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Dual-Task Versus Combined Exercise Training in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes
Sponsor: Bartın Unıversity
Summary
The aim of this randomized controlled study is to investigate the effects of dual-task training on functional mobility, exercise capacity, cognitive function, and quality of life in adults aged 65 years and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Changes in serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels will also be assessed as a secondary outcome. The study will compare three groups: dual-task training, combined exercise training, and a control group. Both exercise groups will receive aerobic, resistance, and balance training three times per week for eight weeks. In the dual-task group, participants will perform cognitive tasks targeting memory, verbal fluency, executive function, calculation, and attention concurrently with the physical exercises. The combined exercise group will perform the physical exercises without concurrent cognitive tasks. The main research question is whether adding simultaneous cognitive tasks to combined exercise training provides additional benefits for functional mobility, assessed using the Timed Up and Go test. The study will also examine effects on exercise capacity, cognitive function, dual-task performance, quality of life, and serum BDNF levels. Outcomes will be compared across the three groups.
Official title: The Effect of Dual-task Training on Balance, Exercise Capacity, Cognitive Status, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
45
Start Date
2024-12-03
Completion Date
2025-12-16
Last Updated
2026-09-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
dual task exercise group
Dual task exercise group Patients in the dual-task training group will undergo 60-75 minute conventional physiotherapy sessions three times a week for 8 weeks. Each physiotherapy session will consist of aerobic exercise, strengthening exercises, and balance training. In addition, cognitive exercise training will be incorporated into each session, performed concurrently with the conventional physiotherapy. The cognitive exercises provided in this study are structured to target areas such as memory, verbal fluency, executive functions, calculation, and attentioN Single task exercise group Patients in the single-task training group will undergo 60-minute conventional physiotherapy sessions three times a week for 8 weeks. Each physiotherapy session will consist of aerobic exercise, strengthening exercises, and balance training.
Combined Exercise Training Group
Combined Exercise Training Group Patients in the single-task training group will undergo 60-75 minute conventional physiotherapy sessions three times a week for 8 weeks. Each physiotherapy session will consist of aerobic exercise, strengthening exercises, and balance training.
Locations (1)
Bartın University
Bartın, Bartın, Turkey (Türkiye)