Effects of Nordic Walking in Water on Cerebrovascular Function and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes

Chulalongkorn University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Elderly With Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Other: No exercise intervention; Other: Nordic walking in water

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05641090

SPSC-8

Details and patient eligibility

About

Nordic walking in water would more advantage than normal daily life in cerebrovascular function and cognitive function in elderly with type 2 diabetes.

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 74 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.
• Participants had Montreal Cognitive Assessment - Thai (MoCa-T) scores between 18 24 points.
• Participants had time up & go test between 8 - 15 seconds

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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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Nordic walking in water

Experimental group

Description:

The groups trained Nordic walking in water

Treatment:

Other: Nordic walking in water

Other: No exercise intervention

No exercise intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

The groups did not receive exercise