Hydroxyurea Exposure Limiting Pregnancy and Follow-Up Lactation

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorChildren's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

About this trial

The purpose of this research study is to document and understand the effects of hydroxyurea exposure for women with SCD and their babies, during both gestation and lactation.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

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.

Disqualifiers

Unavailable medical records or lack of information about hydroxyurea exposure.

Trial population

Clinical and laboratory data on up to 200 women with SCD with hydroxyurea exposure during either gestation or lactation.

Trial design

Design model

Case-only

Time perspective

Retrospective

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Chart Review

    Other intervention

    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.

  • Survey

    Other intervention

    Women who choose to participate directly and provide information in survey format will receive a brief survey and the option to upload their medical records (if available) into Cincinnati Children's maintained REDCap database.

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Retrospective Chart Review1 intervention
Group B: Participant Survey and Retrospective Chart Review2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

How long pregnant women with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) were exposed to Hydroxyurea.

Obtain data on length of time women with SCD were exposed to Hydroxyurea prior to pregnancy, during pregnancy, and after pregnancy.

Time frame
Through completion of pregnancy, an average of 2 years
2

Dose of hydroxyurea taken during pregnancy.

Obtain data on the dose of Hydroxyurea taken prior to conception, during and after pregnancy.

Time frame
Through completion of pregnancy, an average of 2 years
3

How long infants were exposed to Hydroxyurea.

Obtain data on length of time infants were exposed to Hydroxyurea during gestation and while breastfeeding.

Time frame
Through study completion, an average of 2 years
4

Dose of hydroxyurea exposure in infants.

Obtain data on the dose of Hydroxyurea taken by mother during gestation and while breastfeeding infant.

Time frame
Through study completion, an average of 2 years

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Lead sponsor

University of Connecticut

Collaborator

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborator

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborator

Duke University

Collaborator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborator