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Type2 DiabetesIDEATENCT03839667

Intensive Diet and Physical Activity on Diabetes

A study testing intensive diet intervention, Enhanced physical activity intervention and Standard education in people with Type2 Diabetes and Life Style, run by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine at 1 site in China.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

It is a multicenter, open-label, parallel-group, randomized controlled clinical trial, which is designed to enroll newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients with overweight or obesity. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 40 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Type2 Diabetes, Life Style
What is being tested?
intensive diet intervention, Enhanced physical activity intervention and Standard education
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
326 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
7 Jan 2019to 21 Mar 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 40 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • 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;

Who cannot join

  • History consistent with type 1 diabetes;
  • Insulin treatment;
  • Severe cardiovascular disease:
  • current angina
  • myocardial infarction within last six months
  • heart failure
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  • 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.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Ruijin hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025

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About this study

Official title: Effect of Intermittent Intensive Diet Intervention and Enhanced Physical Activity on Glycemic Control in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 diabEtes (IDEATE)

It is a multicenter, open-label, parallel-group, randomized controlled clinical trial, which is designed to enroll newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients with overweight or obesity. The patients are randomized to an intensive diet intervention (intermittent very-low -calorie diet), enhanced physical activity intervention (high-intensity interval training exercise prescription combined with resistance training) or standard education group (diabetes health education only, including lifestyle education and guidance) for 12 weeks. This trial will test the primary hypothesis of whether an intensive lifestyle treatment (diet or physical activity) is more effective than a standard education in glycemic control. The secondary hypotheses are to compare the intensive lifestyle treatment with a standard education on adipose distribution, metabolic parameters, metabolic molecules, Framingham Risk Scores, and quality of life, et al.

Read the detailed description

The trial will recruit 324 patients from 2-3 hospitals within the China Diabetes Clinical Research Network. Eligible criteria include men and women aged 40-70 years; newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus; BMI ≥25 kg/m2 and <40 kg/m2. Main exclusion criteria include known type 1 diabetes, usage of insulin; symptomatic cardiovascular diseases, and other serious illness. The proposed trial has 90% statistical power to detect an absolute 0.5% reduction of HbA1c changes between intensive intervention and standard education groups at a 2-sided significance level of 0.05. To achieve the proposed study objectives, we plan to perform the following specific aims:

  1. Recruit 324 study participants who meet the eligibility criteria and randomly assign 108 to the intensive diet intervention group, 108 to the enhanced physical activity intervention group and 108 to the standard education group for 12 weeks;
  2. Employ a study-wide strategy to encourage standard of care for all participants for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders;
  3. Obtain clinical data on study outcomes for up to 12 months of follow-up among all trial participants;
  4. Perform strict quality control procedures for intervention and data collection;
  5. Conduct data analysis according to the intention-to-treat principle;
  6. Disseminate the study findings to influence clinical practice and clinical guidelines.

The results will be analyzed to examine the pan-omics changes after the interventions and clarify their predictive benefits on the effects of the interventions.

After the 12-week intervention, participants will receive post-intervention follow-up visits at 24 weeks, 36 weeks, 48 weeks, and 5 years from the baseline enrollment.

Being tested
intensive diet intervention, Enhanced physical activity intervention, Standard education

What participants receive

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

  • intensive diet interventionBehavioural

    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.

  • Enhanced physical activity interventionBehavioural

    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.

  • Standard educationBehavioural

    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.

Study groups in NCT03839667
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
intensive diet intervention groupExperimentalThe 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.
Receives: Behavioral: intensive diet intervention
Enhanced physical activity groupExperimentalthe 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.
Receives: Behavioral: Enhanced physical activity intervention
Standard education groupExperimentalthe 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.
Receives: Behavioral: Standard education

What is being measured

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

  1. change in HbA1C level (%)

    Measured: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (16)
  1. change in HbA1C level (%)

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  2. proportion of reversal of diabetes

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  3. reduction in the dosage of hypoglycemic drugs

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  4. change in insulin sensitivity

    Quantify by HOMA score, which is calculated multiplying fasting plasma insulin (FPI, mIU/L) by fasting plasma glucose (FPG, mmol/L), then dividing by the constant 22.5, i.e. HOMA-IR = (FPI×FPG)/22.5.

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  5. change in islet β-cell function

    Quantify by HOMA score, which is calculated with fasting plasma insulin (FPI, mIU/L) and fasting plasma glucose (FPG, mmol/L), i.e. HOMA-β = 20*FPI/(FPG-3.5).

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  6. change in liver steatosis quantified by MRI-PDFF (percentage)

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  7. change in body mass index (BMI)

    Body weight (kg) and height (m) will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  8. change in visceral fat (cm^2)

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  9. change in serum fetuin-A concentration (μg/mL)

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  10. change in serum GREM2 concentration (pg/ml)

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  11. change in serum Caspase-cleaved Keratin 1 concentration (U/L)

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  12. changes in serum FGF21 concentration (pg/ml)

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  13. changes in overall gut microbiota profile

    change in gut microbiota composition and proportion of specific gut flora.

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  14. depression

    Evaluated with PHQ-9 scores. The PHQ is 59-question instrument, referring to the level of interest in doing things, feeling down or depressed, difficulty with sleeping, energy levels, eating habits, self-perception, ability to concentrate, speed of functioning and thoughts of suicide. Responses range from "0" (Not at all) to "3" (nearly every day).The total sum of the responses suggests varying levels of depression. Scores range from 0 to 27. In general, a total of 10 or above is suggestive of the presence of depression.

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  15. health related quality of life

    Evaluated with HQoL scales such as Short Form 12 Health Survey Questionnaire

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

  16. cardiovascular risk

    Evaluated with Framingham Risk Scores. Individuals with low risk have 10% or less CHD risk at 10 years, with intermediate risk 10-20%, and with high risk 20% or more.

    Measured: From enrollment to the end of follow-up at 5 years

Timeline

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

  1. First posted15 Feb 2019
  2. Study start7 Jan 2019
  3. Primary completion17 Jun 2021
  4. Study completion21 Mar 2026 (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
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
326 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03839667
Sponsor's protocol ID
Ruijin-2018-174-2
Acronym
IDEATE
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
6 Jan 2019
Last updated
12 Feb 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Wu X, Ding Y, Shao F, Cao Q, Jiang Y, Li X, Xu Y, Zhao Z, Xu M, Lu J, Wang T, Wang S, Lin H, Li J, Liu Y, Gao J, Ning G, Wang W, Wang B, Bi Y, Li M. Metabolomic signatures of hepatic steatosis reveal heterogeneity in cardiometabolic risk and responses to lifestyle interventions in type 2 diabetes: a post hoc analysis. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Apr 29;25(1):179. doi: 10.1186/s12933-026-03194-0.

    PubMed 42057080

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing intensive diet intervention, Enhanced physical activity intervention and Standard education in people with Type2 Diabetes and Life Style, run by Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine at 1 site in China.

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 6 inclusion and 30 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Feb 2026. 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 China. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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 in HbA1C level (%) (time frame: 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 NCT03839667, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 12 Feb 2026.

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