Join UBC Diabetes Research
Researchers at the University of British Columbia are inviting adults with type 2 diabetes in Kelowna to join a supervised exercise research study.
The study is looking at whether adding blood flow restriction to treadmill walking has a greater effect on fitness and blood sugar control than regular treadmill walking alone.
To register your interest, please fill out this short questionnaire.
Stage 1:
- Getting started. The study starts with two in-person testing visits.
Stage 2:
- 6 weeks of supervised exercise training in the lab, 3 days per week, ~50-60 min per visit. Over the entire 6 week period it would be 18 x 1 hour training sessions.
Stage 3:
- Visit twice for in-person testing visits.
Why Join?
- Receive data on fitness, blood sugar patterns, and body composition.
- There is no payment for joining this study. Parking will be covered for study visits.
- Help advance exercise research for type 2 diabetes.
Who can Join?
- This is a local Kelowna research study for adults with type 2 diabetes.
- This study may be a good fit for adults with type 2 diabetes who are not currently getting 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise per week.
Get Started
Register your interest now.
What does the study involve?
The study involves treadmill walking sessions 3 days per week for 6 weeks, plus testing visits before and after. About 20 people will be asked to join this study.
After passing the prescreening questionnaire, you will be contacted by the research team via phone or email to schedule an introduction meeting.
During this meeting you will have the opportunity to ask questions, go through a consent form, and finally decide whether you want to join or not.
Total time commitment is ~23 hours over 8 weeks.
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