Status:

COMPLETED

N-Acetylcysteine in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Erasmus Medical Center

Haga Hospital

Conditions:

Sickle Cell Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

12+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the drug N-Acetylcysteine on the frequency of pain in daily life in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Pain is an invalidating hallmar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 12 years or older
  • Sickle cell disease, either homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS), compound heterozygous sickle cell disease (HbSC), HbSβ0 or HbSβ+ thalassemia
  • History of at least 1.0 painful crisis per year in the past 3 years (visit to medical facility is not required)

Exclusion

  • Chronic blood transfusion or transfusion in the preceding 3 months
  • Painful crisis in the last 4 weeks (with respect to the moment of inclusion)
  • Pregnancy, breast feeding or the desire to get pregnant in the following 7 months
  • Known active gastric/duodenal ulcers
  • Hydroxycarbamide (HC) treatment with unstable dose in the last 3 months or started on HC shorter then 6 months prior to study
  • Known poor compliance in earlier trials regarding the completion of pain diaries
  • Insufficient compliance in run-in period
  • Known hypersensitivity to acetylcysteine or one of the other components of the study medication
  • Use of pain medication for sickle-cell related pains on more than 15 days per month in the past 6 months ('chronic pain').

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

96 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01849016

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

June 1 2016

Last Update

July 4 2016

Active Locations (11)

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CHU Brugmann

Brussels, Belgium

2

CHU St. Pierre

Brussels, Belgium

3

Hôpital Erasme

Brussels, Belgium

4

Hôpital Universitaire Des Enfants Reine Fabiola (HUDERF)

Brussels, Belgium