RECRUITING

Sickle Cell Disease Biofluid Chip Technology (SCD BioChip)

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

'Sickle-shaped' anemia was first clinically described in the US in 1910, and the mutated heritable sickle hemoglobin molecule was identified in 1949. The pathophysiology of SCD is a consequence of abnormal polymerization of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) and its effects on red cell membrane properties, shape, and density, and subsequent critical changes in inflammatory cell and endothelial cell function. Our goal is to understand the impact of CMA abnormalities in SCD, by interrogating a number of recognized interactions in a range of clinical phenotypes. To date, correlative studies in SCD, by us and others, have range between clinical reports, based on tests, interventions, and chart review of individuals or groups of individuals and, at the other extreme, identification of functional gene polymorphisms based on population studies. The investigators wish to augment these studies through a systematic examination of cellular membrane properties and activation status. Of hematologic disorders, SCD may be unusually susceptible to such an examination.

Official Title

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Biochip': Towards a Simple and Reliable Way to Monitor Sickle Cell Disease

Quick Facts

Study Start:2014-10
Study Completion:2028-05-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT02824471

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:12 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Umut Gurkan, PhD
CONTACT
(216) 368-6447
umut@case.edu

Principal Investigator

Amma Owusu-Ansah, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Study Locations (Sites)

University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

  • Amma Owusu-Ansah, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2014-10
Study Completion Date2028-05-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2014-10
Study Completion Date2028-05-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Biofluidic Chip Technology

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Sickle Cell Disease