NCT04799938

Effect of Exercise on GDF-15 Levels in Prediabetic Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 30 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate whether there is a change in GDF-15 levels in individuals with prediabetes at the 2nd hour after the first exercise and after a 12-week exercise program with guide-based exercise programs.

Detailed description

GDF-15, which has anorexigenic effects, increases with exercise. In prediabetic patients, GDF-15 is higher than healthy controls. The effect of exercise on GDF-15 levels in prediabetic patients is unknown. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether there is a change in GDF-15 levels after the application of guideline-based exercise programs in individuals with prediabetes at the 2nd hour after the first exercise and after a 12-week exercise program.

Conditions

• PreDiabetes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise	180 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-04-15
• Primary completion: 2023-04-01
• Completion: 2023-04-01
• First posted: 2021-03-16
• Last updated: 2022-06-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)