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Red Cell Half Life Determination in Patients With and Without Sickle Cell Disease

NCT04476277 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 22

Last updated 2024-02-13

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Summary

Background:

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. It results from a single genetic change (mutation) in red blood cells (RBCs). RBCs are the cells that carry oxygen to the body. In people with SCD, some RBCs are abnormal and die early. This leaves a shortage of healthy RBCs. Researchers want to learn more about how long RBCs live in the human body.

Objective:

To study how long RBCs live in people with and without SCD.

Eligibility:

People age 18 and older who either have SCD, had SCD but were cured with a bone marrow transplant, have the sickle cell trait (SCT), or are a healthy volunteer without SCD or SCT

Design:

Participants will be screened with a medical history and physical exam. They will give a blood sample.

Participants will have a small amount of blood drawn from a vein. In the laboratory, the blood will be mixed with a vitamin called biotin. Biotin sticks to the outside of RBCs without changing their function, shape, or overall lifetime. This process is known as biotin labeling of RBCs. The biotin labeled RBCs will be returned to the participant via vein injection.

Participants will give frequent blood samples. Their RBCs will be studied to see how many biotin labeled RBCs remain over time. This shows how long the RBCs live. Participants will give blood samples until no biotin labeled RBCs can be detected.

During the study visits, participants will report any major changes to their health.

Participation lasts for up to 6 months.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Biotin label

Autologous cells will be collected and biotin-labeled ex vivo and reinfused to measure red cell survival

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • John F Tisdale, M.D. · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-19
Primary Completion
2022-12-20
Completion
2023-02-14
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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