Determining the effects of football with a diet regimen on patients with type 1 diabetes

Effects of 12 weeks football with a diet regimen on glycemic control, selected health-related fitness parameters, and health-related quality of life of patients with type 1 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15906914

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-15

Start date

2019-01-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-09-26

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Conditions

Type 1 diabetes mellitus Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Interventions

Allocation: Simple randomization. The lab technicians and statistician will be blinded to group assignment. Group 1: Football and diet regimen Group 2: Football only

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 12-18 years 2. Male 3. Diagnosed for diabetes for more than one year. 4. Should not have any medical condition that will hinder their participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Has any medical condition that will hinder their participation in the study 2. Was diagnosed with diabetes less than a year ago 3. Those who cannot come to the study location

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Glycemic control assessed through changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) at baseline and 12 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline and 12 weeks: 1. Blood lipids and blood glucose measured by a lab test 2. Body mass index: mass and height measured with a mass scale and stadiometer, respectively 3. Cardiovascular fitness measured using the FitKids Treadmill Test 4. Muscular strength measured using standing long jump 5. Health-related quality of life measured using Arabic version of the PedsQL™ with the Diabetes Module 3.0	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at baseline and 12 weeks: 1. Blood lipids and blood glucose measured by a lab test 2. Body mass index: mass and height measured with a mass scale and stadiometer, respectively 3. Cardiovascular fitness measured using the FitKids Treadmill Test 4. Muscular strength measured using standing long jump 5. Health-related quality of life measured using Arabic version of the PedsQL™ with the Diabetes Module 3.0

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Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026