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- Clinical Trial NCT00009581
Nitric Oxide to Improve Blood Flow in Sickle Cell Disease
Targeted Delivery of Nitric Oxide by Hemoglobin to Improve Regional Blood Flow in Sickle Cell Disease
Nitric oxide is important in regulating blood vessel dilation, and consequently, blood flow. This gas is continuously produced by cells that line the blood vessels. It is also transported from the lungs by hemoglobin in red blood cells. This study will examine how this gas regulates blood vessels and blood flow in people with sickle cell anemia. It will also look at a possible benefit of using certain genetic information to compare the white blood cells of people with sickle cell anemia to those without the disease.
Patients with sickle cell anemia and healthy normal volunteers 18 to 65 years of age may be eligible for this study. Candidates will be screened with a medical history, cardiovascular physical examination, electrocardiogram and routine blood tests. Participation of volunteers without sickle cell anemia will be limited to a single blood draw for genetic study. Sickle cell disease patients will undergo the following procedures:
Patients will lie in a reclining chair during the study. After administration of a local anesthetic, small tubes will be inserted through a needle into the artery and vein of the patient's forearm. These are used to measure blood pressure and draw blood samples during the study. Forearm blood flow will be measured using pressure cuffs placed on the wrist and upper arm, and a strain gauge (a rubber band device) placed around the forearm. When the cuffs are inflated, blood flows into the arm, stretching the strain gauge, and the flow measurement is recorded. A small lamp will be positioned over the hand. Light reflected back from the hand provides information about nitric oxide and hemoglobin in the blood of the skin. A squeezing device called a dynamometer will be used to measure handgrip strength.
Baseline blood flow, nitric oxide, hemoglobin, and handgrip will be measured after an infusion of glucose (sugar) and water. These measurements will be repeated at various times before, during and after administration of small doses of the following drugs:
- Sodium nitroprusside - causes blood vessels to dilate and increases blood flow to the heart
- Acetylcholine - causes blood vessels to dilate and slows heart rate
- LNMMA - decreases blood flow by blocking the production of nitric oxide
There will be a 20- to 30-minute rest period between injections of the different drugs.
When the above tests are completed, the patient will breathe a mixture of room air and nitric oxide for 1 hour through a facemask placed over the face, after which forearm blood flow and light reflected from the hand will be measured. Then the patient will do the handgrip exercise for 5 minutes, after which blood flow and hand lamp measurements will be taken. After a 20-minute rest period (with continued breathing of room air/nitric oxide), L-NMMA will be infused again. The handgrip exercise, blood flow and hand lamp measurements will be repeated. The face mask will then be removed, and the tubes will be removed 20 minutes later.
Blood samples will be collected at various times during the 5- to 6-hour study through the tubes in the arm. Some of the blood will be used to look at genes that make proteins involved in cell-to-cell communication, inflammation, and in making red and white blood cells stick to the lining of blood vessels.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study Type
Enrollment
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Maryland
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Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
- Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center (CC)
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
INCLUSION CRITERIA
Males or females 18 to 65 years of age are eligible.
Diagnosis of sickle cell disease (electrophoretic documentation of SS, SC, or S beta(0) thallassemia genotype is required).
Hematocrit greater than 18 percent (with an absolute reticulocyte count greater than 100,000/ml).
Volunteer subjects taking hydroxyurea must have been on therapy with the drug for at least four months. Volunteer subjects not taking hydroxyurea must have been off of therapy with the drug for at least 4 months.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
Clinically unstable sickle cell anemia defined as having an acute pain crisis within the last week.
Age less than 18 years or greater than 65 years.
Current pregnancy or lactation.
Conditions that may independently affect endothelial function:
- Diabetes mellitus or Fasting blood sugar greater than 120 mg/dL
- Cigarette smoking within two years
- Hypertension (diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHg)
- Lipid abnormalities (LDL cholesterol greater than 160 mg/dL, HDL cholesterol less than 30 mg/dL, triglycerides greater than 500 mg/dL)
- Creatinine greater than 1.0 mg/dL
Hematocrit less than or equal to 18 percent: however, patients may return for evaluation at a later date.
No aspirin or non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs for one week and caffeine the day of the study). Patients on opiates and acetaminophen will not be excluded.
Patients taking sildenafil (Viagra) will be excluded from the study.
Recent transfusion (last 4 weeks) or hemoglobin A greater than 5 percent.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
Collaborators and Investigators
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Belcher JD, Marker PH, Weber JP, Hebbel RP, Vercellotti GM. Activated monocytes in sickle cell disease: potential role in the activation of vascular endothelium and vaso-occlusion. Blood. 2000 Oct 1;96(7):2451-9.
- Atz AM, Wessel DL. Inhaled nitric oxide in sickle cell disease with acute chest syndrome. Anesthesiology. 1997 Oct;87(4):988-90. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199710000-00037. No abstract available.
- Cardillo C, Kilcoyne CM, Cannon RO 3rd, Panza JA. Racial differences in nitric oxide-mediated vasodilator response to mental stress in the forearm circulation. Hypertension. 1998 Jun;31(6):1235-9. doi: 10.1161/01.hyp.31.6.1235.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Hematologic Diseases
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Anemia
- Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
- Anemia, Hemolytic
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Vasodilator Agents
- Cholinergic Agents
- Cholinergic Agonists
- Acetylcholine
Other Study ID Numbers
- 010078
- 01-CC-0078
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