Impact of Muscle and Tendon Dysfunction in People With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
| Condition | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
|---|---|
| Phase | N/A |
| Sponsor | Universita di Verona |
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 46 participants |
| Interventions | Training (minute oscillation stretching) |
| Start date | Dec 10, 2022 |
| Completion date | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Results posted | Jul 6, 2026 |
Summary
Diabetes is a chronic-degenerative metabolic disorder that has reached pandemic proportions mainly because of the increasing incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Diabetes hurts cardiovascular function due to chronic hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia, along with increased advanced glycation end products (AGEs) causing nonenzymatic glycation of soft tissues, including muscle and tendon, and leading to an increase in muscle and tendon stiffness. In turn, the stiffening of the muscle-tendon complex reduces its capability to change in shape, affecting its potential for modulating the mechanical request during contraction (and locomotion), also increasing the metabolic demands during walking. The present, multi-disciplinary, project combines several experimental methods and procedures to investigate the impact of muscle and tendon alterations on the mechanics of muscle contraction and locomotion capacity in T2D patients. In this project, we also propose a new training approach (minute oscillation stretching) to counteract these possible alterations (e.g. to decrease muscle and tendon stiffness).
Tendon Stiffness Differences Between T2D Patients and Controls
| Diabetic Patients | 8.28 ± 2.01 Nm/mm |
|---|---|
| Control Group | 5.56 ± 1.62 Nm/mm |
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Other trials for this condition
- Cardiovascular Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery Patients With Type 2 Diabetes — The Cleveland Clinic
- Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study — National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- Uric Acid Lowering Trial in Youth Onset T2D — University of Colorado, Denver
- Financial Incentives And Nurse Coaching to Enhance Diabetes Outcomes (FINANCE-DM)-1 — State University of New York at Buffalo
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring Following Hospital Discharge — Kathleen Dungan
- Skeletal Muscle Diacylglycerol and Sphingolipids - Impact of Localization and Species on I — University of Colorado, Denver