Health Condition 1: D570- Hb-SS disease with crisis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Students studying in the EMR School of age 10-18 years 2.Diagnosed with Sickle cell disease 3.Parents/guardians willing to provide a written informed consent for the participation of their child. 4.Student willing to provide Assent for the participation 5.Students who had no intention of leaving the schools until the end of the study will be included in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Students suffering from uncontrolled intercurrent illness or any serious infection or illness 2.student on hyper transfusion therapy 3.Previously undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplant or solid organ transplant 4. Known cases of underlying chronic diseases (cardiac, renal, tuberculosis, liver disease), neurological or hereditary disease. 5.Students with congenital abnormalities needing medical/surgical intervention 6.Refuse to take the medicine
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of sickle cell-related pain crises during the study periodTimepoint: Baseline and 8th month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| i.severity of painful crisis (on the basis of Visual analogue score (VAS)Timepoint: Baseline and 8th month;Change in the Hemoglobin level Timepoint: Baseline and 8th Month;Change in the health-related quality of life (assessed through Short Form-12 questionnaire)Timepoint: Baseline and 8th month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
central council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences, New Delhi