Exercise program aims to boost strength and endurance in kids with sickle cell disease
NCT ID NCT06074198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a moderate exercise program can improve strength, balance, and endurance in children with sickle cell disease. Twenty children ages 6 to 17 will take part in strengthening and endurance exercises. Researchers will measure changes in muscle strength, walking ability, and overall exercise tolerance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- strengthening and endurance exercises
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a structured exercise program is safe and helpful for improving physical function in children with sickle cell disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants. It may not prove the exercise program works for all children, and results may not apply to those with complications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children 6-17 years of age diagnosed with sickle cell disease Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of neurological disorder, not related to sickle cell disease * Lower extremity injury such as a fracture with a cast
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Maryland School of Medicine Dept. of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-1082, United States
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University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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