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The effect of exercise on impaired glucose regulation in middle-aged men

The effect of NOrdic WAlking STrength and power-type resistance Exercise Program on impaired glucose regulation in middle-aged men with prediabetes (NOWASTEP)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN97931118
Enrollment
150
Registered
2012-03-21
Start date
2007-11-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Overweight or obese with impaired glucose regulation Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Interventions

Intervention - 12 weeks Participants were advised not to change their habitual diet or their other lifestyle habits during the intervention. If they had been physically active during their leisure tim

Sponsors

Turku University of Applied Sciences (Finland)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male 2. 40-65 year old 3. Have a body mass index >25.1 ? 34.9 kg/m2 4. Obtain >12 points on the Finnish diabetes risk test 5. Have a plasma glucose 5.6?6.9 mmol/l and/or 2 hour plasma glucose 7.8?11 mmol/l 6. Have no other metabolic diseases 7. Passed medical examination

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previously detected impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose regulation and engaging in prescribed diet or exercise program 2. Engaged in regular and physically very vigorous activities 3. Use a medication affecting glucose balance

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Impaired glucose tolerance from plasma blood samples with WHO criteria, measured at baseline and follow-up at 12, 26, and 52 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Glucose, adiponectin, leptin, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a, interleukin (IL)-6, gamma glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT), total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, low density lipopotein (LDL) cholesterol, triacylglycerols, and uric acid from the blood plasma samples 2. Insulin, Chemerin and RPB-4 from blood serum samples 3. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) and serum high-sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) with routine standardized methods 4. Blood pressure with standard procedures using automated device 5. Waist circumference, midway between spinailiaca superior and the lowest rib margin 6. Total body fat mass, fat-free mass, fat percentage by bioelectrical bioimpedance to the nearest 0.1 kg 7. Maximum oxygen uptake with direct maximal continuous incremental cycle ergometry until exhaustion or subjective maximum, measured at 0 and 3 months. 8. Maximum oxygen uptake, UKK fitness index, walking speed with a 2-km UKK walk test 9. Standing vertical jump height and counter-movement vertical jump height, with contact mat 10. Grip strength with dynamometry Data will be collected at baseline and follow-up at 12, 26 and 52 weeks

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

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