About this trial
The aim of the study is to test the efficacy, feasibility, and safety of a bicycle exercise followed by an intensive lifestyle intervention for 3 months in patients with recent onset and medically untreated type 2 diabetes.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Informed consent as documented by signature
Type 2 diabetes diagnosed within the last two years according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria
Age ≥ 18 years
HbA1c ≥ 7.5 %
Disqualifiers
Clinically instable patient as defined by the physicians on duty including signs of new cardiac ischemia in the ECG, systolic blood pressure ≥ 200 mmHg, fever ≥ 38.5 °C, symptoms of SIRS or reduced vigilance.
Anti-diabetic medication for ≥ 24 hours
Inability to perform a bicycle exercise during 30 minutes
Previous lifestyle-intervention by an endocrinologist
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Lifestyle Intervention
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Lead sponsor
Kantonsspital Olten
Collaborator