Internet Based Exercise Training in Type 2 Diabetes

Biruni University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Other: Physical activity counselling via a brochure; Other: Internet based exercise training; Other: group exercise training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02655627

2014/1977

Details and patient eligibility

About

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a disease which is characterized with insulin resistance and exercise has positive effects on glycemic control and cardiovascular disease (CVD) development in these patients. Encouraging physical activity and exercise with using internet-based technology provides; potential to reach more people via comparatively low cost, 24 hour accessibility to services and for clinician, more frequent communication ability with the patient. In literature, there is no study examined exercise training via internet in patients with Type 2 DM. For this reason, considering the lack of the literature, the investigators aimed to compare the effects of internet based combined exercise training on glycemic control, functional capacity and physical activity level with supervised group training in patients with Type 2 DM. The purpose of the study is to provide convenience of rehabilitation access, glycemic control, offer an alternative physiotherapy and rehabilitation service which can help to improve physical activity level and obtain quantitative data for the applicability and contribution of internet based exercise training in patients with Type 2 DM.

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• HbA1c level between %6,5-11
• Patients who can reach 420 meters in 6 minutes walking test
• Patients who are available high speed internet from home, work or mobile phone

Exclusion criteria

• Non-Cooperation

  • Uncontrolled Hypertension and cardiac arrythmia
  • Severe neurological and pulmonary disorder
  • Patients who had Percutan Transluminal Coronary Angiography or cardiac pacemaker
  • Previous Myocardial Infarction
  • Previous amputation
  • Major musculoskeletal problem
  • Chronic renal failure
  • Patients who had hip or knee prothesis within 5 years
  • Diabetic ulceration pr neuropathy
  • Pregnancy
  • Breastfeeding
  • Hemolytic anemia

• Renal anemia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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61 participants in 3 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Usual Care Group: A brochure which emphasis the importance of physical activity and exercise in Type 2 DM will be given to the patients in this group after the evaluation.

Treatment:

Other: Physical activity counselling via a brochure

Group B

Experimental group

Description:

Supervised Clinical Exercise Training Group: Patients in this group will continue group exercise training includes aerobic and resistance training, 1 hour in a day, 3 times in a week for 8 weeks with the supervision of a researcher physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: group exercise training

Group C

Experimental group

Description:

Internet Based Exercise Training Group. the patients to this group will be a member of the web site named www.diyabetvehareket.com. The participation of the patients will be provided with the videos directing them to 1 hour in a day, 3 times in a week for 8 week both aerobic and resistance exercise training from the researcher physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: Internet based exercise training