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Achieving Understanding of the Natural History of Sickle Cell Trait (AUNT)
Sponsor: National Alliance for Sickle Cell Centers
Summary
The main purpose of this study is to create a longitudinal cohort of those with Sickle Cell Trait (SCT) to better understand the hematologic phenotype for those that carry HbS, assess for differences in those with varying quantities of HbS and assess for potential clinical complications of SCT.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1000
Start Date
2023-04-01
Completion Date
2027-02
Last Updated
2025-11-06
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Biologic Specimen Collection
Participants will have blood and urine collected at Baseline
Locations (10)
University of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Loma Linda University Health Care
Loma Linda, California, United States
Nemours Children's Hospital
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Functional Fluidics
Detroit, Michigan, United States
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina, United States
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio, United States
UT Health Houston
Houston, Texas, United States