SickleFit Exercise and Nutrition Study

The SickleFit Exercise and Nutrition Randomized Control Trial for Older Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

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

Investigators will pilot the SickleFit personalized exercise plus dietitian-facilitated nutrition intervention randomized control trial in adults (age ≥ 35 years) with sickle cell disease.

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