Status:

COMPLETED

Exercise Training in Older Diabetic Women

Lead Sponsor:

University of San Francisco

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of California, San Francisco

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Diseases

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Eligibility:

FEMALE

45-75 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Type 2 diabetics (non-insulin-dependent) are more than five times as likely to suffer an initial myocardial infarction (MI; heart attack) compared to nondiabetics.Female diabetics in particular, have ...

Detailed Description

* Recruitment: Participants who have signed up for the research recruitment mailing list at the UCSF/Mt. Zion Osteoporosis Center will be mailed a CHR approved recruitment letter that briefly describe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female 45-75 yrs old
  • Type 2 diabetic for \> 6 months
  • "Reasonable" control of diabetes
  • blood glucose within 100-250 mg/dl prior to exercise
  • absence of hypoglycemic symptoms
  • diabetes control verified by physician
  • cleared by physician to begin exercise program
  • Postmenopausal \> 6 months
  • Sedentary
  • Ability and willingness of patient to give written, informed consent
  • Able and willing to participate in an exercise intervention

Exclusion

  • Diabetes not in control
  • unable to maintain blood glucose within 100-250 mg/dl
  • development of urinary ketone bodies (ketosis)
  • symptoms of hypoglycemia before, during, and post-exercise
  • no physician's approval to participate
  • Male
  • Female \<45 or \>75 yr
  • \> 300 lb (weight limit for DXA table)
  • On insulin
  • Contraindications to Exercise Testing (ACSM, 2000)
  • Ischemia
  • Recent myocardial infarction
  • Unstable angina
  • Uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias
  • Severe aortic stenosis
  • Uncontrolled heart failure
  • Acute pulmonary embolus
  • Acute myocarditis or pericarditis
  • Dissecting aneurysm
  • Acute infections
  • Electrolyte abnormalities
  • Severe hypertension (SBP \> 200 mm Hg, DBP \> 110 mm Hg at rest)
  • Tachyarrhythmias or bradyarrhythmias
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, or rheumatoid disorders that are exacerbated by exercise
  • Not able to complete exercise testing (i.e must be ambulatory and without orthopedic limitations which would preclude maximal effort exercise)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

35 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00341614

Start Date

June 1 2006

End Date

May 1 2007

Last Update

August 16 2007

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University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143