Physical Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Other: Moderate exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04622371

P.T. REC/012/002607

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: The aim of this study to compare the effect of moderate exercises versus light exercises on patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods: This 3-month, 2-arm cluster randomized controlled trial involved 60 patients aged between 35and 60 years divided randomly into two groups. Group 1 received 30 minutes of aerobic exercise at 40-60% of maximum heart rate. Group 2,Treated by walking30 minutes daily divided into 5minutes every 2 hours to break sedentary position for 12 hours daily.

Results: At the base line no significant difference were found in both groups in all parameters. After three months of treatment, there is no significant difference in all parameters BMI, p=0.111, waist to hip ratio, p=0.245, 6 minutes' walk, p=0.614, blood glucose, p=0.105 and sf-36, p=0.106. The study approved by ethical committee of faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University REC/012/002607.

Conclusion: Light exercise has the same effect on blood glucose as moderate exercise, so just walking for 5 minutes every 2 hours can be useful for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Full description

78 patients have been chosen from department of internal medicine, Cairo university hospitals, Egypt. 8 patients were excluded because 3 have chronic renal failure, 3 have cardiopulmonary diseases and 2 have severe osteoarthritis of knees.

They were divided randomly into two groups, group one will be treated by moderate exercises and group and group 2 will be treated by light exercises.

after division all the procedures were explained to patients.5 patients refused to sign informed consent and excluded from the study.33 patients in group1 and 32 patients in group2.3patients dropped in group1 and excluded from the study and two patients didn't continued the programmed treatment in group 2 and their data removed.

Thirty patients in each group signed an informed consent and complete the treatment program.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Type2 diabetes mellitus.
• Age between 35 and 60.
• BMI≥30

Exclusion criteria

• Renal failure.
• Cardiopulmonary diseases.
• Lower limb diseases or fracture.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

moderate exercises group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients received 30 minutes of aerobic exercise at 40-60% of maximum heart rate

Treatment:

Other: Moderate exercises

Light exercises group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients treated by walking30 minutes daily divided into 5minutes every 2 hours to break sedentary position for 12 hours daily.

Treatment:

Other: Moderate exercises