New study aims to track dangerous infections in kids with sickle cell disease
NCT ID NCT07639008
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will look at medical records of 350 children with sickle cell disease in France who had serious bacterial infections between 2020 and 2025. The goal is to find out which bacteria are causing these infections today, especially with new vaccines available. The results could help improve prevention and treatment for these children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors better understand which bacteria cause serious infections in children with sickle cell disease, leading to improved vaccines and prevention plans.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study that only looks at past data, so it cannot test new treatments or prove what works best. The findings may not apply to children outside France.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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
Children with sickle cell disease followed in participating French hospital centers
- Ages
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Up to 17 years
- 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 * Children with sickle cell disease aged under 18 years * Hospitalized between January 2020 and December 2025 * Hospitalized for an invasive bacterial infection clinically defined as meningitis, pleuropneumonia, osteoarticular infection, or primary bacteremia * Bacterium identified by culture or PCR Exclusion Criteria * Opposition from the child or his/her parents * Bacterium identified by serology * Urinary tract infection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
31 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Gonesse
Gonesse, France
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CH Rambouillet
Rambouillet, France
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CH Rives de Seine, Site de Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
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CH Saint Denis, Hôpital Delafontaine
Saint-Denis, France
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CH Sud Francilien
Corbeil-Essonnes, France
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CH du Sud Seine et Marne
Fontainebleau, France
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CHI Créteil
Créteil, France
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CHI Poissy
Poissy, France
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CHI Robert Ballanger
Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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CHU Lenval
Nice, France
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CHU Nantes
Nantes, France
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GH Sud Ile-de-france
Melun, France
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GHEF, Site de Marne-la-Vallée
Jossigny, France
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GHEF, Site de Meaux
Meaux, France
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GHI Le Raincy-Montfermeil
Montfermeil, France
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GHT Yvelines Nord
Mantes-la-Jolie, France
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Hôpital Ambroise Paré
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
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Hôpital André Mignot
Versailles, France
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Hôpital Antoine Béclère
Clamart, France
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Hôpital Bicêtre
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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Hôpital Intercommunal Villeneuve-St-Georges
Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
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Hôpital Jean Verdier
Bondy, France
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Hôpital NOVO
Cergy-Pontoise, France
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Hôpital Necker
Paris, France
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Hôpital Nord, AP-HM
Marseille, France
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Hôpital Paris-Saclay
Orsay, France
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Hôpital Pellegrin - Hôpital des Enfants
Bordeaux, France
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Hôpital Robert Debré
Paris, France
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Hôpital Saint Camille
Bry-sur-Marne, France
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Hôpital Trousseau
Paris, France
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Hôpital Victor Dupouy (CH Argenteuil)
Argenteuil, France
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