Status:

UNKNOWN

Exercise Dose-response for Diabetes in the Elderly

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Conditions:

Type2 Diabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

One-center randomized, three-arm, parallel, superiority, controlled trial in 132 elderly outpatients with type 2 diabetes. Two different combined exercise training doses (300min/week vs 150min/week) w...

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized controlled trial, three-arm parallel-group. The first aim is to evaluate the efficacy of a supervised and structured combined exercise training program in HbA1c levels at 24...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus by HbA1c (\> 6.5%) or capillary casual glycemia (\> 126 mg/dL), oral glucose tolerance test or hypoglycemic drug use;
  • HbA1c ≥ 7.5%;
  • Verified ability to exercise;
  • Physically inactive or regularly exercising for at least once a week.

Exclusion

  • HbA1c ≤ 12%;
  • Severe cardiovascular disease (class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled arrhythmia, unstable angina, or use of implantable cardioverter defibrillator);
  • Major cardiovascular events 1 year previously to the enrollment (non-fatal myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass surgery, cardiac catheterization, deep vein thrombosis, hospitalization or other severe health-related event);
  • Chronic renal disease requesting dialysis;
  • Severe macular injury (retinopathy) that disables patients to enroll an exercise program;
  • Severe cognitive impairment (dementia) that disables patients to enroll an exercise program;
  • Deafness that disables patients to enroll an exercise program;
  • Blindness that disables patients to enroll an exercise program;
  • Progressive neurological disorders (Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, etc.) that disables patients to enroll an exercise program;
  • Osteoarticular or muscular injuries or another health conditions which generate inability to carry on the interventions;
  • Plans of moving to another city during the study;
  • Living together with another person enrolled in the study;
  • A medical report indicating exercise contraindication based on a cardiopulmonary exercise testing;
  • Inability or refusal to give written consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 10 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

132 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03423108

Start Date

September 10 2018

End Date

August 1 2020

Last Update

September 6 2018

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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil