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Validation study to assess limitations in mobility among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Completed
Conditions
10012653
insulin-independent diabetes mellitus
type 2 diabetes
Registration Number
NL-OMON31102
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
102
Inclusion Criteria

Type 2 diabetes mellitus, age > 40 years and able to walk at least 6 minutes unassisted

Exclusion Criteria

limited mobility due to severe joint problems, any amputation exceeding toe amputation(s), foot ulcus < 1 year ago, severe peripheral arterial disease (claudication with walking distance less than 1000 meter and/or Doppler ankle brachial index less than 0.7), myopathies, CVA with motor impairment, cancer, severe exercise capacity limitations (NYHA classification > 2) due to cardiac or pulmonary disfunction (decompensatio cordis, angina pectoris, recent myocardial infarction (< 6 months)), pregnancy, high intake of alcohol and drugs, weight change more than 4 kg in the last 4 weeks, severe rheumatoid arthritis, knee- or ankleprosthesis, vision < 0.5 with correction

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Correlation between the 6 minutes walk and the time to get up and go, balance<br /><br>tests and walking an 8 stairway up and down. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Prevalence of limitations in mobility, measured with the 6 minutes walk, and<br /><br>the difference in prevalence between patients without polyneuropathy and<br /><br>peripheral arterial disease, patients with polyneuropathy and patients with<br /><br>both polyneuropathy and peripheral arterial disease. </p><br>
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