Rehabilitation After Coronary Bypass Grafting. Comparison of Different Types of Rehabilitation Programs

Rehabilitation After Coronary Bypass Grafting: Home Based Rehabilitation Versus Rehabilitation in Institution and Rehabilitation in Institution Versus Out-patient Rehabilitation at the Hospital

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00363922

Enrollment

Registered

2006-08-15

Start date

2006-09-30

Completion date

2008-06-30

Last updated

2015-09-29

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Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Keywords

Coronary Artery Bypass [E04.100.376.719.332]

Brief summary

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).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALRehabilitation in institution

Rehabilitation in institution for four weeks. Subjects follow standard rehabilitation in the center.

BEHAVIORALRehabilitation at home

Subjects get a written prescription of exercise training, diet, etc. to follow at home.

BEHAVIORALOut-patient rehabilitation at the hospital

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)

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Coronary artery bypass

Exclusion criteria

* Significant lung disease * Drug abuse * Pregnancy * Major physical impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maximal oxygen consumption	At baseline and after 6 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Blood analyses (different markers for cardiovascular risk and endothelian function)	At baseline and after 6 months
Endothelian function (flow mediated dilatation)	At baseline and after 6 months
Quality of life (SF36 and MacNew)	At baseline and after 6 months

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026