The Sickle Cell Children's Exercise Study (SuCCESs) will explore the feasibility and effects of a moderate intensity strengthening, balance, speed, and agility intervention program in children with sickle cell disease.
Participants will perform the baseline assessment and after six weeks of performing the SuCCESs program the participants will perform a post-intervention assessment. Participants will be asked to attend a total of six physical therapy in-person sessions (1x/week) at the University of Maryland Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and to perform 12 home program sessions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
strengthening and endurance exercises
University of Maryland School of Medicine Dept. of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGknee extension strength
dynamometry to measure knee extension strength
Time frame: week 1 and week 7
Rate of Muscle Activation
Electromyography used to measure rate of muscle activation
Time frame: week 1 and week 7
exercise tolerance
6-Minute Walk Test used to measure exercise tolerance
Time frame: week 1 and week 7
locomotor efficiency
oxygen uptake used to measure locomotor efficiency
Time frame: week 1 and week 7
number of sessions attended
attendance
Time frame: throughout the entire study week 1, weeks 2-6, six weeks of intervention, and week 7
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