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RecruitingNCT05277532Updated Oct 15, 2024

Effect of Circadian Rhythm and Physical Exercise in Overweight Type 1 Diabetes Patients

An interventional study of High intensity interval training (HIIT) in Type 1 Diabetes and Overweight, sponsored by Karolinska Institutet. Recruiting at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-10-15.

Sponsored by Karolinska Institutet · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Oct 2025, 11 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started May 2022; still recruiting 4 years 4 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
50
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 50 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Cardiometabolic risk in patients with abdominal obesity and type 1 diabetes can be moderated by life style modifications. There is an intimate link between gene regulation and circadian rhythm in mediating response to exercise in a variety of insulin sensitive organs.

The aim of this project is to evaluate, by intervention, the interplay of circadian rhythm and high intensity interval training (HIIT) on glucose control and skeletal muscle metabolism in patients with overweight with or without type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Read the detailed description

High intensity interval training (HIIT) is a promising intervention for lifestyle treatment in type 1 diabetes. In spite of the interplay between circadian rhythms and exercise, the time of day in which the most robust adaption to HIIT can be achieved is unknown. The main goal of the study is to compare the efficacy of morning and afternoon HIIT in regulating blood glucose values in participants with type 1 diabetes and overweigt and to compare the effect in overweight but otherwise healthy subjects. Additionally, the investigators aim to to elucidate the metabolomics in the different settings. Healthy controls will be used to compare whether the effect of HIIT and interplay with circadian rhythm on organ metabolism is impaired in patients with T1D.

A randomized cross-over trial with 25 participants with type 1 diabetes and 25 control subjects will be performed. The participants will be examined on three occasions on an out-patient basis . Visit 1 aim to run baseline measurements and a bicycle test to define maximum exertion . On visit 2 the participants will perform a single bout of HIIT (6 1-minute pulses at maximal exertion, interspersed with 1-minute recovery) either in the morning (09.00) or afternoon (16.00). After a 1-week washout period, the participants will return for visit 3 and an opposing exercise time. Primarily, the efficacy of the morning and afternoon HIIT will be judged by the continuous glucose monitor (CGM) -based glycaemia measurements. Additionally, during the visits the investigators will collect repeated blood samples to assess the effect of exercise timing on the diurnal hormonal rhythms. Muscle biopsies will be collected before and directly after HIIT.

The hypothesis is that afternoon HIIT will be more efficacious in controlling blood glucose based on the preliminary data gathered from a 'free living' pilot study in type 2 diabetes. The current study will aim to compare the morning and afternoon exercise in controlled conditions, eliminating the effects of dietary intake, medication and sleep cycle disruption. Additionally, the tissue factors responsible for the differing glycaemic response to morning and afternoon exercise will be elucidated.

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Conditions studied

  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Overweight

Keywords

  • high intensity interval training
  • metabolomics
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In context

Diabetes Mellitus

10,925 studies on the registry are indexed under Diabetes Mellitus; 1,319 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 50 is below the median of 80 across 8,367 interventional studies indexed under Diabetes Mellitus.

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Lead sponsor

Karolinska Institutet is the lead sponsor of 1,113 studies on the registry; 267 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • BMI 25-30
  • type 1 diabetes or healthy subjects

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • nicotine usage,
  • cardiovascular disease (CVD),
  • blood pressure >160/95,
  • pregnancy,
  • treatment with other pharmaceutical drugs than insulin, stable dose of thyroid hormone, statins, and antihypertensive drugs (excluding beta blockers).

Additional exclusion criteria for diabetes subjects:

  • diabetes duration less than 6 months,
  • proliferative or severe non-proliferative retinopathy,
  • chronic kidney disease with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<60 ml/min,
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Type 1 diabetes with overweight

    High intensity interval training (HIIT), a single bout, randomly performed either in the morning or in the afternoon in a cross-over design.

    Behavioral: High intensity interval training (HIIT)

  • Active comparator
    Overweight but otherwise healthy control subjects

    High intensity interval training (HIIT), a single bout, randomly performed either in the morning or in the afternoon in a cross-over design.

    Behavioral: High intensity interval training (HIIT)

Interventions

  • BehavioralHigh intensity interval training (HIIT)

    HIIT performed either in the morning or in the afternoon

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Time in Glucose target range (4-10 mmol/L) for tissue glucose from CGM.

    Time in target glucose range (expressed as % of total time) measured by continuous subcutaneous glucose sensors following morning or afternoon HIIT respectively. Measurements are uploaded from the CGM device and analyzed.

    Time frame: 48 hours

Secondary outcomes

  1. Tissue specific effects of HIIT in type 1 diabetes vs healthy subjects

    Plasma and skeletal muscle samples will be subjected to transcriptomic and/or metabolomic analyses to evaluate the impact of HIIT on metabolic outcomes.

    Time frame: 2 hours; muscle and blood samples are collected directly before and after HIIT, respectively.

  2. Time below Glucose target range (< 4 mmol/L) for tissue glucose from CGM.

    Time in the hypoglycaemic range (expressed as % of total time) measured by continuous subcutaneous glucose sensors following morning or afternoon HIIT respectively. Measurements are uploaded from the CGM device and analyzed.

    Time frame: 48 hours

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Ersta sjukhus
    Stockholm, 11691, Sweden
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 15, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05277532
Lead sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Responsible party
Eva Toft (Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 14, 2022
Start date
May 18, 2022
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Oct 31, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 15, 2024

Study contacts

Eva Toft, Assoc Prof
Contact
eva.toft@ki.se
+46 706722363
Veronica Qvisth, M.D.
Contact
veronica.qvist@erstadiakoni.se
+46 87146500 ext. 6630
Ingrid Dahlman, Professor
principal investigator · Karolinska Institutet

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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