Trial of an Exercise Intervention for Children With Haemophilia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age6-12
SponsorEast Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

About this trial

"Being able to participate in games and activities with their friends" is one of the things that matters most to boys with haemophilia. At present, there is a lack of robust evidence to determine whether muscle strengthening exercise can improve or negatively affect outcomes for young children with haemophilia. With the help of boys with haemophilia, their parents and physiotherapists the investigators have developed an exercise programme designed to increase muscle strength. Using this intervention the investigators will undertake a single-blinded, two-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trial (RCT) of a 12-week intervention verses usual care of boys with haemophilia aged 6-12 years of age.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

von Willebrand disease

past history of fracture or trauma to the lower limb

orthopaedic surgery

acquired brain injury or any other disturbance of the central nervous system; joint or muscle bleed in the lower limb in the past 6 weeks

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Exercise
  • Usual Care

Treatment groups

132 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Lead sponsor

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Collaborator

University of Kent

Collaborator