Long-Term Effects of Hydroxyurea in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia (The BABY HUG Follow-up Study)
- Registration Number
- NCT00890396
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
SCA is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells that contain abnormal hemoglobin. The sickled cells block blood flow in the vessels that lead to limbs and organs. This can cause pain, serious infections, and organ damage. The BABY HUG study (NCT00006400) is examining whether the medication hydroxyurea can prevent organ damage, especially in the spleen and kidneys, in children with SCA. This study is a follow-up study to the BABY HUG study and will enroll children who have participated in the BABY HUG study. The purpose of this study is to examine the long-term effects of using hydroxyurea as a treatment for SCA, including both the risks and benefits. Study researchers will also investigate the optimal age to begin treatment with hydroxyurea in children with SCA.
This study will enroll children between 2 and 7 years old who participated in the BABY HUG study. Hydroxyurea will not be provided to participants as part of this study, but participants may receive the medication from their own doctors. Parents of participants can choose for their child to participate in this study in one of two ways-by enrolling in either a passive follow-up group or an active follow-up group. For participants in the passive follow-up group, study researchers will review participants' medical records every 6 months, in addition to reviewing brain ultrasound tests and computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, if completed. Participants will have a blood and urine collection at baseline and Year 4 (or at the end of the study, whichever comes first). Participants in the active follow-up group will take part in the same study procedures as participants in the passive follow-up group. In addition, at Year 2, participants in this group will undergo an additional blood and urine collection, a scanning procedure to obtain images of the liver and spleen, a kidney test, neuropsychological testing, and an ultrasound imaging test to evaluate liver and spleen size.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 163
- All children who completed at least 18 months of follow-up visits in the initial BABY HUG study
- Children from the initial BABY HUG study who are on a chronic transfusion program or who are recipients of a bone marrow transplant
- Any child who was not enrolled in the initial BABY HUG study for at least 18 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Passive Follow-up Hydroxyurea A passive follow-up involved the abstraction of clinical data from the medical record. Results of physical examinations and laboratory tests performed as part of routine clinical care were recorded. Active Follow-up Hydroxyurea An active follow-up involved the performance of many of the laboratory tests and procedures done during BABY HUG clinical trials study. These included, but not limited to, serial laboratory parameters that were not part of routine clinical care such as Hgb F levels, pitted cell count, Howell-Jolly Body determination, a liver-spleen scan, diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA) glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement, creatinine clearance, Cystatin C, urine concentrating ability, transcranial Doppler, and neuropsychological testing.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Qualitative Spleen Function From Randomized Control Trial Baseline Measurement - Compared Between Children on Hydroxyurea vs Off Hydroxyurea at Study Visit 48 Months from the date of randomization The change in splenic function from the randomized control trial baseline measurement was one of the primary outcomes.The change in splenic function (worse vs not-worse) was compared between children who were known to be on hydroxyurea vs. off hydroxyurea at the time of the visit. The change in splenic function from baseline to 48 months was defined as worse if it changed from normal to decreased or absent, or decreased to absent; and not worse if it changed from decreased to decreased, normal to normal, decreased to normal, absent to absent, or absent to decreased.
Change in Howell-Jolly Bodies (HJB) From Randomized Control Trial Baseline Measurement - Compared Between Children Randomized to Hydroxyurea vs Placebo 72 Months from the date of randomization The change in Howell-Jolly Bodies from randomized control trial baseline measurement was one of the primary outcomes. The change in Howell-Jolly Bodies was compared between the randomized treatment groups (hydroxyurea vs placebo).
Change in Howell-Jolly Bodies (HJB) From Randomized Control Trial Baseline Measurement - Compared Between Children on Hydroxyurea vs Off Hydroxyurea at Study Visit 48 Months from the date of randomization The change in Howell-Jolly Bodies from the randomized control trial baseline measurement was one of the primary outcomes. The change in Howell-Jolly Bodies was compared between children who were known to be on hydroxyurea vs. off hydroxyurea at the time of the visit.
Change in Qualitative Spleen Function From Randomized Control Trial Baseline Measurement - Compared Between Children Randomized to Hydroxyurea vs Placebo 48 Months from the date of randomization The change in splenic function from the randomized control trial baseline measurement was one of the primary outcomes. The change in splenic function (worse vs not-worse) was compared between the randomized treatment groups (hydroxyurea vs placebo). The change in splenic function from baseline to 48 months was defined as worse if it changed from normal to decreased or absent, or decreased to absent; and not worse if it changed from decreased to decreased, normal to normal, decreased to normal, absent to absent, or absent to decreased.
Change in the Percentage of Pitted Cell From Randomized Control Trial Baseline Measurement - Compared Between Children on Hydroxyurea vs Off Hydroxyurea at Study Visit 72 Months from the date of randomization The change in the percentage of pitted cell from the randomized control trial baseline measurement was one of the primary outcomes. The change in the percentage of pitted cell was compared between children who were known to be on hydroxyurea vs. off hydroxyurea at the time of the visit.
Change in the Percentage of Pitted Cell From Randomized Control Trial Baseline Measurement - Compared Between Children Randomized to Hydroxyurea vs Placebo 72 Months from the date of randomization The change in the percentage of pitted cell from randomized control trial baseline measurement was one of the primary outcomes. The change in the percentage of pitted cell was compared between the randomized treatment groups (hydroxyurea vs placebo).
Change in Howell-Jolly Bodies From Randomized Control Trial Baseline Measurement - Compared Between Children on Hydroxyurea vs Off Hydroxyurea at Study Visit 72 Months from the date of randomization The change in Howell-Jolly Bodies (HJB) from the randomized control trial baseline measurement was one of the primary outcomes. The change in Howell-Jolly Bodies was compared between children who were known to be on hydroxyurea vs. off hydroxyurea at the time of the visit.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (14)
Emory University School of Medicine
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Children's National Medical Center
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
University of Alabama at Birmingham
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Howard University College of Medicine
🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States
University of Miami School of Medicine
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States
University of Mississippi Medical Center
🇺🇸Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Children's Hospital of Michigan/Wayne State University
🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, United States
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
Downstate Medical Center
🇺🇸Brooklyn, New York, United States
Duke University Medical Center
🇺🇸Durham, North Carolina, United States
Drexel University
🇺🇸Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
🇺🇸Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Medical University of South Carolina
🇺🇸Charleston, South Carolina, United States