Sickle Cell Disease – Healthy Volunteers & Patients Needed
Doctors at the National Institutes of Health seek healthy volunteers (with or without a sickle cell trait) and patients with sickle cell for a research study. Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that occurs mainly in people of African descent. Study participants will have a one-time visit to the NIH to provide blood samples. Researchers hope this study will help us better understand sickle cell disease.
To Be Eligible for This Study, You Must
- Be between the ages of 18 to 80 years
- Describe yourself as African or African American
- Not have had a blood transfusion within the last eight weeks
- Not be pregnant
What Is Involved?
- Blood collection
- Genetic and DNA testing
- Compensation is provided
Location
The NIH Clinical Center is America's Research Hospital is located in Bethesda, MD, on the Metro red line (Medical Center stop).
For More Information, Contact
NIH Clinical Center Office of Patient Recruitment
1-800-411-1222 (refer to study 18-H-0146)
TTY users dial 7-1-1
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ccopr@nih.gov
Or go online
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute