Relationship Between Abnormal Myocardial Perfusion and Diastolic Dysfunction in Sickle Cell Disease Using PET

NCT ID: NCT05583721

Last Updated: 2025-12-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-10

Study Completion Date

2028-09-30

Brief Summary

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There is limited information on what causes injury to the heart in individuals with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Researchers in this study want to see if decreased blood flow to the heart during stress could be causing the heart damage seen in SCD patients. They also want to test people who don't have SCD to see if their hearts react the same way under stress.

Primary Objective

* To estimate the coronary flow reserve (CFR) (also referred to as myocardial perfusion reserve), as measured by PET stress-rest myocardial perfusion imaging, in SCD patients with and without diastolic dysfunction, and healthy controls.

Secondary Objectives

* To investigate the relationship between decreased CFR (quantified with PET stress- rest myocardial perfusion imaging) and presence of abnormal diastolic parameters

Detailed Description

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This study requires two visits. The first visit includes blood tests, an electrocardiogram (EKG), and an echocardiogram. The second visit includes a positron emission tomography (PET) stress test and a blood test.

Subjects will be considered off-study one week after all post PET imaging study tests have been completed along with the next day and one-week follow-up phone calls are completed.

Conditions

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Sickle Cell Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Stratum A

Sickle Cell patients with diastolic dysfunction

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

[13N]NH3

Intervention Type DRUG

Ammonia N 13 (a radioactive tracer) will be given per intravenous (IV) injection for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

Lexiscan

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV prior to PET stress test

Positron emission tomography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants will complete a onetime PET (stress-rest) myocardial perfusion scan.

Stratum B

Sickle cell patients without diastolic dysfunction

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

[13N]NH3

Intervention Type DRUG

Ammonia N 13 (a radioactive tracer) will be given per intravenous (IV) injection for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

Lexiscan

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV prior to PET stress test

Positron emission tomography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants will complete a onetime PET (stress-rest) myocardial perfusion scan.

Stratum C

Healthy controls

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

[13N]NH3

Intervention Type DRUG

Ammonia N 13 (a radioactive tracer) will be given per intravenous (IV) injection for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

Lexiscan

Intervention Type DRUG

Given IV prior to PET stress test

Positron emission tomography

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Participants will complete a onetime PET (stress-rest) myocardial perfusion scan.

Interventions

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[13N]NH3

Ammonia N 13 (a radioactive tracer) will be given per intravenous (IV) injection for diagnostic purposes in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

Intervention Type DRUG

Lexiscan

Given IV prior to PET stress test

Intervention Type DRUG

Positron emission tomography

Participants will complete a onetime PET (stress-rest) myocardial perfusion scan.

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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[N-13] Ammonia azane CAS# 34819-78-8 Regadenoson PET

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 to 21 years of age
* Black
* Diagnosis of SCD of HbSS and HbSβ0thalassemia genotypes
* Three or more abnormal diastolic parameters (based on guidelines by American Society of echocardiography)


* 18 to 21 years of age
* Black
* Diagnosis of SCD of HbSS and HbSβ0thalassemia genotypes
* Two or less abnormal diastolic parameters


* 18 to 21 years of age
* Black
* Two or less abnormal diastolic parameters

Exclusion Criteria

* Recent hospitalization for vaso-occlusive pain crisis or acute chest syndrome in last 4 weeks
* Blood transfusion in the last 3 months
* Individuals with signs, symptoms or EKG findings of acute myocardial ischemia, infarction or unstable angina
* Individuals with history of VT/VF or SVT
* Previous cardiac surgery
* Known congenital heart disease (other than patent ductus arteriosus or Atrial septal defect)
* Stenotic valvular disease or left main coronary artery stenosis
* History of myo/pericarditis
* Left ventricle systolic dysfunction
* Cardiovascular instability/uncontrolled hypertension (h/o hypertensive urgency or emergency)
* History of sinus node dysfunction or high grade AV nodal block
* History of aborted sudden cardiac death or cardiac arrest
* Current seizure disorder on AED
* Pregnant/Breast-feeding
* Any medical or social reason, which, in the opinion of the principal investigators would make the participation of the subject ill-advised.


* Diagnosed with three or more abnormal diastolic parameters (based on guidelines by American Society of echocardiography)
* Recent hospitalization for vaso-occlusive pain crisis or acute chest syndrome in last 4 weeks
* Blood transfusion in the last 3 months
* Individuals with signs, symptoms or EKG findings of acute myocardial ischemia, infarction or unstable angina
* Individuals with history of VT/VF or SVT
* Previous cardiac surgery
* Known congenital heart disease (other than patent ductus arteriosus or Atrial septal defect)
* Stenotic valvular disease or left main coronary artery stenosis
* History of myo/pericarditis
* Left ventricle systolic dysfunction
* Cardiovascular instability/uncontrolled hypertension (h/o hypertensive urgency or emergency)
* History of sinus node dysfunction or high-grade AV nodal block
* History of aborted sudden cardiac death or cardiac arrest
* Current seizure disorder on AED
* Pregnant/Breast-feeding
* Any medical or social reason, which, in the opinion of the principal investigators would make the participation of the subject ill-advised.


* All genotypes of SCD
* Diagnosed with three or more abnormal diastolic parameters (based on guidelines by American Society of echocardiography)
* Anemia of grade 2 or worse (per CTCAE v5.0) at study visit 1
* Individuals with signs, symptoms or EKG findings of acute myocardial ischemia, infarction or unstable angina
* Individuals with history of VT/VF or SVT
* Previous cardiac surgery
* Known congenital heart disease (other than patent ductus arteriosus or Atrial septal defect)
* Stenotic valvular disease or left main coronary artery stenosis
* History of myo/pericarditis
* Left ventricle systolic dysfunction
* Cardiovascular instability/uncontrolled hypertension (h/o hypertensive urgency or emergency)
* History of sinus node dysfunction or high-grade AV nodal block
* History of aborted sudden cardiac death or cardiac arrest
* Current seizure disorder on AED
* Pregnant/Breast- feeding
* Any medical or social reason, which, in the opinion of the principal investigators would make the participation of the subject ill-advised.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Parul Rai, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Locations

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Parul Rai, MD

Role: CONTACT

866-278-5833

Related Links

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http://www.stjude.org

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

http://www.stjude.org/protocols

ClinicalTrials Open at St. Jude

Other Identifiers

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MYPERS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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