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High-Intensity Exercise for Type 1 Diabetes (FEEL-HIIT Trial)

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Led By Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret
Research Sponsored by Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Clinical diagnosis of type 1 diabetes for at least five years
Males and females aged between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 weeks
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FEEL-HIIT Trial Summary

This trial will investigate if adding a 12-week high intensity interval training program to a standard educational program will help people with type 1 diabetes and impaired awareness of hypoglycemia to better understand and avoid hypoglycemia episodes.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for adults aged 18-65 with type 1 diabetes and a reduced ability to detect low blood sugar, who've had diabetes for at least five years. They must use or be willing to use a continuous glucose monitor and have stable insulin treatment. Exclusions include heart rate-affecting meds, pregnancy, physical limitations preventing exercise, severe diabetic complications, recent high-intensity training, uncontrolled hypertension or significant heart disease.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if adding a home-based high intensity interval training (HIIT) program to standard educational sessions on hypoglycemia prevention can better restore awareness of low blood sugar in type 1 diabetics than education alone. Participants will either receive the education or combine it with HIIT over 12 weeks and track their progress using various tools like glucose monitors and questionnaires.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Potential side effects from the intervention may include typical exercise-related risks such as muscle soreness or strain. Since participants have diabetes, there's also a risk of hypoglycemia during or after exercise which they'll need to monitor closely with their devices.

FEEL-HIIT Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for 5 years or more.
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I am between 18 and 65 years old.

FEEL-HIIT Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in the Gold score
Secondary outcome measures
Change in physical activity practice
Change in the Clarke score
Change in the score of the BAPAD questionnaire
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FEEL-HIIT Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Standard educational program combined with high intensity interval trainingActive Control13 Interventions
Participants will be closely followed by a team of diabetes specialists. Participants will attend two education sessions to discuss the following topics: avoidance of hypoglycemia, causes of hypoglycemia, treatment (e.g. glucagon) of hypoglycemia, how to better recognize hypoglycemia symptoms, understand how to use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and understand CGM reports to adjust insulin doses. Each study participant will be asked to train 3 times per week following the home-based program that will be provided to them. Participants will be asked to perform at least 2 training sessions per week with the exercise specialist on a virtual platform. The training session will consist of a 3 to 5-minute low-intensity warm-up followed by 6 to 12 1-minute bouts of high-intensity exercise interspersed with 1-minute bouts of low-intensity exercise. Each session will end with a 3-minutes cool-down period.
Group II: Standard educational programActive Control11 Interventions
Participants will be closely followed by a team of diabetes specialists. Participants will attend two education sessions to discuss the following topics: avoidance of hypoglycemia, causes of hypoglycemia, treatment (e.g. glucagon) of hypoglycemia, how to better recognize hypoglycemia symptoms, understand how to use a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and understand CGM reports to adjust insulin doses.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Institut de Recherches Cliniques de MontrealLead Sponsor
70 Previous Clinical Trials
10,306 Total Patients Enrolled
Rémi Rabasa-LhoretPrincipal InvestigatorInstitut de recherches cliniques de Montréal
17 Previous Clinical Trials
578 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Standard educational program combined with high intensity interval training Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04825366 — N/A
Hypoglycemia Unawareness Research Study Groups: Standard educational program combined with high intensity interval training, Standard educational program
Hypoglycemia Unawareness Clinical Trial 2023: Standard educational program combined with high intensity interval training Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04825366 — N/A
Standard educational program combined with high intensity interval training 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04825366 — N/A
~16 spots leftby Jun 2025