Alendronate for Osteonecrosis in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorUniversity of California, Davis
A prospective, single-arm, intervention study of oral alendronate in adults with sickle cell disease and osteonecrosis
Age 18-80 years with SCD (any genotype, confirmed by hemoglobin electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography)
Ability to provide written informed consent
Ability to lay on a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanner
Negative urine pregnancy test for anyone of childbearing potential at study entry
Pregnant women
Adults unable to consent
Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
Prisoners
University of California, Davis
Lead sponsor
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Collaborator
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Collaborator