Maintaining Resistance Training in Older Prediabetic Adults

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Diabetes, Prediabetes

In brief

The aim of this Phase II Clinical Trial is to demonstrate the efficacy of social cognitive theory (SCT) based intervention for initiating, and most importantly, maintaining resistance training in older adults with pre-diabetes (i.e., impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose) to improve blood glucose regulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01112709

Run by

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

People needed

170

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-20

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 69. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• prediabetes,
• overweight or obese,
• aged 50-69 years,
• otherwise good health,
• physician clearance for exercising,
• sedentary (< 150 min/wk of moderate intensity physical activity).

You may not qualify if…

• diagnosed with diabetes or other conditions that would preclude an individual from safely resistance training (eg, heart disease),
• currently engaging in RT (for > 1 year),
• smokers,
• uncontrolled hypertension,
• retinopathy,
• recent cataract surgery,
• recent head trauma.

Where it is running

• Virginia Tech — Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
• VT Riverside — Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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