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Trial reportCurrent diabetes reviews2025

The Impact of Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training (LV-HIIT) on Fatty Liver Index (FLI) and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

Rasoul Raesi, Saeid Kalbasi, Abbas Ali Gaeini, Maryam Haji Ghasem Kashani, Khadijeh Tajik

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Trial report in Current diabetes reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Rasoul RaesiDepartment of Nursing, Torbat Jam Faculty of Medical Sciences, Torbat Jam, Iran.
Saeid KalbasiDepartment of Endocrinology, Loghman Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas Ali GaeiniDepartment of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Exercise Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam Haji Ghasem KashaniDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, School of Biology and Institute of Biological Sciences, Damghan University, Damghan, Iran.
Khadijeh TajikDepartment of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Alborz Pardis of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

Funding

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 1398.187
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevention and reduction of liver fat accumulation and maintenance of Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) have been proposed as important therapeutic goals in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM).

aimThis study aimed to determine the effect of Low-Volume High-Intensity Interval Training (LV-HIIT) on fatty liver index (FLI) and GFR estimation in patients with T2DM.

methodsThis randomized controlled trial included 80 patients with T2DM and a sedentary lifestyle, randomly divided into HIIT (n=40) and a control group (n=40). Patients with a history of T2DM for at least one year and HbA1C levels between 6.4% and 10% were selected. The intervention group underwent a 4-week LV-HIIT course, comprising 3 sessions per week, while the control group did not receive any intervention. FLI, eGFR, anthropometric measurements, and laboratory variables were assessed in all participants before and after the intervention.

resultsFLI (62.0 at baseline, 53.0 at follow-up) significantly decreased in the LV-HIIT group after the intervention, while eGFR (71.0 at baseline, 73.6 at follow-up) significantly increased (P<0.001). However, the control group showed a significant reduction only in Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) (P<0.05). After the intervention, the LV-HIIT group had significantly lower FBS (129.0 at baseline, 121.0 at follow-up), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) (24.0 at baseline, 18.0 at follow-up), and Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) (22.0 at baseline, 19.0 at follow-up), as well as higher eGFR, compared to the control group (P<0.05).

conclusionsLV-HIIT exercise appears to be a promising and effective training method for improving FLI and eGFR in patients diagnosed with T2DM. CLINICAL

trial registrationIRCT 20200 729048246N1.

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Fatty LiverGlomerular Filtration RateHigh-Intensity Interval TrainingAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeDiabetesestimated glomerular filtration Rate (eGFR)exercisefasting blood sugar (FBS).fatty liver Index (FLI)glomerulusglycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C)high-intensity interval training (HIIT)kidneytype 2 diabetes (T2DM)

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PMID39136513
PMCPMC12606594

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