RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07389005

Exercise, Chronotype, and Prediabetes

Timed Exercise in Prediabetes With Extreme Chronotype


Sponsor

German Diabetes Center

Enrollment

28 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether exercising at the right time of day, based on a person's natural body clock, leads to greater health benefits in people living with prediabetes. The main question it aims to answer is whether doing a single session of exercise in the morning or in the evening affects how the body handles sugar differently in adults with prediabetes who have an extreme natural body clock. This will be done by comparing three conditions (no-exercise, morning exercise, and evening exercise) within the same participant. Each condition will be tested on a different day, with at least 14 days between the test days. During the no-exercise test days, participants will come to the study centre and will only be allowed to do sedentary activities (e.g. office work, reading, or screen time). During the morning exercise test days, participants will perform an exercise session at 9:00 am that involves short periods of very hard effort followed by short rest periods. Whereas for the evening exercise test days, the same type of exercise will be performed at 5:00 pm.


Eligibility

Min Age: 19 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

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This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called Control, a behavioral approach called Timing of exercise, and others for people with overweight/obesity and prediabetes. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 19 Years to 75 Years.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALTiming of exercise

An acute exercise bout of cycling performed in the morning at 9 AM

BEHAVIORALTiming of exercise

An acute exercise bout of cycling performed in the morning at at 5 PM

BEHAVIORALControl

No exercise


Locations(1)

German Diabetes Center (DDZ)

Düsseldorf, Germany

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