Aquatic Exercise on Brain Activity in Type 2 Diabetic: Randomized Clinical Trial

Guilherme Cândido Viana Gonçalves, Adriana Teresa Silva Santos, Ruanito Calixto Júnior, Miqueline Pivoto Faria Dias, Denise Hollanda Iunes, Erika de Cássia Lopes Chaves, Ligia de Sousa Marino, Juliana Bassalobre Carvalho Borges and Andréia Maria Silva Vilela Terra ()
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Guilherme Cândido Viana Gonçalves: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil
Adriana Teresa Silva Santos: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil
Ruanito Calixto Júnior: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil
Miqueline Pivoto Faria Dias: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil
Denise Hollanda Iunes: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil
Erika de Cássia Lopes Chaves: Nursing School, Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas 37130-001, MG, Brazil
Ligia de Sousa Marino: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil
Juliana Bassalobre Carvalho Borges: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil
Andréia Maria Silva Vilela Terra: Pos-Graduation in Rehabilitation Sciencies, Institute of Motor Science, Federal University of Alfenas, Santa Clara Campus, Alfenas 37133-840, MG, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-12

Abstract: Background: A water-based physical exercise program is extremely important for the rehabilitation of type 2 diabetes. Little is known about its action on cerebral electrical activity. Objective: To evaluate the effect of a water-based physical exercise protocol on electroencephalographic activity, blood glucose levels, and functional capacity, as well as their correlation, in type 2 diabetics. Methods: Study design: Randomized Clinical Trial. Forty volunteers were randomized into two groups: control (n = 20) and study (n = 20). A water-based physical exercise program comprising 50 min sessions was conducted three times a week for five weeks. Assessments were performed at the pre- and post-intervention and follow-up phases. The qualitative data were compared using the Mann–Whitney test and Chi-Square. Quantitative data were compared using the Kruskal–Wallis, Independent t , and ANOVA mixed tests. The Spearman correlation coefficient was used to correlate the data. Results: The data were similar when comparing the groups. Six-minute walk test data increased in the comparison between times ( p = 0.01—PrexPos). EEG data decreased in comparison between times (prexfollow-up— p < 0.05), except AF3. EEG data decreased in the timexgroup comparison (prexfollow-up and postxfollow-up— p < 0.05). Conclusions: The water-based exercise protocol maintained electroencephalographic activity, glucose levels, and functional capacity in people with type 2 diabetes, and there was no relationship between brain electrical activity and capillary blood glucose.

Keywords: type 2 diabetes mellitus; electroencephalography; physical training; rehabilitation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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