South Pacific Islands Resist diabetes with Intense Training: A randomised trial

Completed

• Conditions: obesity; type 2 diabetes; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609001085268
• Lead Sponsor: Massey University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Self-identified Polynesian descent (Maori, Pacific Islands people).
Diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Central obesity as defined by a waist girth of 88cm in women and 102cm in men.
No change in diabetes medications for previous two months.
No documented cardiac history or stable cardiac history for previous 6 months.
Not currently taking exogenous insulin injections.
Must be stable and medically managed.
Signed consent from their general practitioner (GP) or specialist.

Exclusion Criteria

Diabetic complications which may be worsened by weight lifting exercise.
Change in meds during previous 2 months.
Unstable cardiovascular disease, stroke, or other conditions which might be worsened by weight lifting exercise.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
glycaemic control (haemoglobin A1c): Determined by ion exchange high pressure liquid chromatography using the Bio-Rad D-10 analyzer (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA) with a coefficient of variation (CV) of 3%.[baseline and 16 weeks]