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Assessment of Pain in People With Thalassemia

NCT00872339 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 252

Last updated 2014-06-05

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Summary

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that can result in mild to severe anemia. People with thalassemia often experience pain, but the exact sources and prevalence of pain remain unknown. This study will examine the prevalence and severity of pain in people with thalassemia who are treated with regular blood transfusions and people with thalassemia who are not treated with regular blood transfusions.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Carelon Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeanne Boudreeaux, MD · Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

  • Ellis Neufeld, MD · Boston Children's Hospital

  • Alexis Thompson, MD · Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago

  • Brigitta Mueller, MD · Baylor College of Medicine at Houston

  • Dru Foote, RN, NP · Children's Hospital and Research Institute of Oakland

  • Patricia Giardina, MD · Weill Medical College of Cornell

  • Janet Kwiatkowski, MD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Nancy Olivieri, MD · Toronto General Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-06-30
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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