Rowing and cycling: a new exercise combo to fight diabetes inflammation?
NCT ID NCT07769840
First seen Aug 18, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether different combinations of rowing and cycling exercise can reduce inflammation and improve blood sugar control in people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Participants, aged 18-60 and not yet on medication, will be assigned to one of five exercise programs or a control group. The study measures inflammatory markers, body composition, and blood sugar fluctuations over a short period. The goal is to find the most effective exercise routine for early diabetes management.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral intervention: exercise regimens combining rowing and cycling
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a personalized exercise prescription to help manage early type 2 diabetes and reduce inflammation.
- What could go wrong
- This is a short-term (7-day) trial, so long-term benefits are uncertain. Results may not apply to all diabetes patients, and exercise carries a small risk of injury.
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Study facts
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- 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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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 60 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: 1. Age between 18-60 years, no gender limited; 2. Meeting the WHO 1999 diagnostic criteria for T2DM, with a diagnosis time ≤12 months; 3. Not having received hypoglycemic drug treatment (or only lifestyle intervention, and stopped medication ≥4 weeks before enrollment); 4. Fasting blood glucose 7.0-13.9 mmol/L, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) 6.5%-10.0%; 5. No regular exercise in the past 3 months (less than 2 times per week of moderate or higher intensity exercise, each \<30 minutes); 6. Voluntarily signing the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes, gestational diabetes, or other special types of diabetes; 2. Severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases (NYHA heart function ≥III, recent myocardial infarction or unstable angina); 3. Uncontrolled hypertension (resting systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg); 4. Severe liver or kidney dysfunction (ALT/AST ≥3 times the upper limit of normal, or eGFR\<60 mL/min/1.73m²); 5. Severe diabetic complications (such as proliferative retinopathy, severe neuropathy, diabetic foot); 6. Pregnant or breastfeeding women; 7. Mental illness or cognitive impairment that prevents compliance with the study; 8. Stress events such as infection, trauma, or surgery in the past month; 9. Participation in other interventional clinical studies; 10. Musculoskeletal diseases of the upper or lower limbs that affect rowing machine or bicycle exercise.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Ethics Committee of Putian 95 Hospital
Putian, Fujian, 351100, China
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