Exercise-facilitated Neurorehabilitation in Diabetic Neuropathy

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Conditions studied: Diabetic Neuropathy

In brief

This study will determine the type and combination of exercise needed to rehabilitate the neuro-compromised diabetic Veteran. Guided exercise protocols may prove to be practical therapeutic options for the prophylactic management of diabetic subjects with neuropathy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00955201

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

45

Starts

2010-01-14

Expected to finish

2014-11-14

Last updated by the study team

2019-10-02

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
• stable blood glucose control
• clinical findings consistent with length-dependent sensorimotor polyneuropathy, stage N2a

You may not qualify if…

• foot ulceration
• unstable heart disease
• co-morbid conditions limiting exercise
• disorders of the central nervous system causing weakness or sensory loss
• received treatment with medications known to have neuropathy as a prominent side effect including vincristine, vinblastine, cis-platin, and paclitaxel
• medical conditions that may be associated with neuropathies such as alcoholism, liver disease, kidney disease, toxic exposure, vitamin deficiency, autoimmune disorders, cancer, or hypothyroidism

Where it is running

• Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL — Hines, Illinois, United States

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