Gerofit Exercise Intervention for Older Adults With Sickle Cell Disease (SICKLE-FIT Study)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sickle Cell Disease

In brief

The purpose of this study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a personalized exercise training program adapted from Gerofit to improve physical health and quality of life for adults with SCD

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05714098

Run by

Duke University

People needed

33

Starts

2023-03-27

Expected to finish

2025-08-08

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-30

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have a diagnosis of sickle cell disease (any genotype) confirmed by hemoglobin electrophoresis, high performance liquid chromatography, or genotyping
• Understand and speak fluent English.

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed with moderate or severe cognitive impairment based on ICD-10 codes or report from their outpatient provider
• Unable to self-consent
• Wheelchair-bound
• Successfully treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for SCD
• Have moderate to severe uncorrected visual or auditory impairment
• Oxygen-dependent
• Pregnant
• Have severe avascular necrosis requiring an assist device
• Unstable cardiac disease.

Where it is running

• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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