Effect of Exercise Frequency on Metabolic Control and Heart Function in Type 2 Diabetes

The Effect of Accumulated Versus Traditional Exercise Training on Metabolic Control and Heart Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02388113

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-13

Start date

2014-10-31

Completion date

2015-11-30

Last updated

2015-11-06

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Keywords

Exercise therapy, Time factors

Brief summary

This study will compare two interventions with the same exercise intensities and caloric expenditure but with different exercise frequency, on metabolic control and other risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALaccumulated exercise

BEHAVIORALtraditional exercise

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* type 2 diabetes

Exclusion criteria

* insulin treatment * severe chronic diabetic complications * liver dysfunction * kidney dysfunction * inflammatory diseases * heart failure * myocardial ischemia * major cardiovascular event history * physical exercise more than current guidelines for type 2 diabetes * inability to exercise

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)	12 weeks	The measured HbA1c level consists of average blood glucose by 50% from the last month, 25% from the previous month, and 25% by the two first previous months. Analysis: standard procedure of St Olavs Hospital.

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026