The Effect of Walking Meditation Training on Glycemic Control and Vascular Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Chulalongkorn University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes

Treatments: Other: Walking Meditation; Other: Walking; Other: No exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02123901

SPSC-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Walking Meditation training would yield more favorable adaptations than walking alone in improving glycemic control and vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 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.

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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33 participants in 2 patient groups

Walking meditation & Walking

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Walking

Other: Walking Meditation

Walking meditation & No exercise

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: No exercise

Other: Walking Meditation