Effects of Home-based Physical Activity in Saudi Arabian Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients.

Jonathan Sinclair

Status

Completed

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Treatments

Other: Usual care

Behavioral: Physical activity

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04937296

Home based physical activity

Details and patient eligibility

About

The World Health Organization ranks Saudi Arabia as having the 7th highest rate of type-2 diabetes in the world. This therefore makes diabetes the most challenging health problem facing Saudi Arabia. Importantly, physical activity has been shown to improve disease symptoms and overall health in patients with type-2 diabetes. However, findings relating to the prevalence of physical inactivity in the Saudi population confirm that a sedentary lifestyle is on the rise, within physical inactivity levels in adults being 80.5%. Therefore, interventions aimed at reducing physical inactivity using bespoke modalities pertinent to Saudi Arabia are clearly warranted.

The purpose of this research project is to undertake a feasibility randomised control trial, examining the effects of a 12-week home-based physical activity programme on HbA1c, blood lipids, fasting glucose and other indices of health-related quality of life in Saudi Arabian adults with type-2 diabetes.

Enrollment

62 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Clinically established diagnosis of type-2 diabetes for at least 12 months
Previously sedentary
Knowledgeable about hypoglycemia
Aged over 18 years
Capacity to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Cognitive impairment precluding consent or participation
Pregnancy
Additional medical conditions that prevent safe physical activity (e.g. severe arthritis or advanced heart failure)
Enrolment in any other clinical trial designed to influence type-2 diabetes symptoms.