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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1
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