Effectiveness of Arginine as a Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia
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Official title
Arginine Supplementation in Sickle Cell Anemia: Physiological and Prophylactic Effects
Brief summary
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Sickle cell disease (SCD), also known as sickle cell anemia, is an inherited genetic disease that can cause intense pain episodes. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the nutritional supplement arginine at improving blood cell function and disease symptoms in people with SCD.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00513617
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 128 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 5 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 2004 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2007 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jan 2008 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Mar 29, 2017
2004 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 17
- U.S. states
- 11
- U.S. cities
- 13
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Oakland and Research Institute | Oakland | California | 94609 | — |
| University of California - San Francisco | San Francisco | California | 94143 | — |
| University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center--Sickle Cell Treatment and Research Center | Denver | Colorado | 80262 | — |
| Kosair Children's Hospital | Louisville | Kentucky | 40202 | — |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | — |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center (Adult) | Jackson | Mississippi | 39215 | — |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center (Pediatric) | Jackson | Mississippi | 39215 | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | The Bronx | New York | 10463 | — |
| Children's Hospital of Montefiore | The Bronx | New York | 10467 | — |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 27599 | — |
| Duke University Medical Center | Durham | North Carolina | 27710 | — |
| Children's Hospital of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73104 | — |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19107 | — |
| St. Christopher's Children's Research Hospital | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19134 | — |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19444 | — |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis | Tennessee | 38105 | — |
| Children's Medical Center of Dallas | Dallas | Texas | 75390 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 29, 2017 · Synced Oct 31, 2026
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