Prospective intervention study among metabolic syndrome patients, investigating the effects of 12 weeks home-based physical training programme with telemonitoring on the anthropometric parameters, the exercise tolerance and other cardio-metabolic risk factors of the metabolic syndrome.

Prospective intervention study among metabolic syndrome patients, investigating the effects of 12 weeks home-based physical training programme with telemonitoring on the anthropometric and laboratory parameters, the exercise tolerance and other cardio-metabolic and other psycho-social (anxiety, depression, vital exhaustion , sleep disturbances) risk factors of the metabolic syndrome.

Inclusion criteria:

• voluntary patients aged between 25 and 70 years

• low level of regular physical activity, less than 30 min./ week

• basic IT skills

• 3 risk factors present out of the 5 metabolic risk factors from the followings:

  1. waist circumference (WC) above 102 cm in men and above 88 cm in women
  2. proved type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or fasting plasma glucose level above 5,6 mmol/l
  3. treated hypertension or spontaneous blood pressure higher or equivalent than 130/ 85 mmHg
  4. treated hypertriglyceridaemia or serum triglyceride level above 1,7 mmol/l
  5. serum HDL cholesterol level under 1,03 mmol/l in men or 1,3 mmol/l in women

Exclusion Criteria:

• any upcoming planned invasive cardiological intervention
• uncontrolled hypertension
• type one diabetes mellitus (T1DM)
• T2DM which needed more than 1 dose insulin per day
• chronic heart failure
• chronic renal failure
• serious cognitive disfunction
• lack of cooperation
• any of known disease or condition that seriously affect the mental and legal capacity
• any other conditions inhibiting regular physical trainings