The Strength TRaining ONGoing (STRONG) Study: A behavioural intervention for the adoption and maintenance of physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Type 2 diabetes; Overweight; Obesity; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Metabolic and Endocrine - Diabetes

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000695909
• Lead Sponsor: ational Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

Aged between 40-75
Have type 2 diabetes (> 3 months) or body mass index (BMI)>25- kg/m2
Have not performed strength training in the past 3 months (defined as lifting weights in a structured way including 6-8 exercises involving upper and lower body per session for 1 or more sessions per week within the last 3 months)
Have no plans to travel for 4 or more consecutive weeks within the next year
Have approval to participate in strength training from their General Practitioner (completion of a Doctors Approval form indicating any complete or relative contraindications to strength training),
Be willing to become a paying member of one of the 14 research gyms
Freely give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they do not freely give written informed consent, if they do not have approval from their General Practitioner, or if they do not join and pay membership at one of the research gyms

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified