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Verification of the effects of lifestyle intervention on lifestyle improvement for patients with type 2 diabetes.

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Recruiting
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	TYpe 2 diabetes
Date of first enrollment	01/04/2026
Target sample size	80
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	Researchers will explain this study to patients with type 2 diabetes to improve their lifestyle habits. Consent from the research participants will be obtained, followed by a questionnaire administered at a medical institution. The participants will then visit a hot spring health promotion facility (Natural Hot Spring Healthy SPA Sun Road, 4144-4 Osato-cho, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture) for the installation of an activity meter for monitoring, app installation, body composition analysis, and blood pressure measurement, and to receive guidance on how to use the facility. There will be a one-week observation period. After one week, the participants will use the hot spring health promotion facility for four months. Based on the bathing therapy prescription written by the doctor, the participants will undergo bathing therapy and exercise therapy at the hot spring health promotion facility once a week and receive guidance from a nutritionist every two weeks. The effects on HbA1c, lipid metabolism, blood pressure, weight, and body composition will be verified during regular medical examinations at 2 and 4 months.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	Reduction in HbA1c from baseline at the end of the study (at 4 months).
Secondary Outcome

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 18age old
Age maximum	<= 74age old
Gender	Both
Include criteria	Type 2 diabetes patients: HbA1c 7.0% or higher but less than 9.0%. No complications that contraindicate exercise therapy and able to perform exercise therapy at a hot spring health promotion facility. Possess a smartphone capable of installing and operating the application. For the past six months, diabetes control has been good, and the doctor predicts that changes in diabetes medication will not be necessary during the intervention period.
Exclude criteria	Individuals who are insulin-dependent and use insulin. Individuals who have difficulty communicating in Japanese. Individuals who have difficulty filling out questionnaires. Individuals who are unable to walk independently. Individuals for whom the physical or psychological burden of the intervention is significant, and the researchers deem them unsuitable for participation.