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Clinical Trials/NCT02021890
NCT02021890CompletedNot Applicable

A Standard Ballroom and Latin Dance Program to Improve Fitness and Adherence to Physical Activity in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

University of Bologna4 sites in 1 country100 target enrollmentStarted: September 1, 2011Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
100
Locations
4
Primary Endpoint
5% reduction in BMI or waist circumference

Study Overview

Brief Summary

to test the metabolic and clinical effects of a 6-month program of dancing in subjects with type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, chronically cared for in two diabetes/metabolic units. Self-selection of the leisure time activity program was allowed to increase adherence to the physical activity programs.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Supportive Care
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
40 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • type 2 diabetes in fairly good metabolic control (glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) < 8.5%) and/or obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2 or waist circumference >94 cm in males, >80 in females), with/without prediabetes or minor alterations of HbA1c.

Exclusion Criteria

  • previous cardiovascular events, muscle-skeletal problems reducing physical ability, any general condition limiting systematic adherence

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

5% reduction in BMI or waist circumference

Time Frame: 6 months

improved physical fitness (physical activity exceeding 10 MET-hour/week

Time Frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

  • 0.3% reduction of HbA1c in the presence of diabetes(6 months)
  • 10% increase in 6-min walk test(6 months)

Investigators

Sponsor
University of Bologna
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Giulio Marchesini R., M.D.

Professor of Dietetics

University of Bologna

Study Sites (4)

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