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Long-Term Effects of Hydroxyurea in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia (The BABY HUG Follow-up Study)

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00890396

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Official title

Pediatric Hydroxyurea Phase III Clinical Trial (BABY HUG) Follow-up Study

Brief summary

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Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is an inherited blood disorder that can cause organ damage. The BABY HUG study is evaluating the use of the medication hydroxyurea at preventing organ damage in children with SCA. The purpose of this follow-up study is to evaluate the long-term effects of hydroxyurea in children who have participated in the BABY HUG study.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00890396
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Enrollment
163 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
2 Years to 7 Years
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
Sep 2008 (Type not available)
Primary completion
Dec 2011 (Actual)
Completion
Dec 2011 (Actual)
Last update posted
Aug 20, 2020

2008 – 2011

United States locations

U.S. sites
14
U.S. states
13
U.S. cities
13
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham Alabama 35233 —
Children's National Medical Center Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20010 —
Howard University College of Medicine Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20060 —
University of Miami School of Medicine Miami Florida 33136 —
Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta Georgia 30342 —
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore Maryland 21205 —
Children's Hospital of Michigan/Wayne State University Detroit Michigan 48201 —
University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson Mississippi 39216 —
Downstate Medical Center Brooklyn New York 11203 —
Duke University Medical Center Durham North Carolina 27710 —
Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19134 —
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston South Carolina 29425 —
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis Tennessee 38105 —
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas Texas 75390 —

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