Sedentary Behavior in Older Women With and Without Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT04262128

Last Updated: 2025-05-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-30

Study Completion Date

2024-10-11

Brief Summary

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Sedentary behavior has been linked to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and is particularly common in older adults with type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this observational, mixed-methods study is to better understand the relationship between prolonged sedentary behavior and cardiovascular and metabolic health in older women.

Detailed Description

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The investigators will recruit 20 women age 60-75 years, n=10 with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes (T2D) and n=10 healthy controls. Participants will wear two accelerometers and a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for two different periods of 7 days for objective assessment of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and blood glucose, respectively, and complete a graded exercise test (cardiorespiratory fitness), assessment of insulin sensitivity (hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp) and single leg exercise using near-infrared spectroscopy (microvascular function). Participants will also complete a semi-structured qualitative interview to understand knowledge and attitudes toward sedentary behavior and questionnaires to assess the relationship between modifiable psychological and behavioral factors and sedentary behavior.

The aims of the study are to:

1. Compare objectively-measured, free-living physical activity and sedentary behavior between older women with and without T2D.
2. Evaluate the relationship between prolonged bouts of sedentary behavior, cardiorespiratory fitness, glucose control, insulin sensitivity, and skeletal muscle microvascular function in older women with and without T2D.
3. Assess knowledge and attitudes toward sedentary behavior and characterize the relationship between knowledge and attitudes toward sedentary behavior and modifiable psychological and behavioral factors in older women with T2D.
4. Evaluate the relationship between sedentary behavior, mood states, and meaning salience during "normal" life and the period of confinement imposed by the COVID-19 epidemic.

Conditions

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Healthy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

women age 60-75 years with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus

No interventions assigned to this group

Healthy Controls

healthy women age 60-75 years

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female
* Age 60-75 years
* Postmenopausal (self-reported)
* BMI between 25-40 kg/m2
* Participants with T2D:
* T2D confirmed via chart review
* T2D diet controlled or treated with the following acceptable medication treatments: metformin, sulfonylureas, glinides, or glucose absorption blockers

* Uncontrolled hypertension at rest (systolic \>160 or diastolic \>110 mmHg)
* Obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio \<70% of predicted
* Any of the following conditions:
* Uncontrolled T2D (HbA1C \>9.0%)
* Unstable angina
* Recent myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, or vascular surgery (\<3 months)
* Heart failure
* Peripheral artery disease (based on report of symptomatic claudication or ankle brachial index testing)
* Anemia (tHb \<10 mg/dL)
* Hepatic or renal disease
* Severe arthritis or mobility impairment that would interfere with exercise testing
* Current tobacco or marijuana use or nicotine use within the last year
* Dementia or evidence of cognitive impairment (Mini-Cog score \< 3)
* Engaging in \>150 minutes/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity (assessed via Low-Level Physical Activity Recall questionnaire)

Exclusion Criteria

* Male
* Age \<60 or \>75 years
* Type 1 diabetes
* Control participants only - HbA1C ≥ 5.7%
* Use of beta blockers or centrally-acting calcium channel blockers (i.e., diltiazem, verapamil) due to potential blunting of cardiorespiratory fitness assessments
* Use of hormone replacement therapy (e.g., estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) (within the past 5 years)
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Colorado, Denver

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mary O Whipple, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Colorado, Denver

Locations

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University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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19-2758

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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