New drug may ease painful erections in sickle cell patients
NCT ID NCT03938454
First seen Jan 22, 2026 · Last updated May 24, 2026 · Updated 21 times
Summary
This study tested a drug called crizanlizumab in 36 men with sickle cell disease who experience frequent, painful erections (priapism). The goal was to see if the drug could reduce the number of these episodes over 26 weeks. Participants reported their erections using an electronic system, and the study measured the change from before treatment to after.
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Locations
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Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Childrens Hosp Boston Dept of Hematology
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Childrens National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States
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Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research
Hollywood, Florida, 33021, United States
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LSU Medical Center
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71130, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Prisma Health Upstate
Greenville, South Carolina, 29615, United States
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University Of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213-2548, United States
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University of Texas Medical School
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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