The purpose of this study is to compare different types of rehabilitation after coronary bypass surgery. The investigators wish to compare rehabilitation in an institution for four weeks with a home based rehabilitation. They also wish to compare rehabilitation in an institution for four weeks with a rehabilitation program were the patients live at home but visit the hospital twice a week for twelve week. The investigators will measure the patients' physical capacity by measuring their maximal oxygen consumption. The investigators will also analyze their blood and their endothelian function (how well their arteries dilate).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Rehabilitation in institution for four weeks. Subjects follow standard rehabilitation in the center.
Subjects get a written prescription of exercise training, diet, etc. to follow at home.
This intervention was removed. We never got time to randomize subjects into this category. We had planned to randomize patients from one hospital to either Rehabilitation in institution (rehab center) or rehabilitation at the hospital (out patient). And also patients from another hospital to either rehabilitation in institution (rehab centre) or rehabilitation at home. We have only managed to start the study in this second hospital so far (due to maternity leave and limited time to finish a PhD)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Maximal oxygen consumption
Time frame: At baseline and after 6 months
Blood analyses (different markers for cardiovascular risk and endothelian function)
Time frame: At baseline and after 6 months
Endothelian function (flow mediated dilatation)
Time frame: At baseline and after 6 months
Quality of life (SF36 and MacNew)
Time frame: At baseline and after 6 months
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