Golf and Diabetes.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Type2 Diabetes
• Interventions: Behavioral: Golf; Behavioral: No intervention

• Registration Number: NCT03353818
• Lead Sponsor: Alexander Christensen

Brief Summary

This a randomised, single-blinded, controlled study that investigate if a free golf training programme will increase the physical activity of type 2 diabetes patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-05-01
• Status Verified: 2017-11
• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-27
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-01
• Study Completion: 2018-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with type 2-diabetes
• Physical activity less than 8000 steps per day
• Age > 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy
• Conditions that makes patients unfit for participation in golf

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Golf	Golf	In three different golf clubs patients will be introduced how to play golf. They will be taught techniques and recieve basic golf equipment. A total of 1 year membership free membership in the golf clubs will be given.
Placebo	No intervention	No intervention given. No restrictions on physical activity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical activity	Evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months	Change in physical activity level from baseline to end of study evaluated by 7-days wear of accelerometers.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life	Evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months	Use of validated questionaries to evaluate impact of quality of life
Hand muscle strength	Evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months	Change in hand muscle strength
Adherence	Evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months	Adherence evaluated with diarries
Diabetic control	Evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months	Changes in diabetes related biochemistry and cardiovascular risk factors
Estimated VO2max	Evaluated at baseline and after 6 and 12 months	Two point bicycle test, where an estimated VO2 max can be calculated

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Department of Public Health, Research Unit and Section of General Practice, University of Aarhus, ,; 🇩🇰 Aarhus, Denmark

Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital; 🇩🇰 Hellerup, Denmark