title: Lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes patients: trial protocol of The Copenhagen Type 2 Diabetes Rehabilitation Project.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Current guidelines recommend education, physical activity and changes in diet for type 2 diabetes patients, yet the composition and organization of non-pharmacological care are still controversial. Therefore, it is very important that programmes aiming to improve non-pharmacological treatment of type 2 diabetes are developed and evaluated. The Copenhagen Type 2 Diabetes Rehabilitation Project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a new group-based lifestyle rehabilitation programme in a Health Care Centre in primary care.
  
  
  METHODS
  The group-based diabetes rehabilitation programme consists of empowerment-based education, supervised exercise and dietary intervention. The effectiveness of this multi-disciplinary intervention is compared with conventional individual counselling in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic and evaluated in a prospective and randomized controlled trial. During the recruitment period of 18 months 180 type 2 diabetes patients will be randomized to the intervention group and the control group. Effects on glycaemic control, quality of life, self-rated diabetes symptoms, body composition, blood pressure, lipids, insulin resistance, beta-cell function and physical fitness will be examined after 6, 12 and 24 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Copenhagen Type 2 Diabetes Rehabilitation Project evaluates a multi-disciplinary non-pharmacological intervention programme in a primary care setting and provides important information about how to organize non-pharmacological care for type 2 diabetes patients.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  (ClinicalTrials.gov) registration number: NCT00284609.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, Bispebjerg University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. eva.vadstrup@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eva S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Vadstrup
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frølich
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Perrild
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Røder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003376:Counseling; D003718:Denmark; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose