Why the study?
Does hypoxic exercise training improve physical fitness, endothelial function, and insulin resistance compared to normoxic training in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Population
19 patients with type 2 diabetes, mean age 55±7 years
Comparison
Hypoxic exercise training (16.5% O2) for 8 weeks vs Normoxic exercise training (21% O2) for 8 weeks
Design
RCT, randomly allocated
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Hypoxic training confers no added benefit over normoxic exercise in type 2 diabetes; challenges synergy hypotheses and supports standard protocols.
Does hypoxic exercise training improve physical fitness, endothelial function, and insulin resistance compared to normoxic training in patients with type 2 diabetes?
Hypoxic exercise training does not provide additional benefits over normoxic exercise training for physical fitness, vascular function, or glucose homeostasis in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Schreuder et al. (2014) studied this question.
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