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Passive Stretching Versus Electrical Stimulation on Glucose Level, in Elderly With Type II Diabetes

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Type II Diabetes
Interventions
Other: passive stretching for group A
Other: electrical stimulation for group b
Registration Number
NCT06245252
Lead Sponsor
Mona Mohamed Abdelkhalek
Brief Summary

Sixty elderly diabetics (type II) their age ranged from 60-75 years had been divided into two equal groups; group (A) treated by 40-minute passive stretching exercises, while the group (B) treated by 30 minutes electrical stimulation three times per week for 12 weeks. Blood glucose level,Time up and go test (TUG) and Fatigue severity scale were done before and after 12 weeks of the study.Conclusion: Both electrical stimulation and passive stretching are effective to lowering blood glucose level and can be proposed for those people restricted to perform exercise.

Detailed Description

Background: Physical exercise is one of the bases for controlling and treatment type 2 diabetes mellitus. But not all diabetic elderly is able to perform physical exercise because of their physical limitation condition. The approach for those people in this study is electrical stimulation and passive stretching. Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the effect of passive stretching and electrical stimulation on blood glucose level, functional mobility and Perceived-Fatigue in diabetic elderly. Methods: Sixty elderly diabetics (type II) their age ranged from 60-75 years had been divided into two equal groups; group (A) treated by 40-minute passive stretching exercises, while the group (B) treated by 30 minutes electrical stimulation three times per week for 12 weeks. Blood glucose level,Time up and go test (TUG) and Fatigue severity scale were done before and after 12 weeks of the study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • HbA1c value between 6.5% -8.5%,
  • age ranged from 60-75 years patients have
  • body mass index (BMI) from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2,
  • duration of diabetes ranged from 5-7 years. They were
  • on oral hypoglycemic medications at the same dose.
  • All patients were clinically and medically stable when attending the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • unstable cardiovascular,
  • chest problems
  • other types of diabetes
  • on insulin therapy
  • chronic renal failure and
  • iron deficient anemia and
  • musculoskeletal disorders which may affect their physical ability to do the exercises.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
group (A)passive stretching for group Atreated by 40-minute passive stretching exercises,three times per week for 12 weeks
group (B)electrical stimulation for group btreated by 30 minutes electrical stimulation three times per week for 12 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
an HbA1c .at baseline and after three month

blood glucose levels glycated haemoglobien

fasting blood glucose levelsat baseline and after three month

values were obtained for fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels/baseline, then 2 hours after the meal (postprandial).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
time of up and go testat baseline and after three month

measure the time of the test

score of fatigue severity scaleat baseline and after three month

severity from 1 to 7The strongly disagreement was related to number 1 while the strongly agreement was related to number 7. The scoring is completed by calculating the average answer to the questions (adding up all the answers and dividing by nine). Greater FSS scores mean greater perceived-fatigue.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Mona Mohamed Abdelkhalek

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

Badr university

🇪🇬

Cairo, Egypt

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