Resistance Training for Prediabetes

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by University of New Mexico

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up for 60 hours before the first training session and for 60 hours after the last (32nd) training session

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

"This trial aims to investigate how different levels of resistance exercise training affect your blood sugar levels and mental well-being."

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals with conditions like insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, prediabetes, or altered incretin hormones due to polycystic ovary syndrome. Specific eligibility criteria are not provided.

What is being tested?

The study investigates how high-effort and low-effort resistance exercise training affect blood sugar control and psychological well-being in participants.

What are the potential side effects?

Potential side effects are not detailed but may include muscle soreness, fatigue, joint pain from the physical activity involved in the resistance exercises.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ for 60 hours before the first training session and for 60 hours after the last (32nd) training session

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~for 60 hours before the first training session and for 60 hours after the last (32nd) training session

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and for 60 hours before the first training session and for 60 hours after the last (32nd) training session for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Glucose concentration

Secondary study objectives

Adherence to the resistance training protocols

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Low-effortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The low-effort protocol will entail performing 6 sets per exercise, 4 repetitions per set, \~2.5 seconds per repetition, with 60 seconds between sets and exercises.

Group II: High-effortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The high-effort protocol will entail performing 3 sets per exercise, 8 repetitions per set, \~2.5 seconds per repetition, with 120 seconds between sets and exercises.

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