 - 60 months. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence and map out the burden of SCT and SCD in Uganda.
Rare Anaemia Disorders (RADs) is a group of rare diseases characterized for presenting anaemia as the main clinical manifestation. Different medical entities classified as RADs by ORPHA classification are most of them chronic life threating disorders with many unmet needs for their proper clinical management creating an impact on European health systems. RADs present diagnostic challenges and their appropriate management requires from specialised multidisciplinary teams in Centers of expertise. Although there are some examples of well-established national registries on RADs in EU, the lack of recommendations for Rare disease registries implementation and the lack of standards for interoperability has led to the fragmentation or unavailability of data on prevalence, survival, main clinical manifestations or treatments in most of the European countries.
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. Eligible participants who enter the study will start a 96-week treatment period. At the end of the 96 weeks, participants will have an end of study visit that occurs 4 weeks later. The participants will receive etavopivat every day throughout the treatment period.