Clinical evidence dossier
Aerobic exercise
Blood glucose
Evidence signal
Evidence signal
Strong
This is an authoritative evidence signal supplied by Clinical Reference. It is not a formal clinical grade, treatment recommendation, or pooled effect estimate.
Evidence snapshot
- Authoritative support records
- 3
- Supporting studies available for review
- 3
- Randomized trials
- 3
- Reported effects
- 9
Clinical conclusion
Aerobic exercise shows a strong positive evidence signal for improving Blood glucose across the studied comparisons.
Observed effects
Evidence composition
- Non-randomized studies
- 0
- Other designs
- 0
- Unresolved designs
- 0
- Magnitude-eligible effects
- 0
Consistency
Consistency classification
Consistent
- Positive
- 3
- No effect
- 0
- Mixed
- 0
- Negative
- 0
Population and applicability
Structured population data were available for 3 of 3 supporting studies. 2 studies described participants with type 2 diabetes. 3 studies described adult participants.
This population information refers to the materialized supporting studies available for review. Omitted support records remain part of the authoritative support accounting and are available through the audit experience.
View reported population descriptions
These descriptions are reported across the supporting studies; they are not a single synthesized population.
- Insulin-resistant individuals seeking lifestyle interventions.
- Adults aged 30-65 with risk factors for diabetes.
- Adults aged 30-65 with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.
- Individuals seeking to improve sleep quality and metabolic health through exercise.
- Adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
- Individuals seeking non-pharmacological methods to manage glucose levels.
Limitations
- 3 of 3 studies with duration data have follow-up of 12 weeks or less.
Supporting evidence
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