Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy
Conditions
Keywords
Diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy, Exercise, Balance performance
Brief summary
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of training on the exercise capability, balance performance, and microcirculation. Furthermore, to search the possible underlying mechanisms.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALexercise training
BEHAVIORALusual care
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Type 2 diabetes with neuropathy.
Exclusion criteria
* Central nerve system dysfunction, hemiparesis, motion tremor, other musculoskeletal disease that might effect the outcome measurements.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise capacity | 8 weeks | oxygen consumption |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| maximal oxygen pulse | 8 weeks | maximal oxygen content in blood of each heart beat |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed