NCT05110092

Breathing-based Leg Resistance Exercise Improves Wound Healing, Blood Sugar and Quality of Life for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study was designed leg resistance training combined with breathing approach, and evaluated its effect on wound healing, blood sugar control and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients with foot ulcers.

Detailed description

A randomized controlled trial was used. type 2 diabetic patients who suffered from foot ulcers were recruited from one medical center of Northern Taiwan, and randomly assigned into the exercise or control group. The control group received usual care for diabetic foot. The exercise group received usual care and breathing-based leg resistance exercise program for 12 weeks. Outcomes were measured by wound healing area, the fasting of blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and the World Health Organization quality of life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) before the intervention as baseline, and the 4th, 8th and 12th weeks during the intervention period.

Conditions

• Diabetic Foot
• Resistance Exercise
• Wound Healing
• Hyperglycemia
• Quality of Life

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	leg resistance combined with breathing exercise training	The exercise group was provided breathing and leg resistance exercise manuals. The exercise involved 5 minutes of abdominal breathing in a relaxed sitting position, followed by 10 minutes of leg resistance training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-14
• Primary completion: 2021-11-11
• Completion: 2021-11-11
• First posted: 2021-11-05
• Last updated: 2021-11-05