New drug aims to cut short sickle cell pain attacks
NCT ID NCT06699849
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an investigational drug called CSL889 in 70 adults and adolescents with sickle cell disease who are having a painful vaso-occlusive crisis. The goal is to see if the drug can safely shorten the crisis and reduce the need for strong pain medicines. Participants will receive either CSL889 or a placebo by IV, and researchers will monitor how quickly the pain resolves and any side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * At the time of informed consent: * 18 years of age (adults); or * 12 to less than (\<) 18 years of age (adolescents, where approved and when enrollment for adolescents has been opened by the sponsor, with the endorsement of the Independent Data Monitoring Committee \[IDMC\]) * Diagnosed with SCD (any genotype). * Presented at the study site with a new acute VOC necessitating treatment with parenteral opioids. Exclusion Criteria: * VOC pain onset greater than (\>) 72 hours before administration of first parenteral opioid. * Must not have a history of \> 5 VOCs requiring hospital admission in the past 6 months; or signs and / or symptoms of ACS; or new neurological symptoms suggestive of acute stroke or transient ischemic attack; or any stage (acute kidney injury) AKI; or been discharged from inpatient hospital admission for VOC or other vaso-occlusive event within 14 days before the current presentation. * Serum hemoglobin \< 6 g/dL, serum ferritin ≥ 2000 ng/mL, receiving an approved medication for SCD that has not been on a stable, well-tolerated regimen, currently taking methadone or buprenorphine.
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
26 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arthur M. Blank Hospital-Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Baskent University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGAdana, 01120, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Detroit Medical Center
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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East Carolina University
RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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Golisano Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGFort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States
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Guy's Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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Hacettepe Universitesi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAnkara, 06230, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Henry Ford Health System
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Hillman Cancer Center
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States
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Istanbul Universitesi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34093, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Jacobi Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
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Medical Park Mersin Hospital
RECRUITINGMezitli-Mersin, 33200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Mount Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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St. Louis Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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The Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33023-6703, United States
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The Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43085, United States
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Univ. of California, San Francisco Health Care
RECRUITINGOakland, California, 94609, United States
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University of California Irvine
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92868, United States
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University of Cincinnati
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Illinois at Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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University of Louisville Hospital
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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University of Maryland
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Pittsburgh
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Özel Acibadem Adana Hastanesi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSeyhan, 01130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Özel Acibadem Adana Hastanesi
RECRUITINGSeyhan/Adana, 01130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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