Clinical Trials

Sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) is a progressive complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins in childhood and results in renal (kidney) failure and early mortality in nearly 12% of adults with hemoglobin SS (HbSS). The potential for prevention and reversal of kidney damage in SCD is not known. Albuminuria is a commonly used biomarker of glomerular damage; however the correlations of albuminuria with specific measurements of glomerular function and pathophysiology have not been determined.

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a 4-week music therapy (MT) intervention can reduce chronic pain and improve psychosocial outcomes in youth with sickle cell disease (SCD).

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does MT reduce pain intensity, frequency of pain episodes, and improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL)?
* Does MT alter immune cell composition and gene expression in inflammatory pathways, as measured by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq)?

The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the performance of the sickle cell disease (SCD) electronic diary in people with SCD who are on treatment that will change SCD and those not on such a treatment.

SCD is a type of condition when there are fewer red blood cells to carry oxygen around the body.

This disease can be passed on from parent to child and may cause pain, infections and damage to organs.

This study is seeking participants who:

This is a follow-up trial to NYMC 526 (NCT01461837) to assess the safety, efficacy and toxicity of administering Defibrotide prophylaxis for high-risk sickle cell or beta thalassemia patients undergoing a familial haploidentical or MUD allogeneic stem cell transplantation with CD34 enrichment and T-cell addback. This patient population historically has a risk of developing sinusoidal obstructive syndrome (SOS) and Defibrotide has demonstrated efficacy in treatment of SOS. The Funding Source is FDA OOPD.

The purpose of this research study is to learn about ways to help children and adults with sickle cell disease who are taking the medication, hydroxyurea.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether ticagrelor is effective in reducing the number of days of pain, intensity of pain, and reducing the use of analgesics due to sickle cell disease

The management of pain in the emergency department is a major issue, especially for sickle cell patients who regularly consult for vaso-occlusive seizure (VOS). The place of virtual reality remains to be defined in a busy environment, in which the permanence of care generates a significant turn over of medical and paramedical personnel.

Patients with sickle cell disease suffer from acute and chronic pain that diminishes their quality of life. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of mindfulness meditation, breathing exercises, and gentle yoga therapy as supportive measures for the management of acute vaso-occlusive pain crises in the inpatient setting.

To goal of this study is to pilot the SickleFit exercise and nutrition intervention in adults with sickle cell disease in a randomized control trial

Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a frequent and potentially life-threatening pulmonary illness. It is a complication of sickle cell disease and is the leading cause of death from this disease in adults. Several pathologic processes are recognized causes of ACS, including infectious diseases, hypoventilation secondary to chest pain, in situ thrombosis and pulmonary fat embolism. Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) has been shown to be a pulmonary vasodilatator with minimal systemic effects and has also been shown to improve gas exchange in both animal and human acute lung injury (ALI).