New drug could stop sickle cell pain attacks before they start

NCT ID NCT05075824

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 07, 2026 · Updated 20 times

Summary

This study tested a medicine called crovalimab to see if it can prevent painful vaso-occlusive episodes (VOEs) in people with sickle cell disease. 95 participants received either crovalimab or a placebo alongside their usual treatments. The goal was to reduce the number of VOEs requiring medical care over one year.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Adana Acibadem Hospital; Pediatric Hematology

    Adana, 01130, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Amsterdam UMC Location VUMC

    Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands

  • Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona-Policlinico G.B. Rossi

    Verona, Veneto, 37134, Italy

  • Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo

    São Paulo, São Paulo, 01323-900, Brazil

  • CHU Henri Mondor

    Créteil, 64010, France

  • Central Middlesex Hospital

    London, NW10 7NS, United Kingdom

  • Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital

    Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa

  • Children's Hospital of Michigan

    Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

  • Cukurova University Medical Faculty Balcali Hospital

    Adana, 1330, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • East Carolina University

    Greenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States

  • Gertrude's Children Hospital

    Nairobi, Kenya

  • HEMORIO

    Rio de Janeiro, 20211-030, Brazil

  • Hammersmith Hospital

    London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom

  • Hopital Nini

    Tripoli, Lebanon

  • Hospital General Univ. Gregorio Maranon

    Madrid, 28009, Spain

  • Hospital Samaritano

    São Paulo, 01232-010, Brazil

  • Hospital Sao Rafael - HSR

    Salvador, Estado de Bahia, 41253-190, Brazil

  • Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet

    Zaragoza, 50009, Spain

  • Hospital das Clinicas - UFRGS

    Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  • Hospital das Clínicas Faculdades Médicas de Ribeirão Preto

    Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14051-140, Brazil

  • Hospital de Base de Sao Jose do Rio Preto

    São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, 15090-000, Brazil

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • International Cancer Institute (ICI)

    Eldoret, 30100, Kenya

  • Mersin Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi

    Mersin, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine

    Madison, Mississippi, 39110, United States

  • UNESP - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Estadual Paulista - Campus Botucatu

    Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-970, Brazil

  • Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

    Naples, Campania, 80138, Italy

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