Actively Recruiting
Fasted Exercise Training in Type 1 Diabetes (FED-T1D)
Led by University of Alberta · Updated on 2026-05-08
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
117 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Alberta
Lead Sponsor
A
Alberta Diabetes Institute
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study compares aerobic exercise training performed before breakfast (i.e., in the fasted state) to similar training performed after breakfast in people with type 1 diabetes. Training will take place over 12 weeks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Fasted Exercise Training in Type 1 Diabetes (FED-T1D)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for 5 or more years
- Treatment with an insulin pump without changes for over 2 months and willingness to share continuous glucose monitor data
- Using rapid or ultra-rapid acting insulin analogs
- HbA1c level between 7.0% and 9.9%
- Body mass index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or above
- Waist circumference indicating central obesity as per Diabetes Canada definition (94cm for some males, 90cm for other males, 80cm for females)
- No history of stroke, heart attack, or coronary artery disease
- Not wearing implantable devices such as pacemakers, neurostimulators, or certain magnetic implants
- Using a continuous glucose monitor in routine diabetes management
You will not qualify if you...
- Major complications in the last 3 months, such as severe hypoglycemia needing help, diabetic ketoacidosis, or cardiovascular events
- Limitations to aerobic or resistance exercise due to severe diabetes complications or other conditions like severe arthritis
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure (over 160 mmHg systolic or 100 mmHg diastolic)
- Presence of implanted devices or conditions that prevent MRI use
- Current pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Inability to give consent
- Use of injection-based insulin therapy instead of insulin pump
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E1
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Normand Boule, PhD
CONTACT
R
Reid McClure, MSc
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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