Diabetic Patients With Polyneuropathy Clinical Trial
Official title:
Improving Mobility in Diabetic Patients Through Resistance Training
Impaired mobility is a major health problem affecting many subjects with diabetes mellitus.
It is associated with loss of quality of life and it is a strong predictor for poor health
outcomes. Reduced lower extremity muscle function, as a consequence of diabetic
polyneuropathy, is a major cause of impaired mobility. We hypothesize that a programme of
resistance training will counterbalance the effects of polyneuropathy on muscle wasting, and
will improve mobility and associated quality of life.
The objective of this study is to develop a resistance training intervention that improves
mobility and quality of life in diabetic patients. It is also our intension to achieve a
better understanding of the relation between diabetic neuropathy and muscle weakness,
limited mobility and quality of life. Moreover, insight will be gained in optimizing
training programmes for neuropathic patients.
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Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment