Diabetes Mellitus
Conditions
Keywords
baduanjin exercise, diabetes mellitus
Brief summary
This study is conducted to assess baduanjin exercise for its ability to reduce cortisol levels in type 2 diabetic patients which in turn contributes to lowering blood glucose levels. the potential improvement in blood sugar levels can positively affect patients' quality of life and improving activities of daily living by reducing complications and dependance on medications , so baduanjin exercise supports the concept of health sustainability and enhancing long term wellbeing.
Interventions
OTHERbaduanjin exercise
baduanjin exercise is a type of traditional Chinese exercises that combines exercise and mindful breathing. Baduanjin also called eight section brocades Qigong, the combination of physical movement and intention in these exercises creates enjoyable experiences for both the body and the mind.
OTHERdiaphragmatic breathing exercise and upper and lower limb stretching exercise
diaphragmatic breathing exercise is a breathing exercise which focuses on diaphragm muscle as it is the main respiratory muscle. While upper and lower stretching exercises focuses on flexibility and stretching of major muscle compartments of upper and lower limbs.
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients from both sexes diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. * Patients with type 2 diabetes for 5-10 years. * Patients are on oral antihyperglycemic drugs. * Patients with HbA1c levels between 6.5% and 7% * Age ranges from 50 to 60 years. * Patients with BMI from 30-34.9 kg/m2.
Exclusion criteria
* patients with cardiac problems e.g. heart failure. * psychological or mental illness. * musculoskeletal problems. * neurological problems. * liver, kidney, lung diseases. * autoimmune diseases. * patients with cognitive diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes quality of life questionnaire | 12 weeks | diabetes quality of life questionnaire is used for assessing the patient's current condition and for evaluating improvements in quality of life following interventions. Higher score indicates bad quality of life |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HbA1C | 12 weeks | HbA1C is a gold standard in diagnosing diabetes and also it is used for follow up after interventions whether drug or other form of therapeutic interventions as baduanjin exercise. |
| functional capacity | 12 weeks | functional capacity using timed up and go (TUG) test. TUG test is performed by the patient as he is asked to stand up from a chair and walk a distance of 3 meters in his normal pace then return to sit down. stop watch is used to calculate the time taken to cover this distance. |
| Katz index | 12 weeks | one of the most common instruments in measuring Activities of daily living(ADL) disability is the Katz index of independence in ADL . Higher score indicates good independence in activities of daily living |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed