The goal of this trial is to learn if blood flow restriction training with treadmill walking is possible for individuals living with type 2 diabetes. It will also learn about how the blood flow restriction with treadmill walking could improve health.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Is 6 weeks of treadmill walking with blood flow restriction reasonable for people with type 2 diabetes to perform? Does treadmill walking with blood flow restriction training help manage type 2 diabetes better than just treadmill walking?
Researchers will compare treadmill walking with blood flow restriction to treadmill walking without blood flow restriction to see if blood flow restriction works to manage type 2 diabetes based on fitness and blood sugar levels.
Participants will:
Perform treadmill walking with or without blood flow restriction for 96 minutes a week for 6 weeks.
Visit the lab before and after the exercise for tests and questionnaires.
Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (5.7% < HbA1c < 9.0%)
Not regularly physically active (150 mins moderate-vigorous physical activity per week)
Musculoskeletal issues preventing exercise training
Unstable medications over the last 3 months
Absolute contraindications to BFR (i.e. peripheral vascular disease)
A self-reported diagnosis of low iron concentrations, anemia, or being treated for these conditions
University of New Brunswick
Lead sponsor
Diabetes Canada
Collaborator
University of Guelph
Collaborator
University of British Columbia
Collaborator