Can exercising at home beat the gym for prediabetes?

NCT ID NCT06895161

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 24, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether doing aerobic exercise at home with remote monitoring (tele-exercise) works as well as exercising in a hospital for people with prediabetes. 42 adults with prediabetes walked 30 minutes, 5 days a week for 3 weeks. One group exercised at home with a heart rate monitor and phone calls, another at the hospital under supervision, and a third at home with no monitoring. The study measured changes in blood sugar control and fitness.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gazi University Hospital,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Ankara, Ankara, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)

What this could mean

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Active substance

aerobic exercise

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that home-based tele-exercise is as effective as supervised hospital exercise for managing prediabetes, offering a convenient option.

What could go wrong

This is a small, completed study with only 42 participants and a short 3-week program. Results may not apply to everyone, and long-term benefits are unknown.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

glucose intolerance Insulin Resistance prediabetes syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.