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Effort During Resistance Training in Type 2 Diabetes

The Effect of Perceived Effort in Resistance Training on Glycemic Control and Psychological Responses in Individuals Living With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a Randomized-controlled, Parallel Group, Clinical Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06497842
Enrollment
14
Registered
2024-07-12
Start date
2024-09-10
Completion date
2026-03-05
Last updated
2026-09-03

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Conditions

Type2 Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

Resistance training, Degree of effort, Glycemic control, Continuous glucose monitoring

Brief summary

In this study the primary aims are to investigate the effect of resistance exercise training with different degrees of effort on glycemic control and psychological variables in individuals living with type 2 diabetes mellitus. As a secondary aim, investigate adherence and dropout rates and reasons for dropping out and adhering or not to the protocols.

Detailed description

Resistance exercise training can be both effective for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and appealing for individuals living with T2DM, and has been shown to be a viable exercise prescription option for this population. It has been suggested that the degree of effort is important for acute improvements in glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in individuals living with T2DM, although direct evidence of that is lacking. However, performing resistance exercise sets with a high degree of effort is associated with higher perceived exertion and discomfort, increased muscle soreness, negative perceptual responses, and higher neuromuscular fatigue and muscle damage. Taken together, these negative perceptual and physiological responses to resistance exercise sets performed with high degree of effort might negatively affect enjoyment, self-efficacy, and motivation during a resistance exercise session, ultimately reducing long-term adherence. The primary aim of this study is to assess the effects resistance exercise training with different degrees of effort on glycemic control and psychological responses in individuals living with T2DM. Also, perceptual responses will be assessed to investigate how feelings experienced during resistance exercise training are altered relative to different degrees of effort. The hypothesis is that glycemic control will not be affected by the degree of effort, and improvements will be observed regardless of that. Also, it is hypothesized that the degree of effort will be associated with better psychological responses. The secondary aim of this study is to investigate and report adherence rate and reasons for adhering or not to the protocols. It is anticipated that adherence will be associated with the degree of effort and psychological responses experienced during training.

Interventions

Six sets per exercise, 8 repetitions per set.

Three sets per exercise, 4 repetitions per set.

Sponsors

University of New Mexico
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Data and statistical analysis will be performed by a researcher blinded to groups and participants' identities.

Intervention model description

Participants will undergo anthropometrics, familiarization, and strength test, and will be randomized to a high-effort, or a low-effort resistance training protocol, that will be carried out 2 days/week, for 16 weeks, and will be composed of 7 exercises (hex bar squat, seated chest press, leg press, lat pulldown, leg extension, shoulder press, leg curl, always in this order). Load will be set at 10-RM load (75% 1-RM). Participants will be instructed to perform the concentric (lifting) phase of the repetition as fast as they can (\ 0.5 seconds), and to perform the eccentric phase in 2 seconds. Psychological responses (perceived exertion, enjoyment, feeling scale, discomfort, and self-efficacy) will be assessed. Anthropometrics will be repeated after training, and before and after the training period, glycemic control will be assessed via a continuous glucose monitoring device. The main outcomes will be compared between training interventions, pre-training data will used as comparator.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Living with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Exclusion criteria

* Have a significant cognitive impairment, * Are non-ambulatory, * Have lower extremity amputation, * Have renal failure, * Have liver disease, * Have uncontrolled hypertension (\>160 mmHg systolic and/or \>100 mmHg diastolic), * Have unstable cardiovascular disease, * Have a history of severe cardiovascular problems, * Have decompensated heart failure, * Have uncontrolled arrhythmias, * Have severe pulmonary hypertension (mean pulmonary arterial pressure \>55 mm Hg), * Have severe and symptomatic aortic stenosis, * Have acute myocarditis, endocarditis, or pericarditis, * Have aortic dissection, * Have Marfan syndrome, * Have unrepaired aortic aneurysm, * Have proliferative diabetic retinopathy, * Have rapidly progressive terminal illness, * Are unable to perform resistance exercise to due preexisting musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., joint pain, chronic injury or tendinopathy), * Are under biguanide (metformin) treatment, but are taking for less than 3 months, * Have taken drugs known to increase the risk of tendon disorders (e.g., tendinopathy and tendon rupture) within the last 6 months. These drugs include, but may not be limited to: fluoroquinolones, glucocorticoids, aromatase inhibitors, anabolic steroids, antiretrovirals, isotretinoin, cephalexin, rituximab, sitagliptin, cephalosporins, azithromycin, and sulfonamides. * Are pregnant or trying to become pregnant during the study, * Are prisoners, * Are persons that require a legally authorized representative. Temporary exclusions include: * Being subjected to recent surgeries for which resistance training is not recommended, * Have symptomatic hernias, * Have acute illness, * Have recent fractures, or other injuries until resolved.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Glucose concentrationFor 60 hours before the first training session and for 60 hours after the last (32nd) training sessionAverage glucose concentration (measured in milligrams per deciliter of blood, with a continuous glucose monitoring device)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Adherence to the resistance training protocolsFrom date of randomization until the date of first documented dropout from any cause, assessed up to 16 weeks (the end of the training period)Adherence rate assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORFlavio De Castro Magalhaes, PhD

Assistant Professor

Outcome results

None listed

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