Protocol Details

Studies of the Natural History of Sickle Cell Disease

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Summary | Eligibility | Citations | Contacts

Summary

Number	04-H-0161
Sponsoring Institute	National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Recruitment Detail	Type: Participants currently recruited/enrolled Gender: Male & Female Min Age: 2 Years Max Age: 90 Years
Referral Letter Required	No
Population Exclusion(s)	None
Keywords	Hemoglobin; Acute Chest Syndrome; Treatment Options; Nitric Oxide; Pulmonary Hypertension; Natural History
Recruitment Keyword(s)	None
Condition(s)	Pain Crisis
Investigational Drug(s)	None
Investigational Device(s)	None
Intervention(s)	None
Supporting Site	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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 indicated. Subjects will receive their general medical care outside the NIH and will be seen at our clinic or at CNHS with varying frequency. Subjects may be seen for multiple visits. Subjects may be asked to return for additional testing as needed. Clinical care for patients with sickle cell disease will be provided as appropriate through the Sickle Cell Clinic and the inpatient clinical center.

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Eligibility

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.

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Citations:

Not Provided

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Contacts:

Principal Investigator	Referral Contact	For more information:
Swee Lay Thein, M.D. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)	Nancy A. Asomaning National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National Institutes of Health Building 10 Room 6S-241 10 Center Drive Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (301) 605-0398 nancy.asomaning@nih.gov	Office of Patient Recruitment National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) Building 61, 10 Cloister Court Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222 Local Phone: 301-451-4383 TTY: TTY Users Dial 7-1-1 ccopr@nih.gov

Clinical Trials Number:

NCT00081523

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