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  • * This study assesses the effectiveness, safety, and adherence to NW in obese and overweight diabetic patients compared to standard rehabilitation and counseling over 6 and 12 months after a 3-month intervention.
  • * Results will indicate how NW stacks up against other methods in improving cardiovascular performance and will provide insights for developing personalized exercise programs for better health outcomes in this patient group.

Article Abstract

Background: Nordic walking (NW) has several potential benefits for individuals with cardiovascular (CV) disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity and/or overweight. NW improves cardiovascular health, including exercise capacity and blood pressure control. NW enhances glycemic control and insulin sensitivity in diabetes, and aids in weight management and body composition improvement. NW offers additional advantages, such as improvement in muscular strength, joint mobility, physical activity levels, and psychological well-being.

Methods: This open-label study with 3 arms will aim to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and adherence to exercise prescription in obese and/or overweight diabetic patients with CV complications. The primary objective will be to assess the CV performance of participants after a 6-month and a 12-month follow-up period, following a 3-month NW intervention, compared with standard rehabilitation, and with cardiological counseling (control group) training lasting 3 months.

Results: The results of the study will provide valuable insights into the comparative effectiveness of a NW intervention vs standard rehabilitation and control group training in improving CV performance in obese and/or overweight diabetic patients with CV complications. Additionally, safety and adherence data will help inform the feasibility and sustainability of the exercise prescription over an extended period.

Conclusions: These findings may have implications for the development of tailored exercise programs for this specific patient population, with the aim of optimizing CV health outcomes.

Clinical Trials Registration: NCT05987410.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11150951PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2024.01.002DOI Listing

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