Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Exercise Training in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
Brief Summary: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease, and people with type 2 diabetes have a two- to four-fold increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Physical activity is a well established therapeutic modality for type 2 diabetes. In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), several clinical trials have shown reduced mortality and reduced progression of atherosclerosis with lifestyle intervention including physical activity. But few studies have investigated the effect of physical training in patients suffering from both diseases.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of one year of organized physical exercise in patients with both coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes on glucometabolic state and progression of atherosclerosis.

The project is a randomized, controlled, open study on physical exercise. 136 patients will be randomized at inclusion to a physical exercise group or a control group, the latter with "normal" follow-up and not discouraged form physical activity. The intervention period will be 12 months, and the physical training program will be developed and conducted in collaboration with Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. The inclusion of patients started summer 2010, the exercise program begins in September 2010 and the practical issues of the study is planned to end during spring 2012.

The main hypothesis is that physical exercise improves the glucometabolic state and reduces progression of atherosclerosis in patients with coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and secondary that physical exercise induces favourable changes in cardiovascular risk factors, use of medication, and co-morbidity associated with diabetes.


Options:
A: Arm Label: Standard Care; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Arm Label: Prehab Intervention; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Prehab Intervention | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Prehab Intervention; Assigned to Arm(s): Prehab Intervention
B: Arm Label: Control; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Daily feedback | Arm Label: Intervention; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Financial incentive, Behavioral: Daily feedback | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Financial incentive; Assigned to Arm(s): Intervention | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Daily feedback; Assigned to Arm(s): Control, Intervention
C: Arm Label: Exercise; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Exercise | Arm Label: Control; Type: NO_INTERVENTION; Interventions: N/A | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Exercise; Assigned to Arm(s): Exercise
D: Arm Label: Maintenance program; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Exercise training | Arm Label: Control; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Other: Control | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Exercise training; Assigned to Arm(s): Maintenance program | Intervention Type: OTHER; Name: Control; Assigned to Arm(s): Control

Answer: C