SynthesisDiabetologia2013
Volume of supervised exercise training impacts glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with meta-regression analysis.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Group Medical Visits (GMVs) in Primary Care: An RCT of Group-Based Versus Individual Appointments to Reduce HbA1c in Older People
Feasibility and Acceptability Study of a Non Weight-bearing Physical Activity Program for People With Diabetic Foot Ulceration (DB ACTIV)
Who cites it
84 citing papers in PubMed, 19 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Different Training Modalities on Circulating Irisin Levels in Overweight and Obesity Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of digital and remote exercise interventions on HbA1c in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Physical activity for prevention of cardiovascular disease: consensus statement of Korean Society of Cardio-cerebrovascular Disease Prevention.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2025Guideline
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- The effect of low volume high-intensity interval training on metabolic and cardiorespiratory outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Pooled it
- The relationship between the level of exercise and hemoglobin AEndocrine · 2021Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of Resistance Training and Associated Program Characteristics in Patients at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Physical Activity on Glycemic Variability in Patients With Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of exercise training on heart rate variability in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Physical activity recommendations for patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey.Acta diabetologica · 2020Pooled it
- Resistance Exercise Intensity is Correlated with Attenuation of HbA1c and Insulin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Exercise training modalities in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Pooled it
- Physical Exercise on Inflammatory Markers in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2017Pooled it
- In Search of the Ideal Resistance Training Program to Improve Glycemic Control and its Indication for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Pooled it
- Association between physical activity advice only or structured exercise training with blood pressure levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2014Pooled it
- Impact of different training modalities on glycaemic control and blood lipids in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Diabetologia · 2014Pooled it
- Impact of walking on glycemic control and other cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
- The effects of whole body vibration in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
- The effects of three different low-volume aerobic training protocols on cardiometabolic parameters of type 2 diabetes patients: A randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Trial
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Abstract
aims/hypothesisSupervised exercise programmes improve glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes, but training characteristics associated with reduction in HbA(1c) remain unclear. We conducted a systematic review with meta-regression analysis of randomised clinical trials (RCTs) assessing the association between intensity and volume of exercise training (aerobic, resistance or combined) and HbA(1c) changes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
methodsFive electronic databases were searched (1980-2012) to retrieve RCTs of at least 12 weeks' duration, consisting of supervised exercise training vs no intervention, that reported HbA(1c) changes and exercise characteristics. Two independent reviewers conducted study selection and data extraction.
resultsTwenty-six RCTs (2,253 patients) met the inclusion criteria. In multivariate analysis, baseline HbA(1c) and exercise frequency explained nearly 58% of between-study variance. Baseline HbA(1c) was inversely correlated with HbA(1c) reductions after the three types of exercise training. In aerobic training, exercise volume (represented by frequency of sessions) was associated with changes in HbA(1c) (weighted r = -0.64), while no variables were correlated with glycaemic control induced by resistance training. In combined training, weekly volume of resistance exercise explained heterogeneity in multivariate analysis and was associated with changes in HbA(1c) levels (weighted r = -0.70). CONCLUSIONS/
interpretationReduction in HbA(1c) is associated with exercise frequency in supervised aerobic training, and with weekly volume of resistance exercise in supervised combined training. Therefore, exercise volume is a major determinant of glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.
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