NCT07442851NARecruiting
SickleFit Exercise and Nutrition Study
Duke University
Start Date
4/8/2026
Completion Date
1/1/2028
Summary
To goal of this study is to pilot the SickleFit exercise and nutrition intervention in adults with sickle cell disease in a randomized control trial
Detailed Description
Investigators will pilot the SickleFit personalized exercise plus dietitian-facilitated nutrition intervention randomized control trial in adults (age ≥ 35 years) with sickle cell disease.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 35 years to No maximum
Inclusion Criteria:
* Laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of sickle cell disease (any genotype)
* Understand and speak English by self-report
* Age ≥ 35 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
* Oxygen dependence
* Unstable cardiac disease
* Wheelchair-bound
* Diagnosed with severe cognitive impairment based on ICD-10 codes or reported by their outpatient provider
* Unable to self-consent
* Severe uncorrected visual or auditory impairment
* Pregnant
* Successfully treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL
SickleFit Exercise plus Nutrition
Conditions
Sickle Cell DiseaseAging
Locations
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina 27710
United States