Status:

COMPLETED

Exercise and Activity Guidance in Older Adults With Diabetes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Collaborating Sponsors:

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Conditions:

Type 2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the project is to better understand how exercise and education will help mobility and health in older adults with diabetes. The investigators are trying to learn what type of exercises ...

Detailed Description

1. Information and health screening: Interested persons are screened for eligibility and undergo a directed medical history and examination, echocardiogram (if not done within one year), limited ABI t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • History of type 2 diabetes on medications
  • Age 60 or older
  • Able to attend local class 3 times per week for 10 weeks

Exclusion

  • Ejection fraction \<40%
  • Symptomatic obstructive valvular disease (primarily aortic stenosis)
  • Atrial fibrillation with poor rate control (particularly during exercise), or high grade AV block
  • Substantial dementia (Folstein Mini Mental State Examination \<24 out of 30)
  • Blood tests suggesting severe renal (Cr\>3.0) or hepatic (transaminases\>4x normal) disease
  • Alcohol intake \>3 oz/day
  • Hemiplegia or lower limb amputation
  • Participating in regular exercise 2 or more hours per week.
  • Significant orthopedic or musculoskeletal condition that limits weight bearing
  • Acute medical conditions, such as acute flare-up of joint condition or infection
  • Normal FBS in those with equivocal diabetes history (\< 130)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00344240

Start Date

August 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2008

Last Update

February 3 2010

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Mobility Research Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105