Iron Overload Assesment in Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Thalassemia

August 25, 2011 updated by: Dr Koren Ariel, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Clinical and Laboratory Assessment of Iron Overload in Sickle Cell Anemia and Sickle Cell Thalassemia Using T2* Cardiac MRI.

Iron overload is well study in Thalassemia patients and it's not only related to blood transfusions, since intestinal iron absorption is also increased in those patients. Sickle cell patients didn't develope significant clinical symptoms and signs of iron overload in spite frequent transfusions. The purpouse of this study is to assess the iron overload in Sickle cell anemia and Sickle cell Thalassemia patients using clinical parameters and cardiac T2*MRI in order to determine the cardiac and liver iron.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Afula, Israel, 18101
        • Pediatric Hematology Unit and Pediatric Dpt B - HaEmek Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All the patients with Sickle cell anemia and Sickle cell Thalasemia that are currently in follow up at the Pediatric Hematology Unit

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age below 18 years.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Assessment of Iron overload.
Time Frame: December 2008
December 2008

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Institute the criteria for iron chelator treatment
Time Frame: December 2008
December 2008

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Collaborators

Wolfson Medical Center

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 5, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 26, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 25, 2011

Last Verified

August 1, 2011

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 0037-07-EMC

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