2024
Impact of arginine therapy on kyotorphin in children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain
Korman R, Hatabah D, Brown L, Harris F, Wilkinson H, Rees C, Bakshi N, Archer D, Dampier C, Morris C. Impact of arginine therapy on kyotorphin in children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain. Blood Advances 2024, 8: 3267-3271. PMID: 38527291, PMCID: PMC11226964, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023012209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Effects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study [Erratum]
Rodgers-Melnick S, Lin L, Gam K, Souza de Santana Carvalho E, Jenerette C, Rowland D, Little J, Dusek J, Bakshi N, Krishnamurti L. Effects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study [Erratum]. Journal Of Pain Research 2022, 15: 1123-1124. PMID: 35469252, PMCID: PMC9034844, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s370799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
Rodgers-Melnick S, Lin L, Gam K, de Santana Carvalho E, Jenerette C, Rowland D, Little J, Dusek J, Bakshi N, Krishnamurti L. Effects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study. Journal Of Pain Research 2022, 15: 71-91. PMID: 35046718, PMCID: PMC8760983, DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s337390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseQuality of lifePreliminary efficacyMT participantsCell diseaseWaitlist controlMusic therapyPROMIS Pain InterferencePROMIS sleep disturbanceMixed methods feasibility studyMusic therapy protocolMethods feasibility studyMusic therapy interventionSelf-management skillsPain interferenceSleep disturbancesTherapy interventionWLC participantsTherapy protocolsDiary completionClinical researchTherapyAdultsEfficacyMixed methods intervention design
2021
Safety of intravenous arginine therapy in children with sickle cell disease hospitalized for vaso‐occlusive pain: A randomized placebo‐controlled trial in progress
Reyes L, Figueroa J, Leake D, Khemani K, Kumari P, Bakshi N, Lane P, Dampier C, Morris C. Safety of intravenous arginine therapy in children with sickle cell disease hospitalized for vaso‐occlusive pain: A randomized placebo‐controlled trial in progress. American Journal Of Hematology 2021, 97: e21-e24. PMID: 34724240, PMCID: PMC8722015, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26396.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Primary caregiver decision‐making in hematopoietic cell transplantation and gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Sinha C, Bakshi N, Ross D, Loewenstein G, Krishnamurti L. Primary caregiver decision‐making in hematopoietic cell transplantation and gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2020, 68: e28749-e28749. PMID: 33034129, PMCID: PMC8246626, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic cell transplantationSickle cell diseasePrimary caregiversSCD complicationsCell transplantationCell diseaseDiminished qualityAutologous hematopoietic progenitor cellsPrimary caregiver reportMajor medical decisionsGene therapyCurative optionSevere complicationsHematopoietic progenitor cellsClinical trialsAcceptable treatmentRecent complicationsComplicationsCaregiver reportsCaregiversProgenitor cellsNormal lifeTransplantationTherapyMedical decisionsPatient and family experience with chronic transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease: A qualitative study
Hawkins L, Sinha C, Ross D, Yee M, Quarmyne M, Krishnamurti L, Bakshi N. Patient and family experience with chronic transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease: A qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics 2020, 20: 172. PMID: 32305060, PMCID: PMC7165370, DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-02078-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic transfusion therapySickle cell diseaseTransfusion therapyCell diseaseHealthcare providersPrevention of complicationsFamily experiencesStroke preventionVenous accessPatient knowledgeChildren 12Future studiesPatient participantsChelation therapySignificant patientFamily burdenSubstantial burdenPatient experiencePatientsSemi-structured interview formatTherapyComplicationsResultsFour themesBurdenInformed decision-making process