Which Exercises Should Diabetic Patients do?

Biruni University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity; Type2 Diabetes

Treatments: Other: Custom Designed Exercises; Other: Plates Exercises; Other: Calisthenics Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03475069

drskull78

Details and patient eligibility

About

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a widespread worldwide disease. Exercise therapy is an effective method but which exercise types are more effective is an important question.

This study was designed to compare the effects of three different exercise programs on physical function and quality of life in Type 2 DM. Forty-two patients with Type 2 DM participated in the study. The patients were randomly assigned to three groups. Client based exercises in accordance with physiotherapy assessment were applied to group 1 (aged 51.42±4.60 years; body mass index 35.28±4.21 kg/m² kg/m²), Clinical Plates exercises were applied to group 2 (aged 53.07 ±5.12 years; body mass index 35.56±4.83 kg/m²) and a standard program including calisthenics exercises were applied to group 3 for 12 weeks, 3 days a week. 6 minutes walk test (6 MWT) and physiological cost index (PCI), timed up and go test (TUG) and SF-36 quality of life questionnaire were performed before and after the 12-week exercise program.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who can walk independently.
• Patients who accept doing exercises for 12 weeks, 3 days a week properly Patients whose cognitive status are enough for understanding and realizing different exercise types.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with orthopaedic or surgical problems that prevent walking.
• Patients with neuropathy that prevent walking.
• Patients who have foot ulcers.
• Patients with neurological problems.
• Patients with cardiac, pulmonary and systematic problems that cause contraindication for exercise.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 3 patient groups

Individual intervention

Experimental group

Description:

This exercise program was prepared specific to each patient in this group according to his/her physiotherapy assessment, functional performance tests and body analysis results. This exercise type focuses on patients' physical demands. Exercises were applied by a researcher physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: Custom Designed Exercises

Plates intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Plates exercises were applied as a group treatment. This exercise type contains non-impact exercises to develop strength, flexibility, balance, and inner awareness.Plates exercises were applied as a group treatment. Exercises were applied by a researcher physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: Plates Exercises

Chalistenics intervention

Experimental group

Description:

These exercises included range of motion exercises of neck (flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation), shoulder (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal and external rotation), elbow (flexion and extension), forearm (pronation and supination), wrist (flexion and extension), hip (flexion, extension, abduction and adduction, internal and external rotation), knee (flexion and extension), foot (dorsi and plantar flexion, pronation and supination) and trunk (flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation). Exercises were applied by a researcher physiotherapist.

Treatment:

Other: Calisthenics Exercises