Type II Diabetes
Conditions
Keywords
blood glucose, electrical stimulation, lower extremities, passive stretching, exercise
Brief summary
Sixty elderly diabetics (type II) their age ranged from 60-75 years had been divided into two equal groups; group (A) treated by 40-minute passive stretching exercises, while the group (B) treated by 30 minutes electrical stimulation three times per week for 12 weeks. Blood glucose level,Time up and go test (TUG) and Fatigue severity scale were done before and after 12 weeks of the study.Conclusion: Both electrical stimulation and passive stretching are effective to lowering blood glucose level and can be proposed for those people restricted to perform exercise.
Detailed description
Background: Physical exercise is one of the bases for controlling and treatment type 2 diabetes mellitus. But not all diabetic elderly is able to perform physical exercise because of their physical limitation condition. The approach for those people in this study is electrical stimulation and passive stretching. Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the effect of passive stretching and electrical stimulation on blood glucose level, functional mobility and Perceived-Fatigue in diabetic elderly. Methods: Sixty elderly diabetics (type II) their age ranged from 60-75 years had been divided into two equal groups; group (A) treated by 40-minute passive stretching exercises, while the group (B) treated by 30 minutes electrical stimulation three times per week for 12 weeks. Blood glucose level,Time up and go test (TUG) and Fatigue severity scale were done before and after 12 weeks of the study.
Interventions
OTHERpassive stretching for group A
A description of stretch is performed 3 times per week for 12 weeks. The stretches included (in the order they were applied): Seated knee flexor (bilateral); Seated knee flexor-hip adductor (bilateral); Seated shoulder lateral flexor (bilateral); Supine hip flexor- knee extensor (unilateral). Seated hip external rotators, extensor (unilateral); Seated shoulder extensors, adductors, retractors (unilateral). Supine knee flexor-plantar flexor (unilateral); Prone hip flexor (unilateral); Seated shoulder flexors, depressors (bilateral); Seated shoulder and elbow flexors (unilateral).
OTHERelectrical stimulation for group b
reated by 30 minutes electrical stimulation three times per week for 12 weeks
Sponsors
Mona Mohamed Abdelkhalek
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* HbA1c value between 6.5% -8.5%, * age ranged from 60-75 years patients have * body mass index (BMI) from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2, * duration of diabetes ranged from 5-7 years. They were * on oral hypoglycemic medications at the same dose. * All patients were clinically and medically stable when attending the study.
Exclusion criteria
* unstable cardiovascular, * chest problems * other types of diabetes * on insulin therapy * chronic renal failure and * iron deficient anemia and * musculoskeletal disorders which may affect their physical ability to do the exercises.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| an HbA1c . | at baseline and after three month | blood glucose levels glycated haemoglobien |
| fasting blood glucose levels | at baseline and after three month | values were obtained for fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels/baseline, then 2 hours after the meal (postprandial). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| time of up and go test | at baseline and after three month | measure the time of the test |
| score of fatigue severity scale | at baseline and after three month | severity from 1 to 7The strongly disagreement was related to number 1 while the strongly agreement was related to number 7. The scoring is completed by calculating the average answer to the questions (adding up all the answers and dividing by nine). Greater FSS scores mean greater perceived-fatigue. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactMona Abdelkhalek, assistance professor
Backup ContactMona Abdelkhalek, assistance professor
Outcome results
None listed