Status:

RECRUITING

Molecular and Cellular Basis of Severe Forms of Dengue in Sickle Cell Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Guadeloupe

Conditions:

Dengue (Virus); Fever, Sandfly

Sickle Cell Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-25 years

Brief Summary

Dengue virus (DENV) belongs to the genus of Flavivirus transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti and is responsible for an infectious disease associated with different forms and severities such as den...

Detailed Description

More precisely, the objective is to determine and compare the different cellular and molecular inflammatory mediators between SS and SC patients at baseline, and to study DENV-induced activation of va...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients with SS or SC SCD or controls with hemoglobin AA
  • diagnosis of SCD performed by electrophoresis or HPLC in a reference laboratory for hemoglobinopathies
  • patients older than 6 years and younger than 25 at inclusion
  • clinically in a steady state at inclusion (without complication during the last month and without transfusion in the three last months)
  • patients followed up for SCD at the sickle cell center of Guadeloupe (University hospital of Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre)
  • patients or legal representatives of minors who will provide written informed consent in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki
  • patients affiliated to national social security
  • the control group (AA subjects) will be recruited among volunteers recruited by posters

Exclusion

  • patients with SS or SC SCD or controls with hemoglobin AA
  • diagnosis of SCD performed by electrophoresis or HPLC in a reference laboratory for hemoglobinopathies
  • patients older than 6 years and younger than 25 at inclusion
  • clinically in a steady state at inclusion (without complication during the last month and without transfusion in the three last months)
  • patients followed up for SCD at the sickle cell center of Guadeloupe (University hospital of Guadeloupe, Pointe-à-Pitre)
  • patients or legal representatives of minors who will provide written informed consent in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki
  • patients affiliated to national social security
  • the control group (AA subjects) will be recruited among volunteers recruited by posters

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 24 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 24 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

130 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07000747

Start Date

June 24 2024

End Date

June 24 2026

Last Update

June 3 2025

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Chu de La Guadeloupe

Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 97159

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