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NCT Number: NCT06936670

Effects of High-Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training on Cardiorenal and Vascular Function in Youth and Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

High-resistance, short-duration inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) is a novel lifestyle intervention involving 30 inhalations against a resistive load which requires only ~5 min/day and is thus ideal for youth with T2D (Y-T2D). Investigators seek to 1: assess changes in casual and 24-hr SBP, endothelial function, and arterial stiffness after 3 months of IMST vs. sham training in Y-T2D, 2: Define changes in eGFR andalbuminuria after 3 months of IMST vs. sham in Y-T2D, 3: Interrogate mechanisms of IMST by translational assessments of NO bioavailability, endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) activation, and ROS/oxidative stress, and determine the role of circulating factors.

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Key information

Age range

14 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Aged 14-40, have had T2D for a least one year, HbA1C less than 12%.

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Exclusion criteria

Have had type II diabetes for more than 18 years, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) less than 60 ml/min/1.73m2 or Albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) greater than 2200mg/g, blood pressure greater than 160/100 mm Hg.

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Treatment and study plan

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST)

Device

A novel form of physical training that uses the diaphragm and accessory respiratory muscles to repeatedly inhale against resistance using a handheld device, generating large negative intrathoracic pressures. The device can be set to different levels of resistance, meaning the intervention and sham groups will undergo the same training, but at 75% and 15% of their maximal inspiratory pressure respectively.

Sham training

Device

The same training regiment but at much lower resistance, offering little to strength training impact.

Primary outcomes

  1. Systolic Blood Pressure

    Time frame: 3 months

    Measures of casual clinic and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring

Secondary outcomes

  1. Endothelial function

    Time frame: 3 months

    Measured by brachial artery flow-mediated dilation and endothelial cell collection and analysis.

  2. Arterial stiffness

    Time frame: 3 months

    Measured by carotid-femoral pulse-wave velocity and carotid-radial pulse-wave analysis using a SphygmoCor.

  3. Kidney Function

    Time frame: 3 months

    Measured by estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria assessments

  4. Body Composition

    Time frame: 3 months

    Measured by BIS (Bioimpedance spectroscopy)

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Kalie Tommerdahl, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

(206) 616-9015

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Seattle Children's Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Washington

Registry information

Acronym: IMST

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Apr 20, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 13, 2025

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