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Clinical trialNCT06665997RecruitingPhase 4Interventional

Clinical and Biomarker Effects of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in Females With Sickle Cell Disease

SponsorUniversity of PennsylvaniaEnrollment65Sickle Cell Disease (SCD)Vaso-Occlusive Pain Episode in Sickle Cell Disease
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Summary

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This research is being conducted to see if using an injectable contraception, Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Depo-Provera), can reduce the pain experienced by women with sickle cell disease. Participants in this study will be adult women with sickle cell disease who regularly experience sickle cell pain. They will complete a 3-month "baseline "with no use of hormonal contraception, and then a 3-month follow-up after receiving an injection of Depo-Provera. Participants will complete 6 to 7 in-person visits with a urine pregnancy test, blood draw, and surveys, as well as complete remote weekly surveys and monthly home pregnancy tests.
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Investigators

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Sites

2 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, United States

    Not, yet, recruiting
  • Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Recruiting

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Drugs studied

The drug and biological interventions registered on this study, normalized to their RxNorm ingredient where possible.

Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate
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Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
26 Jun 2025
Primary completion
31 Jul 2028
Completion
31 Jul 2028
Last update posted
28 May 2026
Registered enrollment
65
Registry id
NCT06665997
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.