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Exercise, Prediabetes and Diabetes After Renal Transplantation.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus
Interventions
Other: Exercise and healthy lifestyle recommendations
Registration Number
NCT04489043
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Universitario de Canarias
Brief Summary

This study is designed to evaluate the feasibility of exercise to reverse prediabetes after transplantation to prevent Posttransplantation Diabetes Mellitus (PTDM).

Detailed Description

The hypothesis of the study is that exercise will promote the reversibility to normal glucose metabolism in patients with prediabetes and eventually reduce the incidence of PTDM in renal transplant. The main objective of the study is to induce the reversibility of prediabetes by means of exercise. Additionally, the secondary objectives are: (a) to evaluate the compliance of exercise (b) improvements in metabolic risk factors profile: obesity, triglycerides, blood pressure and HDL cholesterol.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age > 18 years old.
  • Renal transplantation: beyond 6-12 months after transplantation with stable renal function
  • IFG: 100-125 mg/dl and IGT 140-199 mg/dl.
  • Ability or capacity to perform exercise.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Clinical conditions that preclude the treatment with exercise i.e. clinical instability: active infection, cancer, acute cardiovascular disease, advanced renal disease, pulmonar hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe reumatological disorders, arthrosis, arthritis limb amputation, etc.
  • Inability to understand the protocol.
  • Severe psychological disease.
  • PTDM.
  • Diabetes before transplantation.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Exercise and healthy life style recommendationsExercise and healthy lifestyle recommendationsA planned exercise programme to test the impact of this treatment. An Oral Glucose Tolerant Test (OGTT) at intermediate time points in order to increase the frequency and duration of aerobic exercise and eventually to add anaerobic/resistance training.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)Baseline and 3 months-12 months, every 3 months

After a 10-12 h overnight fast, a standard 75-g OGTT with samples taken at 0 min (glucose-insulin) and 120 minutes (glucose) will be performed at screening-baseline and after 3,6,9,12 months. Patients must be clinically stable without conditions that could induce transient hyperglycaemia or insulin resistance, i.e. infections, acute rejection, renal failure or cardiovascular disease. The presence of any of these conditions postponed the test for at least 3 months after full recovery. Also, serum and urinary samples will be taken and storage at -80 degrees.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ComplianceBaseline and 3 months-12 months, every 3 months

To ensure compliance, the following measures will be implemented: (a) contact by phone one time per week (at the end of the week) in the first 3 months up to the end of the study, (b) individual interview every month to reinforce lifestyle changes and follow all recommended in the exercise prescription; (c) the use of a gadget (xiaomi mi band) to see daily routines of patients and every training prescription; this analyses the time, frequency, burned calories, velocity and distance, among others, to reach the established goal by the physiotherapist.

Anthropometric measuresBaseline and 3 months-12 months, every 3 months

At baseline and at 3, 6, 9, 12 months: weight in kilograms, height in meters, waist circumference, hip circumference, will be measured. Also, BMI Body mass index (BMI): weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. The cutt-off values are the standards by the WHO97.

Test the reversibility of prediabetesBaseline and 3 months-12 months, every 3 months

There is a n exercise programme to test the impact of this treatment on the reversibility of prediabetes. Thus, the persistance of recurrency of prediabetes assessed by an OGTT at intermediate time points (3, 6 and 9 months) will be checked in order to increase the frequency and duration of aerobic exercise and eventually to add anaerobic/resistance training.

AnaliticsBaseline and 3 months-12 months, every 3 months

To evaluate the improvements in metabolic risk factors profile: obesity, triglycerides, blood pressure and HDL cholesterol.hemogram (hematocrit, haemoglobin, white blood count), biochemist tests: creatinine, HbA1c, total, LDL and HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, hepatic enzymes (ASAT, ALAT), levels of immunosuppression, albumin, creatinine, albuminuria, proteinuria in an isolated urinary samples.

Cardiorrespiratory fitness testBaseline and 3 months-12 months, every 3 months

Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPTE) will be performed in a treadmill while collecting expired gases analysis41. The test will begin at low work rates and gradually increased42 until indications to stop are perceived or volitional exhaustion. The workloads selected for participants should be designed with the aim to reach the maximal effort (peak exercise) in the 8-12 minutes interval43. During CPET maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is measured, the stronger predictor of CV risk. It is generally expressed as relative (ml/kg/min)44.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UICEC

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La Laguna, S/C De TEnerife, Spain

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