Status:

COMPLETED

Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria

Lead Sponsor:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Secondary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Sickle Cell Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

5+ years

Brief Summary

This study will explore how people with sickle cell disease (SCD) develop a complication called pulmonary hypertension (PHTN), a serious disease in which blood pressure in the lungs is higher than nor...

Detailed Description

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder and the most common genetic disease in the world. SCD is the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States, affecting 70,000 to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • All volunteer subjects 5 years of age and above and able to provide informed, written consent for participation in this study. Children will be included in this study provided that a legally authorized representative provides fully informed consent. Assent of children will also be required.
  • Inclusion Criteria for Volunteers with Sickle Cell:
  • Nigerian male and females over 5 years of age
  • Diagnosis of sickle cell disease (electrophoretic documentation of SS, SC, or SBeta thalassemia or other genotype is required)
  • Inclusion Criteria for Control Subjects:
  • Nigerian males and females over 5 years of age.
  • Electrophoretic documentation of hemoglobin A or AS genotype.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Exclusion Criteria for Volunteers with Sickle Cell:
  • Hb A-only phenotype and sickle cell trait
  • Decisionally impaired subjects.
  • Persons not able to understand the investigational nature of the study or give informed consent.
  • Exclusion Criteria for Control Subjects:
  • Diagnosis of sickle cell disease (electrophoretic documentation of SS, SC, SBeta thallassemia or other sickling genotype)
  • Decisionally impaired subjects.
  • Persons not able to understand the investigational nature of the study or give informed consent.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 15 2006

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 28 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    308 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00367523

    Start Date

    June 15 2006

    End Date

    September 28 2017

    Last Update

    November 29 2019

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    Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital

    Kaduna, Nigeria