NCT01289587

Promoting Physical Activity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (DIAfit)

Efficacy and Feasibility of a Program to Promote Physical Activity in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (DIAfit)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 185 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Lausanne Hospitals · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a physical activity intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes in a community setting.

Detailed description

The aim of this study is 1. to evaluate the effects (before and after) of a physical activity program (DIAfit program) which contains 36 sessions of structured PA and also encourages unstructured PA in an unselected population of patients with type 2 diabetes independent of the selected variant of the program 2. to compare the effects of a standard DIAfit program (3 times per week for 12 weeks) with and alternative program which suggests a more progressive PA activity intensity (starting with one PA session per week during 4 weeks and then twice a week over a period of 16 more weeks (20 weeks total). In total the program also consist of 36 sessions)

Conditions

• Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Physical activity intervention	36 sessions of physical activity offered at different frequencies

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2017-10-01
• First posted: 2011-02-04
• Last updated: 2020-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland