NCT02123901

The Effect of Walking Meditation Training on Glycemic Control and Vascular Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

THE EFFECT OF WALKING MEDITATION TRAINING ON GLYCEMIC CONTROL AND VASCULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 33 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chulalongkorn University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Walking Meditation training would yield more favorable adaptations than walking alone in improving glycemic control and vascular function in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

• Type 2 Diabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Walking Meditation	Walking Meditation training program will be based on aerobic walking exercise combined with Buddhist meditation. The subjects will perform walking on the treadmill while concentrated on foot stepping by voiced "Budd" and "Dha" with each foot step that contacted the floor to practice mindfulness while walking. Walking Meditation will be conducted at mild to moderate intensity (50-60% maximum heart rate) and in phase 2 (week 7-12), the training intensity will be increased to moderate intensity (60-70% maximum heart rate). In both phases the training will be performed for 30 minutes, 3 times per week.
OTHER	Walking	Walking training program will be based on aerobic walking exercise. The subjects will perform walking on the treadmill and conducted at mild to moderate intensity (50-60% maximum heart rate) and in phase 2 (week 7-12), the training intensity will be increased to moderate intensity (60-70% maximum heart rate). In both phases the training will be performed for 30 minutes, 3 times per week.
OTHER	No exercise	Sedentary life style.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-12-01
• Primary completion: 2014-10-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2014-04-28
• Last updated: 2015-09-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand