Pumping iron for blood sugar: does effort matter?
NCT ID NCT06208189
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares high-effort versus low-effort resistance exercise sessions to see which better controls blood sugar in people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Fifteen participants will complete both types of sessions plus a no-exercise control day, with blood sugar monitored for 48 hours afterward. The goal is to find out if pushing harder during exercise leads to better glucose control and how participants feel about each session.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- resistance exercise sessions (high-effort and low-effort)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that high-effort resistance exercise helps control blood sugar better than low-effort, offering a simple exercise strategy for people with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small trial (15 people) and only looks at short-term blood sugar changes over 48 hours. Results may not apply to everyone or lead to long-term benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age between 18 and 75 years; * presence of prediabetes (fasting glycemia between 100 and 125 mg/dL or glycated hemoglobin \[A1c\] between 5.7 and 6.4%) or T2DM (fasting glycemia 126 mg/dL or above or A1c 6.5% or above). Exclusion Criteria: * renal failure, * liver disease, * uncontrolled hypertension (equal or greater than 160 mmHg systolic and/or equal or greater than 100 mmHg diastolic), * history of severe cardiovascular problems, * in case of oral hypoglycemic drugs usage, being on them for less than 6 months, * inability to perform resistance exercise, * being pregnant or trying to become pregnant during the course of the study, * use of oral contraceptives, * prisoners, * persons requiring a legally authorized representative, * non-English speakers.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UNM Exercise Physiology Lab
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131-0001, United States
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