NCT01000519

Effects of Different Mode of Exercise Training on Type 2 Diabetes

Differential Effects of Aerobic Versus Progressive Resistance Training on Metabolic Profile and Fitness in Older Adults With Diabetes Mellitus - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Singapore General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Randomized study on the comparison between aerobic training versus progressive resistance training over a 2 months period for older adults with type 2 diabetes. The hypothesis is that progressive resistance training is just as effective as aerobic training on Hba1c and could be an alternative training for those older diabetic patients who cannot participate in aerobic exercise.

Detailed description

Many studies have shown the importance of aerobic training with respect to management of diabetes. However adoption of aerobic activities may be challenging for some individuals with diabetes, especially the elderly and the obese. There is increasing interest in resistance training and no study have looked at direct comparison between the two. Subjects with diabetes but is generally sedentary (determined by means of a questionnaire) were recruited and randomized in one of the two groups. Subjects are supervised in a group and a completer is defined as one who completed 18 sessions within 8 weeks.

Conditions

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aerobic Training	18 sessions over 2 months period. Each session consist of 50 minutes of aerobic training at 65-70 % of maximum predicted heart rate
OTHER	Progressive resistance training	18 sessions completed in 2 months. each session consists of 50 minutes of resistance training which is made up of 3 sets of 10 repetitions of nine resistive exercises using machines and free weights at 65-70% of 1-repetitive maximum.

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-12-01
• Primary completion: 2006-06-01
• Completion: 2006-06-01
• First posted: 2009-10-23
• Last updated: 2017-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Singapore