Status:
COMPLETED
Feasibility and Safety of Walking Football in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Lead Sponsor:
Universidade do Porto
Collaborating Sponsors:
Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, Portugal
Administração Regional de Saúde do Norte, Portugal
Conditions:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Eligibility:
MALE
50-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Our main challenge is to develop a novel physical activity intervention to promote exercise participation sustainability and effective health benefits in type 2 diabetes (T2D) population with minimum ...
Detailed Description
This work will be a quasi-experimental study where we aim to test the feasibility and safety of walking football in patients with T2D. The recruitment of participants will be held in primary health ca...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of type 2 diabetes for at least 12 months;
- glycated hemoglobin bellow 10 %;
- not having started insulin therapy in the previous six months;
- not having started therapy with sulfonylureas in the previous six months;
- major complications of diabetes screened and controlled (diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy and diabetic foot);
- no symptoms of coronary artery disease;
- no cardiovascular, respiratory and musculoskeletal contraindications to exercise;
- not under cancer treatment (radiotherapy or intravenous chemotherapy);
- without limitations in gait or balance;
- independent living in the community;
- not engaged in supervised exercise;
- non-smokers at least for 6 months.
Exclusion
- cardiological stress test with cardiac or hemodynamic problems
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 17 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03810846
Start Date
September 17 2018
End Date
June 30 2019
Last Update
August 22 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal, 4050-600