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HIT in People With Type 1 Diabetes

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Type1diabetes
Interventions
Other: HIT
Other: MICT
Registration Number
NCT03545841
Lead Sponsor
Liverpool John Moores University
Brief Summary

Few people with type 1 diabetes achieve exercise guidelines and many programmes designed to increase physical activity have failed. High-intensity interval training (HIT) has been shown to be a time-efficient alternative to traditional moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in various groups without type 1 diabetes. A single bout of HIT does not increase the risk of hypoglycaemia in people with type 1 diabetes. This study aimed to assess whether HIT a safe, effective and time-efficient training strategy to improve cardio-metabolic health and reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia in people with type 1 diabetes.

Detailed Description

This study aimed to investigate whether 1) six weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIT) induces similar improvements in cardio-metabolic health markers as moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in people with type 1 diabetes, and 2) whether HIT abolishes acute reductions in plasma glucose observed following MICT sessions. Fourteen sedentary individuals with type 1 diabetes (n=7 per group) completed six weeks of HIT or MICT 3 times per week. Pre- and post-training measurements were made of 24h interstitial glucose profiles (using continuous glucose monitors (CGMS)) and cardio-metabolic health markers (V ̇O2peak, blood lipid profile and aortic pulse wave velocity; aPWV). Capillary blood glucose concentrations were assessed before and after exercise sessions throughout the training programme to investigate changes in blood glucose during exercise in the fed state.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
14
Inclusion Criteria
  • duration of type 1 diabetes >6 months
  • basal bolus regimen
  • no significant history of hyper- or hypoglycaemia (determined from medical history)
Exclusion Criteria

duration of type 1 diabetes <6 months,

  • insulin pump therapy
  • significant history of hyper- or hypoglycaemia (determined from medical history)
  • obesity (BMI >30 kg∙m-2)
  • pregnancy or planning pregnancy
  • uncontrolled hypertension (>180/100 mmHg)
  • angina, autonomic neuropathy
  • taking any medication that affects heart rate
  • major surgery planned within 6 weeks of the study
  • severe nonproliferative
  • unstable proliferative retinopathy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HIT trainingHIT6 weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIT)
Moderate intensity trainingMICT6 weeks of moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maximal aerobic capacitychange in baseline maximal aerobic capacity at 6 weeks

Maximal aerobic capacity test pre and post 6-week training intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Vascular stiffnesschange in baseline vascular stiffness at 6 weeks

Aortic pulse wave velocity to measure vascular stiffness

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Liverpool John Moores University

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Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom

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