Home-based HIIT in people with T1D

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Is home-based high intensity interval training an effective and efficient form of exercise for people with type 1 diabetes?

• IRAS ID

  219906

• Contact name

  Sam Scott

• Sponsor organisation

  Liverpool John Moores University

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  There is clear evidence that regular exercise improves wellbeing and reduces the risk of heart disease in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and leads to a longer life. However, as with the majority of the population, only a limited number of people with T1D perform enough exercise to observe benefits to their health, citing ‘a lack of time’ as the primary reason for this. In the T1D population, exercise frequency can be further restricted by the fear of hypoglycaemia. Therefore, there is a need to develop an exercise strategy that is applicable to T1D and maximizes the benefits of exercise in a time efficient manner, with minimal risk of hypoglycaemia.

  This study aims to investigate the hypothesis that a home-based high intensity interval training programmes can improve aerobic capacity and glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes, whilst not leading to significant drops in blood glucose in the period following exercise.

  20 people with T1D will be recruited to the study. Before and after 6 weeks of home-based training, volunteers will undertake assessment to measure changes in fitness.

• REC name

  West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/WM/0058

• Date of REC Opinion

  20 Mar 2017

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion