Concurrent Training in Type 2 Diabetes (CONTRADIA)

Effects of Concurrent Resistance Exercise and High-intensity Interval Exercise Training on Skeletal Muscle Adaptations in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

It is recommended that individuals perform a combination of resistance exercise (RE) and endurance exercise. Lack of time is often cited as a reason for being unable to meet current exercise guidelines. Therefore, combining both forms in one session may be beneficial. However, research continues to elucidate whether interference of adaptive outcomes occurs when RE and endurance exercise are performed concurrently. A proposed interference effect suggests that concurrent training may dampen RE-induced adaptations (e.g., muscle strength and growth) compared to RE only.

The propose of this investigation is to determine the effects of concurrent RE and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), compared to RE only, on muscle health and cardiovascular risk in sedentary, middle-aged (40-65 years) who are overweight/obese with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The investigators will measure the effects on muscle strength, muscle growth, cardiovascular fitness, glycaemic control and markers of cardiovascular risk before and after an 8-week training program. Data will be obtained through the analysis of skeletal muscle samples, blood samples, magnetic resonance imaging, questionnaires and exercise performance tests.It is hypothesized that concurrent RE + HIIT will amplify the exercise-induced muscle growth response, which will result in greater satellite cell content, compared to RE alone. As a result, this will lead to greater skeletal muscle mass and strength after RE + HIIT compared to RE in isolation.

A finding that concurrent resistance training and HIIT does not impede muscle adaptations could offer future strategies to minimize exercise time commitment whilst still maximizing the physiological benefits of both resistance and endurance exercise through a single training session. This may therefore provide an effective exercise strategy in the prevention and/or treatment of T2DM.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: RE only; Other: RE + HIIT

Detailed Description

Data analysis will be performed using IBM SPSS statistical software (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA). All data will be checked for normality and appropriate log transformations applied prior to analysis of variance (ANOVA) for primary and secondary outcomes. Satellite cell content will be compared using a two-way, mixed-model ANOVA with one within (2 levels; pre- and post-training) and one between factor (2 level; exercise group) with significance set at P < 0.05.

Based on a mixed ANOVA with between- and within-participant factors, and previously published data (Babcock et al. 2012), a sample size of 24 participants (12 per group) will provide a power of 84%. This sample size will allow detection of a mean change in satellite cell content of 2.35, assuming standard deviations of the change from pre- to post-training as 2.266 and 1.331 in the two exercise groups. Sample size calculation was performed with an alpha error of 0.05. SamplePower 2.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) software was used to determine sample size.

This study will combine data collected at the University of Birmingham with previously collected data from an identical study design performed by a co-investigator (Dr Pugh) in Rome, Italy. The previous study has collected data from 10 participants across both exercise groups (RE, N = 7; RE + HIIT, N = 3). Therefore, it is necessary for the present study to recruit a further 14 participants (RE, N = 5, RE + HIIT, N = 9) in order to achieve a sample size of 24 participants (12 per group). However, based on an assumption of a 25% drop-out rate, the total minimal sample necessary will be 19 participants (RE, N = 7; RE + HIIT, N = 12).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 4
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2TT
    • School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 40 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male sex
• White British/European
• Aged between 40 and 65 years at the time of screening
• Have a body mass index (BMI; body weight/height in m2) between 27 and 40 kg/m2
• Sedentary/untrained for at least 1 year (based on physical activity self-reports of fewer than two sessions of structured exercise per week last <30 min)
• T2DM (American Diabetes Association 2014) for more than 1 year
• Central obesity (defined as waist circumference ≥94 cm for males)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Currently involved in research or have recently (<6 months) been involved in any research prior to recruitment
• Any condition limiting or contraindicating physical activity; including diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and coronary or peripheral artery disease
• Previous myocardial infarction, previous or current angina, shortness of breath, or other symptoms suggestive of heart failure
• Insulin medication
• HbA1c more than 75 mmol/mol (9%)
• Uncontrollable hypertension: systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg
• Not weight stable for the last three months
• Smokers (within the last 12 months)
• Anticoagulant medication, such as warfarin or newer anticoagulant drugs. If participants are on aspirin medication, this would need to be stopped for 3 days prior to and during the day of any biopsy visit unless contraindicated (in which case participants would be excluded).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: RE training only; RE only - Progressive resistance exercise training only (leg extension, leg step up, chest press and pull down).	Other: RE only; 8 weeks of supervised training. Three times weekly with no more than two non-consecutive days without exercise.
Experimental: Concurrent RE + HIIT; RE + HIIT - Progressive resistance exercise training (leg extension, leg step up, chest press and pull down) followed by HIIT (10 x 1 min at 90% heart rate maximum).	Other: RE + HIIT; 8 weeks of supervised training. Three times weekly with no more than two non-consecutive days without exercise. Concurrent training: RE followed by HIIT within the same session.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in fibre-type specific satellite cell content	Assessed using immunofluorescence microscopy (Pax7-positive cells)	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 72 hours after the last training session

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in muscle-specific gene expression related to growth adaptations	Assessed using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reactions	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 72 hours after the last training session
Change in muscle fibre size	Assessed using immunofluorescence microscopy techniques to determine muscle fibre type-specific cross-sectional area	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 72 hours after the last training session
Change in muscle size	Assessed using MRI to determine whole and individual muscle group cross-section area and total muscle volume	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 48 hours after the last training session
Change in isometric muscle strength	Assessed using a dynamometer	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 6 days after the last training session
Change in isokinetic muscle strength	Assessed using a dynamometer	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 6 days after the last training session
Change in cardiorespiratory fitness	Assessed using a V̇O2 peak test on a cycle ergometer	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 6 days after the last training session
Change in habitual physical activity levels	Assessed using 7-day continuous accelerometry data	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 1 week after the last training session
Change in exercise enjoyment	Assessed using validated questionnaires (PACES)	After the first and last training session
Change in glycaemic control	Assessed using blood analysis	Prior to the 8-week training intervention and 72 hours after the last training session

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Birmingham
• Collaborators: Università degli studi di Roma Foro Italico; Loughborough University; Metabolic Fitness Association, Italy
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Professor M Nimmo, PhD, University of Birmingham

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2014. Diabetes Care. 2014 Jan;37 Suppl 1:S14-80. doi: 10.2337/dc14-S014. No abstract available.
• Babcock L, Escano M, D'Lugos A, Todd K, Murach K, Luden N. Concurrent aerobic exercise interferes with the satellite cell response to acute resistance exercise. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2012 Jun 15;302(12):R1458-65. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00035.2012. Epub 2012 Apr 4.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 6, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 12, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): July 12, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 4, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 7, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): September 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 17, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 13, 2018
• Last Verified: July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Concurrent training; Resistance exercise; Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT); Muscle hypertrophy; Interference effect
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Other Study ID Numbers: RG_16-218; ERN_16-1612 (Other Identifier: University of Birmingham ethics number); RRK6071 (Other Identifier: NHS R&D reference number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No