New study tracks sickle cell Drug's effects on moms and babies
NCT ID NCT04093986
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the drug hydroxyurea affects women with sickle cell disease and their babies during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Researchers will review medical records from 200 women to measure drug exposure and compare health outcomes. The goal is to better understand the safety and effects of hydroxyurea in these situations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Clinical and laboratory data on up to 200 women with SCD with hydroxyurea exposure during either gestation or lactation.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Medical records or data available from previous clinical care prior to June 20, 2019 of pregnant females with SCD, including women who miscarried, had a still birth, or completed labor at any gestational stage, with any hydroxyurea exposure during either pregnancy and/or while breastfeeding. * Medical records or data available from previous clinical care prior to June 20, 2019 about pregnancy and breastfeeding outcomes, both for babies with hydroxyurea exposure and other babies by these same women. Exclusion Criteria: * Unavailable medical records or lack of information about hydroxyurea exposure.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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