Overview Pediatric Hydroxyurea in Sickle Cell Anemia (PED HUG) Status: Completed Trial end date: 1997-03-01 Target enrollment: 0 Participant gender: All Summary To determine whether hydroxyurea prevents the onset of chronic end organ damage in young children with sickle cell anemia. Phase: Phase 2Accepts Healthy Volunteers? No Details Lead Sponsor: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)Treatments: Hydroxyurea Criteria Children with sickle cell disease and between the ages of five and eighteen years.