PMID- 33003313
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201207
IS  - 2227-9032 (Print)
IS  - 2227-9032 (Electronic)
IS  - 2227-9032 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 4
DP  - 2020 Sep 29
TI  - Effect of Walking on Sand with Dietary Intervention in OverweightType 2 
      DiabetesMellitusPatients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
LID - 10.3390/healthcare8040370 [doi]
LID - 370
AB  - (1) Background: The primary goal of this study was to assess the effect of sand 
      walking on Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), Body Mass Index (BMI), waist circumference, 
      and quality of life among individuals with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). (2) 
      Methods: A randomized-controlled design was conducted on 66 overweight 
      participants suffering from T2DM. Participants were randomly allocated to sand 
      walking (SW) (n = 33) and normal walking (NW) (n = 33) groups. Participants 
      performed moderate-intensity walking for 30 min, 3 times a week for 4 months. 
      Participants walking on sand had statistically significant mean scores for HbA1c, 
      BMI, waist circumference and quality of life((M = 7.32, SD = 0.47),(M = 25.77, SD 
      = 1.366),(M = 92.94, SD = 2.59), (M = 91.48, SD = 34.08)) than those walking on 
      leveled surface ((M = 8.38, SD = 0.77),t(52.8) = -6.73, p = 0.003, (M = 26.80, SD 
      = 1.38), t(64) = -3.05, p = 0.001,(M = 98.12, SD = 2.16.3), t(64) = -3.75, p = 
      0.001, (M = 112, SD = 33.7), t(64) = -2.45, p = 0.017)respectively. (3) 
      Conclusions: Regular SW with a healthy dietary regime for 4 months led to a 
      statistically significant difference in HbA1c, BMI, waist circumference, and 
      quality of life as compared to NW group.
FAU - Seyam, Mohamed
AU  - Seyam M
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy & Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied 
      Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Kashoo, Faizan
AU  - Kashoo F
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy & Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied 
      Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alqahtani, Mazen
AU  - Alqahtani M
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy & Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied 
      Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alzhrani, Msaad
AU  - Alzhrani M
AD  - Department of Physical Therapy & Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied 
      Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Aldhafiri, Fahad
AU  - Aldhafiri F
AD  - Public Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah 
      University, Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Ahmad, Mehrunnisha
AU  - Ahmad M
AD  - Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, 
      Al Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
GR  - 1442-136/Deanship of Scientific Research, Majmaah University/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200929
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Healthcare (Basel)
JT  - Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101666525
PMC - PMC7712869
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - diabetes mellitus
OT  - rehabilitation
OT  - walking
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the 
      design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in 
      the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.
EDAT- 2020/10/03 06:00
MHDA- 2020/10/03 06:01
PMCR- 2020/09/29
CRDT- 2020/10/02 01:01
PHST- 2020/08/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/09/07 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/09/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/10/02 01:01 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/10/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/10/03 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/09/29 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - healthcare8040370 [pii]
AID - healthcare-08-00370 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/healthcare8040370 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Sep 29;8(4):370. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040370.