Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Alendronate for Osteonecrosis in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Davis

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Conditions:

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Anemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

A prospective, single-arm, intervention study of oral alendronate in adults with sickle cell disease and osteonecrosis

Detailed Description

The investigators hypothesize that adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) and osteonecrosis of the femoral (hip) and/or humeral (shoulder) heads will tolerate oral alendronate 70 mg administered once a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18-80 years with SCD (any genotype, confirmed by hemoglobin electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography)
  • Ability to provide written informed consent
  • Ability to lay on a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanner
  • Negative urine pregnancy test for anyone of childbearing potential at study entry

Exclusion

  • Pregnant women
  • Adults unable to consent
  • Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
  • Prisoners
  • Hospitalizations (for any cause) within 2 weeks of study entry

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06016634

Start Date

December 1 2025

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

December 11 2025

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UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sacramento, California, United States, 95817