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Preoperatively Orientation in Cardiac Surgery: Nurses Intervention on Patients Recovery

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01559610
First received: February 23, 2012
Last updated: March 19, 2012
Last verified: March 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the guidelines preoperative performed by a nurse contribute to the recovery of the patient submitted to cardiac surgery compared with the guidelines for routine.


Condition Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Triple Vessel
Heart Valve Diseases
 Other: Intervention Group

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: Preoperatively Orientation in Cardiac Surgery: Nurses Intervention on Patients Recovery

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • knowledge [ Time Frame: seven days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    three questions applied on the second day of recovery at the nursery room, after the intensive care unit discharge,about type of anesthesia,endotracheal tube function and time of healing of the sternum bone.The questions had only one correct alternative.Since the randomization until the questionnaire,the study follow up took seven days.For the analysis,answers of the questionnaire were separated and the number of answers for each,and divided into the two groups.The results were presented in graphic and tables.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • satisfaction [ Time Frame: seven days ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    five questions applied on the second day of recovery at the nursery room.The patients had to graduate their level of satisfaction from unsatisfied to very satisfied according to orientation received about the prior,intraoperative and recovering period of surgery as well as the nursery and medical orientation provided.Since the randomization until the questionnaire,the study follow up took seven days.For the analysis answers of the questionnaire were separated and the number of answers for each,and divided into the two groups.The results were presented in graphic and tables.


Enrollment: 180
Study Start Date: August 2008
Study Completion Date: March 2009
Primary Completion Date: March 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Control Group
Received preoperative guidance by a member of healthcare team with the aid of checklist
 Other: Intervention Group
The patients were instructed by a nurse
Other Name: No applicable
Group intervention
preoperative guideline by a nurse
 Other: Intervention Group
The patients were instructed by a nurse
Other Name: No applicable

Detailed Description:

This is a randomized clinical trial, which included patients submitted to cardiac surgery on both sexes. They are divided in two groups: control group and intervention group.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary Elective Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Age above 18 years old
  • At least 24 hours of hospitalization before the procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who do not accept and do not signed a consenting term
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01559610

Locations
Brazil
Institute of Cardiology
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90620001
Sponsors and Collaborators
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Juliane A Rodrigues, nursing Brasil:Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundacao Universitaria de Cardiologia
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01559610     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: UP 4150/08
Study First Received: February 23, 2012
Last Updated: March 19, 2012
Health Authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul:
cardiac surgery
orientation
nursing

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013