Remote and Intensive Program for Physical Activity Promotion for People With Type 2 Diabetes (The PRACTICE Trial) (PRACTICE)

This is an interventional treatment trial for Type 2 Diabetes focused on measuring Type 2 diabetes mellitus, randomized controlled trial, physical activity, aging, pragmatic clinical trial Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eighteen years of age or older;
• Glycated hemoglobin ≥ 8.0%;
• Being a resident in Porto Alegre or metropolitan areas (Viamão, Alvorada, Cachoeirinha, or Canoas);
• Eligibility to perform physical activity after cardiovascular risk assessment;
• Have some means of access to the internet (direct access or via a family member who can receive the research material and share the information/material sent with the participant).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Physically active, that is, performing at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous PA per week;
• Not having their own cell phone capable of receiving calls and text messages;
• Progressive neurological disorder (e.g., Parkinsonism, Alzheimer's Disease);
• Psychiatric disorder that makes the intervention unfeasible;
• Physical, language, hearing, vision or cognition disorder that makes it impossible to attend the evaluations and carry out the intervention;
• Severe cardiovascular disease (class III and IV heart failure, unstable angina), history of macrovascular event in the last 12 months (acute myocardial infarction, revascularization procedures, deep vein thrombosis, stroke or pulmonary embolism);
• Joint, muscle or bone injury that makes the intervention unfeasible;
• Planning to move to cities outside the geographic area where the study is carried out;
• Inadequate control of comorbidities. Resting systolic blood pressure >180 mmHg and/or resting diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg;
• Physical limitation that makes it impossible or brings risk to the participant's practice (e.g. lower limb amputation that makes locomotion difficult, use of crutches, cane).