Exercise Study to Help Patients Who Have Type 2 Diabetes and Depression.

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01024790

13269

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to test an exercise treatment that includes behavioral strategies to improve blood sugar control in women with type 2 diabetes who are depressed and overweight.This research study may lead to a potentially useful treatment for diabetes management when depression is present.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 21 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Type 2 diabetes, depression, BMI <44,ages between 21-65, female

Exclusion criteria

• BMI >44, >100 min. of exercise per week, Type 1 diabetes, no diabetes,MI,Stroke, Catheterization, unstable angina in previous 6 months,pregnancy,glucocorticosteroid therapy in last 3 months,bipolar, psychotic disorder or post-traumatic disorder,moving out of area within next 6 weeks

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise group

Usual care

No Intervention group