Elastic Band Resistance Exercise on Glycated Haemoglobin and Muscle Strength, Balance, and Physical Function in Patients With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Knee Osteoarthritis

Shu-Mei Chen60 enrolled

Overview

Whether elastic band resistance exercise (EBRE) as a home-based rehabilitation routine can control the glycated heamoglobin (HbA1c) level and improve the muscle strength, dynamic balance, and physical function in older patients with comorbid T2DM and knee OA?

Design: Randomised controlled trial. Participants: Seventy patients diagnosed with T2DM together with knee OA. Intervention: Patients in the experimental and control group were instructed by clinical staff to perform home-based exercises and followed up through phone calls. The experimental group performed exercises using an elastic resistance band with 10 repetitions/set × 5 sets/day × 3 days/week. The control group underwent active joint range-of-motion exercises and isometric contraction exercises. The intervention regimens lasted 12 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Elastic Band Resistance Exercise With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Elastic Band Resistance ExerciseOTHER

Patients in the experimental and control group were instructed by clinical staff to perform home-based exercises and followed up through phone calls. The experimental group performed exercises using an elastic resistance band with 10 repetitions/set × 5 sets/day × 3 days/week.

active joint range-of-motion exercises and isometric contraction exercisesOTHER

The control group underwent active joint range-of-motion exercises and isometric contraction exercises. The intervention regimens lasted 12 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion criteria for this study were as follows: age between 60 and 70 years; comorbid T2DM and knee OA diagnosed by a physician; and Kellgren and Lawrence (K\&L) grade \<3 based on the findings of plain radiographs. Exclusion Criteria: * Exclusion criteria were as follows: inability to perform any self-activity; DM with complications, such as lower extremity neuropathy, retinopathy, stroke, foot wounds, or amputations; K\&L grade \>3, hip or knee arthroplasty; history of myocardial infarction; uncontrolled liver and kidney disease; and uncontrolled hypertension.

Locations (1)

Shu-Mei Chen

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

HbA1c level

follow blood glucose cotrol

Time frame: up to 12 weeks of intervention

WOMAC physical function subscale scores

follow osteoarthritis physical function

Time frame: up to 12 weeks of intervention

30-s chair stand test [CST]

follow low leg muscle strength

Time frame: up to 12 weeks of intervention

3-m timed up and go test [TUG]

follow dynamic balance

Time frame: up to 12 weeks of intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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