Trial reportDiabetes care2016
Brain and White Matter Hyperintensity Volumes After 10 Years of Random Assignment to Lifestyle Intervention.
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81 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Neuroimaging Investigations of Obesity: a Review of the Treatment of Sex from 2010.Current obesity reports · 2023Pooled it
- Relationship Between Type 2 Diabetes and White Matter Hyperintensity: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Pooled it
- Exercise effects on depression: Possible neural mechanisms.General hospital psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
- Association of Microvascular Dysfunction With Late-Life Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA psychiatry · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus on the development of cognitive impairment and dementia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017 · on this mapPooled it
- Age, Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention, and White Matter Integrity: Secondary Analysis of the POINTER Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Long-term effects of a multidomain intervention on cognitive function and metabolic control in older adults with type 2 diabetes and mild cognitive impairment: A 42-month follow-up of the J-MIND-Diabetes study.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Trial
- Associations of modifiable lifestyle and clinical factors with cognitive function in adults with type 2 diabetes.Journal of diabetes and its complications · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of a multidomain intervention in older adults with vascular risks: The Japan-Multimodal Intervention Trial for the Prevention of Dementia (J-MINT).Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Trial
- Deep learning-based BMI inference from structural brain MRI reflects brain alterations following lifestyle intervention.Human brain mapping · 2024Trial
- Multidomain Intervention Trial for Preventing Cognitive Decline among Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: J-MIND-Diabetes.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2024Trial
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- Association of cognition with leptin and vascular endothelial growth factor in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2022Trial
- Eight-Year Changes in Multimorbidity and Frailty in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Associations With Cognitive and Physical Function and Mortality.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2022Trial
- The effect of a high-polyphenol Mediterranean diet (Green-MED) combined with physical activity on age-related brain atrophy: the Dietary Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial Polyphenols Unprocessed Study (DIRECT PLUS).The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- Legacy of a 10-Year Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention on the Cognitive Trajectories of Individuals with Overweight/Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2021Trial
- Sex-Related Differences in Brain Volumes and Cerebral Blood Flow Among Overweight and Obese Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Exploratory Analyses From the Action for Health in Diabetes Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2020Trial
- Metabolic and Neurocognitive Changes Following Lifestyle Modification: Examination of Biomarkers from the ENLIGHTEN Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2020Trial
- Long-term Impact of Weight Loss Intervention on Changes in Cognitive Function: Exploratory Analyses from the Action for Health in Diabetes Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2018Trial
- Long Term Effect of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention on Cerebral Blood Flow.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2018Trial
21 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
objectiveType 2 diabetes increases the accumulation of brain white matter hyperintensities and loss of brain tissue. Behavioral interventions to promote weight loss through dietary changes and increased physical activity may delay these adverse consequences. We assessed whether participation in a successful 10-year lifestyle intervention was associated with better profiles of brain structure. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsAt enrollment in the Action for Health in Diabetes clinical trial, participants had type 2 diabetes, were overweight or obese, and were aged 45-76 years. They were randomly assigned to receive 10 years of lifestyle intervention, which included group and individual counseling, or to a control group receiving diabetes support and education through group sessions on diet, physical activity, and social support. Following this intervention, 319 participants from three sites underwent standardized structural brain magnetic resonance imaging and tests of cognitive function 10-12 years after randomization.
resultsTotal brain and hippocampus volumes were similar between intervention groups. The mean (SE) white matter hyperintensity volume was 28% lower among lifestyle intervention participants compared with those receiving diabetes support and education: 1.59 (1.11) vs. 2.21 (1.11) cc (P = 0.02). The mean ventricle volume was 9% lower: 28.93 (1.03) vs. 31.72 (1.03) cc (P = 0.04). Assignment to lifestyle intervention was not associated with consistent differences in cognitive function compared with diabetes support and education.
conclusionsLong-term weight loss intervention may reduce the adverse impact of diabetes on brain structure. Determining whether this eventually delays cognitive decline and impairment requires further research.
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