Can exercise strengthen bones in diabetic women after menopause?
NCT ID NCT06505044
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether moderate aerobic exercise or resistance exercise is better for improving bone density in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes and osteoporosis. Fifty women aged 50-60 did either treadmill walking or resistance training three times a week for 12 weeks. The goal was to see which type of exercise helps bones more.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aerobic exercise and resistance exercise
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that specific exercise types help improve bone density in postmenopausal women with diabetes, offering a simple, drug-free way to manage osteoporosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all women. Exercise benefits may be modest and require long-term adherence.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- 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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50 to 60 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Fifty women postmenopausal obese women * (BMI) 30 -35 kg/m2 * their age ranges from 50 to 60 years old and * complain of diabetic type 2 for 10 years ago. Exclusion Criteria: * women with renal or liver disease, * cardiac or chest disease psychological problems, * cognitive problems are excluded from the study. * Any women who have therapeutic problems that will interfere with performing exercise or affection BMD will be excluded from this study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Soad A. Mohamad
Minya, 05673, Egypt
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