The Impact of Exercise Counseling on Exercise Behavior in People With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 focused on measuring Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Exercise, Counseling, Behavior
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Type 2 diabetes
- Consider medically stable to participate by a physician
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication for exercise testing
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Proliferative retinopathy
- Severe peripheral neuropathy
- Nephropathy
- Autonomic neuropathy
- Unable to participate due to a physical impairment
- Fasting plasma glucose greater than 250 mg/dL
- Involved in resistance or aerobic training on 2 or more days per week
Sites / Locations
- University of Central Arkansas
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Exercise counseling
Supervised exercise training
Each participant in the experimental group receives exercise counseling from the same physical therapist as described in previous research. In short, during each exercise counseling session, the physical therapist addresses the benefits of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes, advises each participant to adhere to the prescribed exercise program, and assists each participant by reviewing the prescribed exercise program. Exercise counseling is tailored to the stage of exercise behavior as described in previous literature. The experimental group is also provided access to a fitness center.
Participants who are randomly allocated to the comparison group receive a 2-month supervised exercise program. Each participant in the comparison group receives the same prescribed exercise program as the experimental group and is supervised during each exercise training session by a trained co-investigator in a controlled exercise laboratory setting.