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Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Admitted With Fever

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00736060
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 15, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 26, 2011
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Dr Koren Ariel, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study will summarized the clinical and laboratory data and the outcome of all the patients suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia (Including Sickle cell thalassemia) admitted to the pediatric ward.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle Cell Thalassemia Other: Observational

Detailed Description:

The actual protocol for SCA patients admitted with fever is to obtain blood cultures and start empiric antibiotic treatment.

The study cohort included 60 SCA patients actually treated in the Pediatric Hematology Unit.

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 60 participants
Time Perspective: Retrospective
Official Title: Study the Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics and the Outcome of Sickle Cell Anemia Patients Admitted to the Pediatric Ward Because of Fever as the Presenting Symptom
Study Start Date : May 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : November 2008

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Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
1
Sickle cell anemia
 Other: Observational
Summary of clinical and laboratory data
2
Sickle cell thalassemia
 Other: Observational
Summary of clinical and laboratory data


Outcome Measures
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Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population
60 patients treated at the Pediatric Hematology Unit in the Ha'Emek Medical Center suffering from sickle cell anemia or sickle cell thalassemia admitted with fever as the presenting symptom.
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: All patients admitted with fever as the only presenting symptom.

Exclusion Criteria: Patients admitted with another causes related or unrelated to sickle cell disease and have also fever.

Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00736060


Locations
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Israel
Pediatric Hematology Unit - Ha'Emek Medical Center
Afula, Israel, 18101
Sponsors and Collaborators
HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Carina Levin, MD Pediatric Hematology Unit - Ha'Emek Medical Center - Afula - 18101 - Israel
Principal Investigator: Ilena Arshinov, MD Pediatric Dpt B - Ha'Emek Medical Center - Afula - Israel
More Information
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Responsible Party: Dr Koren Ariel, Head of Pediatric Hematology Unit and Pediatric Dpt B, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00736060    
Other Study ID Numbers: 0027-08-EMC
First Posted: August 15, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 26, 2011
Last Verified: August 2011
Keywords provided by Dr Koren Ariel, HaEmek Medical Center, Israel:
Fever
Blood cultures
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Anemia
Thalassemia
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Hematologic Diseases
 Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital
Anemia, Hemolytic
Hemoglobinopathies
Genetic Diseases, Inborn