What this means
Researchers plan to compare a lighter weight training program with usual diabetes care alone. The study has not started yet, so no results are known.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Opening soon
- Who can join
- Ages 18–65
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- The Simplified Total-body Resistance Exercise for Muscular Hypertrophy for Diabetic Population (D-STORM)
- Trial ID
- NCT07664501 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Sarcopenia, Insulin Resistance
- What is tested
- D-STORM Resistance Training Programme, usual care
- Sponsor
- Universiti Teknologi Mara
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years
- Dates
- First posted Jun 24, 2026 · updated Jun 25, 2026
Registry summary
Type 2 diabetes is associated with progressive loss of muscle mass, which worsens blood sugar control and increases the risk of heart disease and disability. Resistance training (weight training) has been shown to build muscle and improve blood sugar levels, but most existing programmes use high intensities that are difficult for older or inactive people with diabetes to sustain.
This study tests a new resistance training programme called D-STORM (Simplified Total-body Resistance Exercise for Muscular Hypertrophy for Diabetic Population), which uses a lower, more manageable training load designed to be safe, tolerable, and effective for adults with Type 2 diabetes who are not on insulin.
Participants will be randomly assigned to either twice-weekly D-STORM training plus their usual diabetes care, or usual care alone, for 12 weeks. The main outcome measured is change in HbA1c (a blood test reflecting average blood sugar over 3 months). Body composition, walking capacity, blood pressure, heart rate, and quality of life will also be measured.
Sites (1)
- Hospital Sultan Al-Abdullah (HASA), Kuala Selangor, Selangor, Malaysia