Can a short daily workout help hospitalized diabetes patients?
NCT ID NCT06547541
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether hospitalized adults with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes could safely do 30 minutes of resistance training each day. The goal was to see if this exercise routine is feasible and if it helps control blood sugar and prevent muscle loss during a hospital stay. Only 4 people took part before the study was stopped early, so the results are very limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- resistance training (body weight exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple in-hospital exercise helps manage blood sugar and muscle loss in type 2 diabetes patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study (only 4 participants enrolled) and was terminated early, so results are limited and may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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4 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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 years and older
- 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: * T2D or prediabetes defined as at least one of the following * ICD-10 diagnosis of T2D (DE11.x) * HbA1c \> 48 at time of admission * Use of type 2 antidiabetic medicine (excluding SGLT2 inhibitors) * HbA1c ≥ 42 within 3 months of admission (prediabetes) (from 18 of September, 2024) * Hospitalized with an infection * Expected residual hospitalization time of at least three days * At least 18 years of age * Able to perform exercises in the booklet "Syg men sun dog aktiv" Exclusion Criteria: * Admitted to the hospital more than 5 days ago * Unable to give written consent to participate * Terminal illness * Unstable or new onset angina * Ventricular arrhythmia * Aortic stenosis * Sternotomy in conjunction with the current hospitalization * Blood pressure greater than 180/120 mmHg * Kidney failure requiring dialysis * Unable to follow the 3-stage command of the Mini-Mental State Examination * Known allergy or contact dermatitis to tape, and CGMs
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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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Copenhagen University Hospital
Copenhagen, Capitol Region of Denmark, 2100, Denmark
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Departement of Infectious Diseases - Hvidovre Hospital
Copenhagen, Capitol Region of Denmark, 2650, Denmark
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