Intensive Diet and Physical Activity on Diabetes (IDEATE)
Type2 Diabetes, Life Style

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Type2 Diabetes
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women aged 40-70 years;
Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
- Duration of type 2 diabetes ≤ 2 years;
- Antidiabetic treatment maintained for at least 6 weeks before recruitment;
- 7.0%≤ HbA1c < 9.0%;
- 25 Kg/m2 ≤ Body mass index (BMI) <40 Kg/m2;
Exclusion Criteria:
- History consistent with type 1 diabetes;
- Insulin treatment;
Severe cardiovascular disease:
- current angina
- myocardial infarction within last six months
- heart failure
- symptomatic periphery vascular disease
- Uncontrolled hypertension: systolic blood pressure > 180 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg;
- Myocardial ischemia indicated by resting ECG;
- Foot ulcers, peripheral neuropathy or skeletal disorders;
- Taking high intensity exercise more than 75 minutes or moderate intensity exercise more than 150 minutes per week during the screening phase
- Average weekly alcohol intake >140 grams for men and >70 grams for women;
- ALT or AST levels more than twice the upper limit of the normal range or active liver diseases;
- eGFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2, or serum creatinine >1.5 mg/dl for men or 1.3mg/dl for women; or Proteinuria
- Malignant tumor in active-stage, or in remission stage but less than 5 years from the most recent treatment
- Hemoglobin concentration <130 g/l for men or <120 g/l for women;
- Past or present confirmed psychiatric illness or drug dependence;
- History of food allergies;
- Surgical history of digestive system;
- Currently taking medications known to affect weight (e.g. anti thyroid drugs, glucocorticoids);
- Known to have weight-affecting diseases (e.g. malabsorption, functional bowel disease, uncontrolled low sodium/hyperthyroidism, eating disorders);
- Known to have metabolism-affecting diseases;
- Known to have infectious diseases within last month;
- Possible consumption of food or drugs affecting glucose homeostasis or gut microbiota within the last three months;
- Other acute diseases supported by clinical evidence which may contradict to the interventions;
- Pregnancy, currently trying to become pregnant, or of child-bearing potential and not using birth control;
- Currently participating in another intervention study;
- Failure to obtain informed consent from participant;
- Any factors judged by the clinic team to be likely to limit adherence to interventions;
- Any other medical condition judged by the clinic team not eligible for the trial.
Sites / Locations
- Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
intensive diet intervention group
Enhanced physical activity group
Standard education group
The participants will be instructed to restrict the total daily calorie intake to 800 kcal by receiving the very-low-calorie meal replacement formula for 2 consecutive days per week. They will be allowed to maintain their normal diet in the remaining 5 days, but need to restrict total intake to 2000 kcal per day.
the participants will take high-intensity exercise in accordance with High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) prescriptions, with maximum heart rate and relative maximal oxygen uptake monitored. They will take both aerobic and resistance training exercise consecutively, and total training time will be expected to reach at least 150 minutes per week.
the participants will receive no extra intervention but diabetes health education, which will be carried out in large classrooms, in groups, and over the telephone. The education is mainly consisted of instructions on healthy diet and exercise plans, prevention for acute and chronic complications and self-glycemic monitoring.