Pain gas may rob sickle cell kids of key vitamin
NCT ID NCT06581900
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 29 children with sickle cell disease who receive MEOPA gas for pain during a crisis. Researchers will check their vitamin B12 levels before and after treatment, and again at 7 days and 1 month. The goal is to see how often MEOPA causes a B12 deficiency and whether some children are more at risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MEOPA (a medical gas used for pain and sedation)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors understand which children are at risk of vitamin B12 deficiency from MEOPA and how to prevent it.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 29 children, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not testing a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 29 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
patient hospitalized for a CVO in the follow up of the emergency room visit or in pediatric reanimation
- Ages
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2 to 18 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: * Sickle cells patient * Age between 2 and 18 years old * Being affiliated with social security Exclusion Criteria: * Having a neurological defect prior to the study * Being against the collection of blood or data
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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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Chu Reims
RECRUITINGReims, 51092, France
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