54
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2005
Primary Completion Date
February 29, 2008
Study Completion Date
May 31, 2008
Multitreatment approach
12 months regimen consisting of group meetings every 2 weeks involving a physician, psychologist, physiotherapist and clinical nutritional physiologist. 21 h treatment during the first 3 months: 3 activity sessions (3 h) and 3 group conversations (4 h). Attendance inclusion criterium was set to minimum of 80%
Aerobic interval training
Walking/running 'uphill' on a treadmill twice a week for 3 months. 10 min warming-up at 70% of Hfmax before performing 4x4 intervals at 90-95% of Hfmax. 3 min active recovery at 70% of Hfmax between each interval. 5 min cool-down period, giving a total of 40 min.
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
St. Olavs Hospital
OTHER
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
OTHER