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Exercise, Gut Microbiota and Type 2 Diabetes
Sponsor: University of Thessaly
Summary
This randomized, parallel, controlled study, will investigate the effect of regular exercise on GM composition, inflammatory status, and insulin sensitivity, in the progression from normal glucose tolerance (NGT), to prediabetes (pre-D), to type 2 diabetes (T2D). Following baseline assessment of glucose tolerance, the participants will be randomly assigned to either a 12-week, thrice-weekly exercise training program followed by 4 weeks of detraining, or will remain sedentary for the 16-week intervention. Thus, the six study groups will be: 1) NGT group (NGT), NGT individuals - no exercise, 2) NGT exercise group (NGT+Ex), NGT individuals that will participate in training and detraining, 3) pre-D group (pre-D), pre-D individuals - no exercise, 4) pre-D exercise group (Pre-D+Ex), pre-D individuals that will participate in training and detraining, 5) T2D group (T2D), T2D individuals - no exercise, and 6) T2D exercise group (T2D+Ex), T2D individuals that will participate in training and detraining. Assessment of physiological measures, anthropometric characteristics, body composition, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, complete blood count, lipidemic profile, GM composition, inflammatory status, oxidative stress, and muscle performance, will be conducted before and following 12 weeks of the exercise training intervention and following 4 weeks of detraining for all participants.
Official title: The Effects of Regular Exercise on Gut Microbiota Composition in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
45 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2025-03-10
Completion Date
2026-05-30
Last Updated
2025-03-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Regular exercise
Participants will perform regular exercise training for 12 weeks, followed by 4 weeks of detraining.
Control comparator
Participants will remain sedentary throughout the 16-weeks intervention period.
Locations (1)
Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Uninersity of Thessaly
Trikala, Greece