Exercise Capability and Training Effects in Diabetic Patients With Neuropathy

National Taiwan University Hospital22 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of training on the exercise capability, balance performance, and microcirculation. Furthermore, to search the possible underlying mechanisms.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Peripheral Neuropathy

Interventions

exercise trainingBEHAVIORAL

usual careBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Type 2 diabetes with neuropathy. Exclusion Criteria: * Central nerve system dysfunction, hemiparesis, motion tremor, other musculoskeletal disease that might effect the outcome measurements.

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Exercise capacity

oxygen consumption

Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

maximal oxygen pulse

maximal oxygen content in blood of each heart beat

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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