Elastic Band Resistance Exercise on Glycated Haemoglobin and Muscle Strength, Balance, and Physical Function in Patients With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Knee Osteoarthritis

Shu-Mei Chen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Elastic Band Resistance Exercise With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Other: active joint range-of-motion exercises and isometric contraction exercises; Other: Elastic Band Resistance Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04026139

201700009B0D001

Details and patient eligibility

About

Whether elastic band resistance exercise (EBRE) as a home-based rehabilitation routine can control the glycated heamoglobin (HbA1c) level and improve the muscle strength, dynamic balance, and physical function in older patients with comorbid T2DM and knee OA?

Full description

Design: Randomised controlled trial. Participants: Seventy patients diagnosed with T2DM together with knee OA. Intervention: Patients in the experimental and control group were instructed by clinical staff to perform home-based exercises and followed up through phone calls. The experimental group performed exercises using an elastic resistance band with 10 repetitions/set × 5 sets/day × 3 days/week. The control group underwent active joint range-of-motion exercises and isometric contraction exercises. The intervention regimens lasted 12 weeks.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion criteria for this study were as follows: age between 60 and 70 years; comorbid T2DM and knee OA diagnosed by a physician; and Kellgren and Lawrence (K&L) grade <3 based on the findings of plain radiographs.

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria were as follows: inability to perform any self-activity; DM with complications, such as lower extremity neuropathy, retinopathy, stroke, foot wounds, or amputations; K&L grade >3, hip or knee arthroplasty; history of myocardial infarction; uncontrolled liver and kidney disease; and uncontrolled hypertension.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in the experimental and control group were instructed by clinical staff to perform home-based exercises and followed up through phone calls. The experimental group performed exercises using an elastic resistance band with 10 repetitions/set × 5 sets/day × 3 days/week.

Treatment:

Other: Elastic Band Resistance Exercise

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group underwent active joint range-of-motion exercises and isometric contraction exercises.

Treatment:

Other: active joint range-of-motion exercises and isometric contraction exercises