End points for sickle cell disease clinical trials: patient-reported outcomes, pain, and the brain

AT Farrell, J Panepinto, CP Carroll, DS Darbari… - Blood …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
To address the global burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) and the need for novel therapies,
the American Society of Hematology partnered with the US Food and Drug Administration to …

Review/overview of pain in sickle cell disease

SK Ballas, DS Darbari - Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a highly complex inherited disorder of hemoglobin structure.
Although the molecular lesion is a single-point mutation, the sickle gene is pleiotropic in …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation and autoimmunity are interrelated in patients with sickle cell disease at a steady-state condition: implications for vaso-occlusive crisis, pain, and …

W Li, AQ Pucka, C Debats, BA Reyes, F Syed… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to comprehensively analyze inflammatory and autoimmune characteristics
of patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) at a steady-state condition (StSt) compared to …

[HTML][HTML] AAAPT diagnostic criteria for acute sickle cell disease pain

JJ Field, SK Ballas, CM Campbell, LE Crosby… - The journal of pain, 2019 - Elsevier
Acute pain episodes are the most common complication in patients with sickle cell disease
(SCD). Classically attributed to vaso-occlusion, recent insights suggest that chronic pain …

Chronic pain management in sickle cell disease: a systematic scoping review of controlled trials

D Sidhom, D Aboul-Hassan, DJ Clauw… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Existing treatment for chronic pain in sickle cell disease (SCD) is opioid-dependent, which is
ineffective and carries risks. We conducted a scoping literature review to assess the size and …

Acupuncture for pain management in children with sickle cell disease

LA Mahmood, S Reece-Stremtan, R Idiokitas… - … therapies in medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Pain associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) is frequently treated with opioids which have
many side effects. There is a need for adjuvant non-opioid therapies that can improve pain …

Acupuncture as an adjunctive treatment for pain in hospitalized children with sickle cell disease

S Reece-Stremtan, L Mahmood, S Margulies… - Journal of Pain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Context Acute episodes of pain associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) account for over
100,000 hospitalizations and expenses of nearly one billion dollars annually in the US New …

Mouse models of pain in sickle cell disease

V Sagi, WL Song‐Naba, BA Benson… - Current Protocols in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder that impacts millions of individuals
worldwide. SCD is characterized by debilitating pain that can begin during infancy and may …

[HTML][HTML] Pain experience, physical function, pain coping, and catastrophizing in children with sickle cell disease who had normal and abnormal sensory patterns

O Hyacinth, FM Silva-Rodrigues, MDR Nunes… - Journal of Pain and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Context Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with recurrent pain that could lead to
abnormal sensory patterns (ASPs). Objectives The purpose of this study is to compare …

Altered pain processing and sensitization in sickle cell disease: a scoping review of quantitative sensory testing findings

MO Kenney, MR Knisely, LS McGill… - Pain Medicine, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Over 50% of adults living with sickle cell disease (SCD) have chronic pain, but
the underlying mechanisms of chronic pain in this population remain unclear. Quantitative …