Priapism in Boys and Men With Sickle Cell Disease - Demographics, Characteristics and Prevalence

Completed

Conditions studied: Priapism, Anemia, Sickle Cell

In brief

Priapism, a prolonged erection of the penis, is a medical issue that often affects men with sickle cell disease. The purpose of this study is to collect demographic and clinical information on priapism by interviewing men with sickle cell disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00300235

Run by

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

People needed

1464

Starts

2005-08-01

Expected to finish

2008-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-01

Who can join

Age: 5 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of sickle cell anemia or sickle beta zero thalassemia, if 5 years of age or over OR
• Diagnosis of sickle beta plus thalassemia or sickle hemoglobin C disease, if 15 years of age or over
• Participant and/or parent or guardian must be able to communicate adequately with the interviewer
• May participate if currently taking hydroxyurea, undergoing chronic transfusion, or participating in other research studies, including those involving treatments such as arginine, if all other inclusion criteria are met

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects who meet any of the following criteria are disqualified from enrollment in the study:
• Patient or parent/guardian declines participation.
• Female.
• Subject or parent/guardian unable to communicate adequately with the interviewer.

Where it is running

• University of South Alabama — Mobile, Alabama, United States
• University of California, Davis — Davis, California, United States
• Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland & Summit Medical Center — Oakland, California, United States
• Kaiser Permanente, Oakland — Oakland, California, United States
• University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States
• University of Colorado Health Sciences Center — Denver, Colorado, United States
• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States
• Kosair Children's Hospital — Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Children's Hospital of Boston — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Wayne State University — Detroit, Michigan, United States
• Children's Hospital Montefiore — The Bronx, New York, United States
• Montefiore Medical Center and Children's Hospital at Montefiore — The Bronx, New York, United States
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• University of Cincinnati Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
• Ohio State University — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• St. Christopher's Hospital for Children — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• St. Jude Children's Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
• University of Texas Parkland Health & Hospital System — Dallas, Texas, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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