Effects of Home-based Resistance Exercise on Body Composition, Muscle Strength and Glycemic Control in People With Type 2 Diabetes.

Dasman Diabetes Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: Home-based

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04136730

HM-2019-021

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study investigates the effects of home-based resistance exercise training, compared to a control group, on body composition, muscle strength and glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes.

Half participants will be in the home-based exercise group and half in the control group.

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Physician diagnosed type 2 diabetes
• No changes in anti-diabetic medication in the last 3 months

Exclusion criteria

• Not currently or in the past year participating in any vigorous aerobic activity (>1h per week) or any resistance exercise.
• BMI of 45 or higher
• Blood pressure of 160/100mmHg or higher
• Currently receiving insulin therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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126 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual Care

Home-based

Active Comparator group

Description:

Home-based resistance exercise training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Home-based