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PreDiabetesNCT03240978

Exercise Intervention for the Prevention of Prediabetes in Overweight Chinese

A study testing exercise intervention in people with PreDiabetes and Insulin Sensitivity, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.

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Trial summary

Overweight/obese Chinese and prediabetes will be recruited and divided into three age-matched groups including high intensity exercise, moderate intensity exercise, and non-exercise groups. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 60 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
PreDiabetes, Insulin Sensitivity
What is being tested?
exercise intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteHong Kong
Study dates
Sep 2016to Dec 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 21 to 60 years
  • Men only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • overweight/obese Chinese man (25 kg/m2<BMI<32.5 kg/m2) aged between 21 and 60 years old; prediabetes, impaired glucose tolerance (mean 2-h blood glucose ≥7.8 and ≤11.1 mmol/l after a 75-g oral glucose challenge) or impaired fasting glucose (mean fasting blood glucose ≥6.1 mmol/l and ≤7.0 mmol/l and HbA1c levels between 5.7% and 6.4%).

Who cannot join

  • any neurological, musculoskeletal or cardio respiratory condition, which would put them at risk during exercise or inhibit their ability to adapt to an exercise program; any subject participated in a regular vigorous exercise and/or diet program more than 2 times per week in the 3 months prior to recruitment; any subject who is taking medicine, especially antibiotics in the past week prior to study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Hong Kong1 site
  • Department of Medicine

    Hong Kong

Other trials in Hong Kong

About this study

Official title: An Interventional Study for the Effects of Physical Exercise on the Prevention of Prediabetes in Overweight Chinese: Role of Gut Microbiota and Adipokines

Overweight/obese Chinese and prediabetes will be recruited and divided into three age-matched groups including high intensity exercise, moderate intensity exercise, and non-exercise groups. The exercise program will consist of three sessions per week over the course of 12 weeks, under the supervision of our in-house exercise specialists and physiologists. The effects of exercise on glucose and lipid profiles, insulin sensitivity and adiposity will be evaluated.

Read the detailed description

60 Chinese men aged between 21 and 60 years old with overweight/obesity (25 kg/m2 <BMI < 32.5 kg/m2) and prediabetes will be recruited.The participants will be divided into three age-matched groups (n=20 in each group),including high intensity exercise, moderate intensity exercise, and non-exercise groups. The suitability of each participant for physical exercise will be assessed by an in-house exercise specialist, based on parameters of blood pressure, strength, cardiovascular fitness, balance, flexibility. The exercise program will consist of three sessions per week over the course of 12 weeks, under the supervision of our in-house exercise specialists and physiologists. Each session will comprise of warm-up, resistance and aerobic training components and a cool-down. The high intensity training (aerobic combined with strength training) will consist of six exercises of three sets each, with each exercise set at an intensity of 6 to 10 repetition maximum. Intensity, volume and exercise selection will be varied both within the week and over the 12 week program in a periodised system designed to maximize muscle hypertrophy and strength gain. Exercise intensity will be at 60 to 80% of estimated heart rate maximum. Moderate intensity training (Aerobic training) will be conducted on a variety of ergometers including treadmill, cycle, rowing and cross training machines. The non-exercise group (delayed group) will be used as placebo control, and will participate in the training group at the later stage.

Medical subject headings
Prediabetic State, Insulin Resistance

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • exercise interventionBehavioural

    A period of 12-week exercise intervention under the supervision of exercise specialists will be conducted.

Study groups in NCT03240978
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
High intensity interventionExperimentalExercise intervention at 70 to 80% of estimated heart rate maximum for 12 weeks.
Receives: Behavioral: exercise intervention
Moderate intensity interventionExperimentalExercise intervention at 50 to 70% of estimated heart rate maximum for 12 weeks.
Receives: Behavioral: exercise intervention
non-exercise groupNo interventionParticipants will not receive any type of exercise training.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. change of fasting glucose

    fasting glucose level

    Measured: change from baseline fasting glucose level at 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. alterations of gut microbiome

    advanced metagenomics to identify gut microbiota species altered by exercise training

    Measured: before, 4 weeks and 12 weeks after exercise training

  2. rate of non-responsiveness in the alleviation of insulin resistance to exercise intervention

    Participants in the exercise arms are further classified into responders or non-responsders, depending on whether they could demonstrate a decrease of insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) greater than 2-fold technical error, which is a threshold for true physiological adaptation. HOMA-IR is calculated using homeostasis model assessment methods, defined as fasting insulin (μU/mL)×fasting glucose (mmol/L)/22.5.

    Measured: before and after 12 weeks after exercise training

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Aug 2017
  2. Study startSep 2016
  3. Primary completionDec 2023 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2023 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03240978
Sponsor's protocol ID
UW-15370
Status last verified
May 2022
First submitted
27 Jul 2017
Last updated
18 May 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Wang Y, Chen J, Ni Y, Liu Y, Gao X, Tse MA, Panagiotou G, Xu A. Exercise-changed gut mycobiome as a potential contributor to metabolic benefits in diabetes prevention: an integrative multi-omics study. Gut Microbes. 2024 Jan-Dec;16(1):2416928. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2024.2416928. Epub 2024 Oct 29.

    PubMed 39473051
  • Jin L, Geng L, Ying L, Shu L, Ye K, Yang R, Liu Y, Wang Y, Cai Y, Jiang X, Wang Q, Yan X, Liao B, Liu J, Duan F, Sweeney G, Woo CWH, Wang Y, Xia Z, Lian Q, Xu A. FGF21-Sirtuin 3 Axis Confers the Protective Effects of Exercise Against Diabetic Cardiomyopathy by Governing Mitochondrial Integrity. Circulation. 2022 Nov 15;146(20):1537-1557. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.059631. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

    PubMed 36134579
  • Liu Y, Wang Y, Ni Y, Cheung CKY, Lam KSL, Wang Y, Xia Z, Ye D, Guo J, Tse MA, Panagiotou G, Xu A. Gut Microbiome Fermentation Determines the Efficacy of Exercise for Diabetes Prevention. Cell Metab. 2020 Jan 7;31(1):77-91.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.11.001. Epub 2019 Nov 27.

    PubMed 31786155

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing exercise intervention in people with PreDiabetes and Insulin Sensitivity, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: paused, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 May 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Hong Kong. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

change of fasting glucose (time frame: change from baseline fasting glucose level at 12 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03240978, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 May 2022.

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