Can exercise, diet, or a pill help older diabetics stay strong?
NCT ID NCT03560375
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at three ways to help people aged 65 and older with type 2 diabetes improve their physical and metabolic health. One group did home-based circuit resistance training, another followed a plant-based Mediterranean diet, and the third took the diabetes drug empagliflozin. After 10 weeks, the diet and drug groups also started exercising. The goal was to see if these approaches could improve body composition, muscle strength, and blood sugar control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- empagliflozin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple lifestyle changes or a common diabetes drug help older adults with diabetes maintain muscle strength and control blood sugar.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The interventions are short-term (10-20 weeks), so long-term benefits or risks are unknown.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Institute of Endocrinology Metabolism and Hypertension
Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
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