AVN of Weight-Bearing Joints In Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Treated With Dexamethasone Or Prednisone

Completed

Conditions studied: Avascular Necrosis, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

In brief

The primary purpose of this study is to compare the incidence of AVN in children with hematologic malignancies treated with prednisone versus dexamethasone during continuation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00719147

Run by

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

People needed

170

Starts

2001-07-01

Expected to finish

2005-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-09-27

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia enrolled on the SJCRH front-line ALL protocol, TOTAL XIIIB or the front-line NHL protocol NHL13 from 11/94 to 6/98.
• Patients must be in continuous complete remission or have an MRI-confirmed diagnosis of AVN of the hip or knee prior to relapse.

Where it is running

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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