Status:

RECRUITING

Natural History of Sickle Cell Disease

Lead Sponsor:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Pain Crisis

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-90 years

Brief Summary

This study is not a treatment protocol and no experimental treatments are involved. Study participants may be seen as needed for clinical, translational and basic research studies, or as medically ind...

Detailed Description

This protocol will permit the establishment of a repository of biospecimens from individuals affected with sickle cell disease to identify and evaluate underlying disease mechanism(s), and to facilita...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Individuals with known or suspected sickle cell disease
  • 2 years of age and older
  • Willing to provide informed consent or appropriate informed consent from parent or legal guardian
  • Patients seen at sickle outpatient clinics at any one of the participating centers (CNHS or NIH).
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Patient and/or guardian unable and unwilling to give informed consent or assent.
  • Patients less than 2 years of age.
  • Individuals with known or suspected sickle cell disease will meet the inclusion criteria to enroll in this protocol and can undergo study activities. However, if the individual is found not to have sickle cell disease after enrollment, they will be removed from the protocol, and their research samples will be discarded but they will be counted toward the study accrual. The study team will notify the individual about their removal from the study and explain the reason for it. Any necessary regulatory reporting will also be completed.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 29 2004

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    3500 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00081523

    Start Date

    April 29 2004

    Last Update

    January 8 2026

    Active Locations (3)

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    Childrens National Health Center

    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010

    2

    Suburban Hospital

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20814

    3

    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892