Effect of high-intensity exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness, cardiovascular disease risk and disease activity in patients with inflammatory joint disease: protocol for the ExeHeart randomised controlled trial

• Anne Grete Semb,
• Joseph Sexton,
• Hanne Dagfinrud,
• Anne Therese Tveter,
• George S Metsios,
• Jonny Hisdal,
• Kirsten K Viktil,
• Kristine Røren Nordén,
• Camilla Fongen,
• Jon Skandsen,
• Thalita Blanck

Affiliations

Anne Grete Semb

Preventive Cardio-Rheuma Clinic, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Joseph Sexton

Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Hanne Dagfinrud

Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Anne Therese Tveter

Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

George S Metsios

Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Volos, Thessaly, Greece

Jonny Hisdal

Department of vascular surgery, University of Oslo Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway

Kirsten K Viktil

Department of Pharmacy, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Kristine Røren Nordén

Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Camilla Fongen

Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Jon Skandsen

Patient advisory board, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Thalita Blanck

Patient advisory board, Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway