The Impact of Exercise Counseling on Exercise Behavior in People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT ID: NCT00910507

Last Updated: 2009-06-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 24 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2007-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2008-07-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to investigate the impact of physical therapist-directed exercise counseling combined with fitness center-based exercise training on stage of exercise behavior in people with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from insulin resistance. Research studies indicate that complications such as cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, retinopathy, and loss of physical function are associated with type 2 diabetes. Clinical management of people with type 2 diabetes consists of medical nutrition therapy, pharmacological therapy, and exercise. Exercise has been shown to improve risk factors associated with complications of type 2 diabetes such as elevated plasma glucose, elevated blood pressure, loss of muscular strength, and loss of exercise capacity. In fact, the American Diabetes Association and American College of Sports Medicine have published position statements recommending the use of exercise, specifically resistance and aerobic training, as an intervention for people with type 2 diabetes. However, 31 percent of people with type 2 diabetes have reported no regular physical activity and an additional 38 percent have reported less than recommended levels of physical activity. Therefore, interventions to promote regular exercise behavior in people with type 2 diabetes are clinically important by potentially preventing type 2 diabetes-related complications.

Previous studies have investigated the impact of exercise counseling on exercise behavior in people with type 2 diabetes. However, these studies have limitations such as lack of agreement with exercise training guidelines for people with type 2 diabetes and research design flaws. This current study investigates the effect of a novel, physical therapist-directed exercise counseling combined with fitness center-based exercise training intervention on stage of exercise behavior in people with type 2 diabetes.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Exercise counseling

Each participant in the experimental group receives exercise counseling from the same physical therapist as described in previous research. In short, during each exercise counseling session, the physical therapist addresses the benefits of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes, advises each participant to adhere to the prescribed exercise program, and assists each participant by reviewing the prescribed exercise program. Exercise counseling is tailored to the stage of exercise behavior as described in previous literature. The experimental group is also provided access to a fitness center.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise counseling

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Each participant in the experimental group receives 2 months of exercise counseling from the same physical therapist as described in previous research. In short, during each exercise counseling session, the physical therapist addresses the benefits of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes, advises each participant to adhere to the prescribed exercise program, and assists each participant by reviewing the prescribed exercise program. Exercise counseling is tailored to the stage of exercise behavior as described in previous literature. The experimental group is also provided access to a fitness center.

Supervised exercise training

Participants who are randomly allocated to the comparison group receive a 2-month supervised exercise program. Each participant in the comparison group receives the same prescribed exercise program as the experimental group and is supervised during each exercise training session by a trained co-investigator in a controlled exercise laboratory setting.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Supervised exercise training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants who are randomly allocated to the comparison group receive a 2-month supervised exercise program. Each participant in the comparison group receives the same prescribed exercise program as the experimental group and is supervised during each exercise training session by a trained co-investigator in a controlled exercise laboratory setting.

Interventions

Exercise counseling

Each participant in the experimental group receives 2 months of exercise counseling from the same physical therapist as described in previous research. In short, during each exercise counseling session, the physical therapist addresses the benefits of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes, advises each participant to adhere to the prescribed exercise program, and assists each participant by reviewing the prescribed exercise program. Exercise counseling is tailored to the stage of exercise behavior as described in previous literature. The experimental group is also provided access to a fitness center.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Supervised exercise training

Participants who are randomly allocated to the comparison group receive a 2-month supervised exercise program. Each participant in the comparison group receives the same prescribed exercise program as the experimental group and is supervised during each exercise training session by a trained co-investigator in a controlled exercise laboratory setting.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Type 2 diabetes
• Consider medically stable to participate by a physician

Exclusion Criteria

• Contraindication for exercise testing
• Uncontrolled hypertension
• Proliferative retinopathy
• Severe peripheral neuropathy
• Nephropathy
• Autonomic neuropathy
• Unable to participate due to a physical impairment
• Fasting plasma glucose greater than 250 mg/dL
• Involved in resistance or aerobic training on 2 or more days per week

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Central Arkansas

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

University of Central Arkansas

Principal Investigators

James D Taylor, PT, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Central Arkansas

Locations

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

UCA IRB 07-070

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id