Physical training and type 2 diabetes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- on-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
- Registration Number
- RBR-4d39z9
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Católica de Brasília
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Aged between 45 and 70 years; both genders; previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for a period longer than 1 year, according to the criteria of the American Diabetes Association; treatment with oral hypoglycemic agents only (do not use insulin).
Exclusion Criteria
Classified as physically active; history of myocardial infarction within past 6 months or other any unstable chronic condition, including dementia, alcoholism, dialysis, retinal hemorrhage or detachment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase of telomerase enzyme activity after 6 months of physical training, verified by isolation of leukocytes, from the finding of a change of at least 50% in pre and post-intervention measurements.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase expression of telomere length protective proteins after 6 months of physical training, verified by isolation of leukocytes, from the finding of a change of at least 25% in pre and post-intervention measurements.