A Comparison of the Effect of Warm and Cold Water Exercise Training on Vascular Function in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Chulalongkorn University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Other: Cold water exercise; Other: Warm water exercise; Other: Land based cycling exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02551900

SPSC-4

Details and patient eligibility

About

Warm water based cycling exercise training would more favorable than cold water based cycling exercise training and land based cycling exercise in vascular function in type 2 diabetic patients.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The inclusion criteria included type 2 diabetes (as defined by the American Diabetes Association), a baseline glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) value of 7-9%, and no previous exercise training in the past 6 months. All participants were free from diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, severe diabetic neurophathy, severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants were excluded if they dropped out or completed less than 80% of the training schedule.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Warm water exercise & Cold water exercise

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Warm water exercise

Other: Cold water exercise

Warm water exercise & Land cycling exercise

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Warm water exercise

Other: Land based cycling exercise