The Link Between Anemia and Deficits in Memory and Attention in Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease

Completed

Conditions studied: Sickle Cell Disease

In brief

Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells (RBCs). People with sickle cell disease frequently experience anemia, or a low number of RBCs. RBCs are responsible for carrying oxygen to the brain and other body tissues that need oxygen to function properly. The purpose of this study is to determine what changes, which were possibly caused by anemia, exist in the brains of individuals with sickle cell disease.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00451919

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

120

Starts

2006-07-01

Expected to finish

2009-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-19

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of sickle cell disease

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Claustrophobia
• Mass lesion (e.g., meningioma, cyst, or spinal block)
• Need for life support constant monitoring
• Any unstable condition that is likely to require resuscitation
• Presence of a pacemaker or other iron-containing magnetic substances in the body

Where it is running

• University of California San Francisco — San Francisco, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.