Effect of Exercise Frequency on Metabolic Control and Heart Function in Type 2 Diabetes

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments: Behavioral: traditional exercise; Behavioral: accumulated exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02388113

2014/1405

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will compare two interventions with the same exercise intensities and caloric expenditure but with different exercise frequency, on metabolic control and other risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• type 2 diabetes

Exclusion criteria

• insulin treatment
• severe chronic diabetic complications
• liver dysfunction
• kidney dysfunction
• inflammatory diseases
• heart failure
• myocardial ischemia
• major cardiovascular event history
• physical exercise more than current guidelines for type 2 diabetes
• inability to exercise

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

accumulated exercise

Experimental group

Description:

12 exercise sessions of 10 minutes each week, 2 per day, 1 day rest

Treatment:

Behavioral: accumulated exercise

traditional exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

4 exercise sessions of 30 minutes each week, 3 in the training laboratory, 1 at home.

Treatment:

Behavioral: traditional exercise