Sedentary Behavior in Older Women With and Without Type 2 Diabetes (SitWise)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04262128 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : February 10, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 5, 2020
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Condition or disease |
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Healthy |
The investigators will recruit 20 women age 60-75 years, n=10 with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes (T2D) and n=10 healthy controls. Participants will wear two accelerometers and a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for 7 days for objective assessment of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and blood glucose, respectively, and complete a graded exercise test (cardiorespiratory fitness), assessment of insulin sensitivity (hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp) and single leg exercise using near-infrared spectroscopy (microvascular function). Participants will also complete a semi-structured qualitative interview to understand knowledge and attitudes toward sedentary behavior and questionnaires to assess the relationship between modifiable psychological and behavioral factors and sedentary behavior.
The aims of the study are to:
- Compare objectively-measured, free-living physical activity and sedentary behavior between older women with and without T2D.
- Evaluate the relationship between prolonged bouts of sedentary behavior, cardiorespiratory fitness, glucose control, insulin sensitivity, and skeletal muscle microvascular function in older women with and without T2D.
- Assess knowledge and attitudes toward sedentary behavior and characterize the relationship between knowledge and attitudes toward sedentary behavior and modifiable psychological and behavioral factors in older women with T2D.
- Evaluate the relationship between sedentary behavior, mood states, and meaning salience during "normal" life and the period of confinement imposed by the COVID-19 epidemic.
Study Type : | Observational |
Estimated Enrollment : | 20 participants |
Observational Model: | Case-Control |
Time Perspective: | Cross-Sectional |
Official Title: | Prolonged Sedentary Behavior in Older Women With and Without Type 2 Diabetes: Knowledge, Engagement, and Relationship to Cardiometabolic Risk |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 30, 2020 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | August 30, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | August 30, 2021 |

Group/Cohort |
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
women age 60-75 years with uncomplicated type 2 diabetes mellitus
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Healthy Controls
healthy women age 60-75 years
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- time sedentary measured via triaxial accelerometer [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- average sedentary bout length measured via triaxial accelerometer [ Time Frame: 7 days ]
- cardiorespiratory fitness [ Time Frame: 8-12 minutes ]peak volume of oxygen consumption (VO2 peak) in ml/kg/min measured via graded exercise test
- insulin sensitivity [ Time Frame: 3 hours ]glucose infusion rate in mg/kg/min as measured via hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp
- change in skeletal muscle deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration during single leg calf exercise measured via near-infrared spectroscopy [ Time Frame: 30 minutes ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 60 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female
- Age 60-75 years
- Postmenopausal (self-reported)
- BMI between 25-40 kg/m2
- Participants with T2D:
- T2D confirmed via chart review
- T2D diet controlled or treated with the following acceptable medication treatments: metformin, sulfonylureas, glinides, or glucose absorption blockers
Exclusion Criteria:
- Male
- Age <60 or >75 years
- Type 1 diabetes
- Control participants only - HbA1C ≥ 5.7%
- Use of beta blockers or centrally-acting calcium channel blockers (i.e., diltiazem, verapamil) due to potential blunting of cardiorespiratory fitness assessments
- Use of hormone replacement therapy (e.g., estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) (within the past 5 years)
- Taking insulin, thiazolidinediones (e.g., rosiglitazone), glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) agonists (e.g., exenatide), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors (e.g., sitagliptin) or any medication for the treatment of T2D other than those listed above in the inclusion criteria
- Uncontrolled hypertension at rest (systolic >160 or diastolic >110 mmHg)
- Obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma with a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio <70% of predicted
- Any of the following conditions:
- Uncontrolled T2D (HbA1C >9.0%)
- Unstable angina
- Recent myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, or vascular surgery (<3 months)
- Heart failure
- Peripheral artery disease (based on report of symptomatic claudication or ankle brachial index testing)
- Anemia (tHb <10 mg/dL)
- Hepatic or renal disease
- Severe arthritis or mobility impairment that would interfere with exercise testing
- Current tobacco or marijuana use or nicotine use within the last year
- Dementia or evidence of cognitive impairment (Mini-Cog score < 3)
- Engaging in >150 minutes/week of moderate to vigorous physical activity (assessed via Low-Level Physical Activity Recall questionnaire)

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04262128
Contact: Mary O Whipple, PhD | 303-724-2255 | mary.whipple@cuanschutz.edu | |
Contact: Kristina Chapman, BS | 720-848-6690 | kristina.chapman@cuanschutz.edu |
United States, Colorado | |
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Recruiting |
Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045 | |
Contact: Kristina Chapman, BS 720-848-6690 kristina.chapman@cuanschutz.edu |
Principal Investigator: | Mary O Whipple, PhD | University of Colorado, Denver |
Responsible Party: | University of Colorado, Denver |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04262128 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
19-2758 |
First Posted: | February 10, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 5, 2020 |
Last Verified: | May 2020 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
diabetes sedentary behavior cardiovascular disease |
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases |