Exercise Training Adherence After Cardiac Rehabilitation in Coronary Heart Disease Patients

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise training; Other: Control

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01246570

Adherence

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is known that organized cardiac rehabilitation is effective in improving exercise capacity in coronary heart disease patients. Less is known about the long-term results after cardiac rehabilitation. Earlier studies have shown that many patients quit exercising when no longer attending formal rehabilitation. The investigators wish to investigate the effect of a maintenance program after ending a rehabilitation program, and to compare this to usual care. The investigators hypothesis is that the maintenance program will result in higher exercise capacity and more physical activity compared to usual care.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 35 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• coronary heart disease patients

Exclusion criteria

• unstable angina pectoris
• hemodynamic significant valve disease (> New York Heart Association class II)
• pregnancy
• left ventricular ejection fraction <30%
• kidney failure (creatinin > 140)
• uncontrolled hypertension

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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48 participants in 2 patient groups

Maintenance program

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will attend a "motivational exercise session" once monthly. They will also be tested (exercise test with measurement of peak oxygen uptake) every third months.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise training

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Usual care. The patients will receive the usual care provided by the hospital and community health services

Treatment:

Other: Control