‘Stepping up’ exercise for type 2 diabetes: a stepped care approach to lifestyle therapy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Obesity; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes; type 2 diabetes; Metabolic and Endocrine - Other metabolic disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000027910
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-17
• Last Update Posted: 3 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Confirmed T2D (HbA1 c greater than or equal to 6.5%) and central obesity (waist circumference greater than or equal to 80cm for women and greater than or equal to 94cm for men).

Exclusion Criteria

Active individuals (i.e. meeting current activity guidelines), participants for whom a physician deems that exercise is contraindicated, unstable coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction within 6 months, uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure >160mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >90mmHg), uncontrolled cardiac or metabolic disease, alcoholic liver disease, viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, significant neurological, cognitive, back or lower limb impairment, significant musculoskeletal conditions, on insulin therapy or recent change in hypoglycaemic medication (past 3 months), pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified