Diabetes mellitus sugar diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for this study are patients with diabetes type 2 between 55 and 80 years of age. Participants need to have a minimal diabetes duration of one year, need to be functionally independent and capable of understanding the Dutch language. Since comorbidity is a part of the diabetic condition, participants with diabetes-related conditions will be included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are a history of alcohol or substance abuse and all other psychiatric or neurological disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Cognitive functioning will be measured in three domains; memory, information-processing speed and attention & executive functioning o Memory * Rey cft * 15 woordentest * Digit span WAIS-IV-NL o Information-processing speed * TMT-A * Stroop part 1 & 2 o Attention & executive functioning * TMT-B * Stroop part 3 * Letter fluency * Modified Wisconsin cart sorting task - Depressive symptoms will be measured the PHQ-9 questionnaire. - Sleep quality will be measured with the Pittsburgh sleep quality index. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following factors will be measured and analysed: HbA1c, Blood pressure, Cholesterol, Any macrovascular event, Diabetes duration, History of hypertension, Hypoglycemic events, Stroke or cardiovascular disease. The following factors will be measured because they might intervene with the study parameters: Medication use, Smoking and alcohol consumption habits, BMI, Head trauma. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands