Carbon Monoxide Measurement to Screen for Sickle Cell Disease (SCDCO)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02530242 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 21, 2015
Results First Posted : October 19, 2020
Last Update Posted : June 9, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Sickle Cell Anemia | Device: End-tidal Carbon Monoxide Subjects Device: End-tidal Carbon Monoxide Controls | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 32 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Diagnostic |
Official Title: | Point-of-Care End-Tidal Carbon Monoxide Measurement to Screen for Sickle Cell Disease |
Study Start Date : | July 2015 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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End-tidal Carbon Monoxide Subjects
Children between 1-18 years old with Sickle Cell Anemia
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Device: End-tidal Carbon Monoxide Subjects
ETCO monitor will be used to measure CO levels in subjects and controls. |
End-tidal Carbon Monoxide Controls
Healthy children age matched with subjects.
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Device: End-tidal Carbon Monoxide Controls
ETCO monitor will be used to measure CO levels in subjects and controls. |
- End-Tidal Carbon Monoxide [ Time Frame: 1 hour ]Compare ETCO between subjects and controls

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 1 Year to 18 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Parental / legal guardian consent
- Subject assent for participants ages 7 and above
- Male and female children ages 1-18 years old
- For Hb SS (Homozygous sickle cell anemia) subjects, hemoglobin baseline hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL based upon average hemoglobin value in past year
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria to be considered eligible for study enrollment:
- Had a red blood cell transfusion within 8 weeks prior to enrollment
- Currently a primary smoker or was a primary smoker within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
- Exposed to second hand smoke within 24 hours prior to breath sample collections
- Have current upper respiratory infection or symptomatic asthma
- For healthy subjects, known to have the sickle cell trait by electrophoresis or genetic testing

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02530242
Principal Investigator: | Ashutosh Lal, MD | Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland |
Responsible Party: | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02530242 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2015-013 |
First Posted: | August 21, 2015 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | October 19, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | June 9, 2021 |
Last Verified: | May 2021 |
Sickle Cell Anemia |
Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia Hematologic Diseases Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital Anemia, Hemolytic Hemoglobinopathies Genetic Diseases, Inborn |
Carbon Monoxide Antimetabolites Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Gasotransmitters Neurotransmitter Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |