Preoperatively Orientation in Cardiac Surgery: Nurses Intervention on Patients Recovery

March 19, 2012 updated by: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

180

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90620001
        • Institute of Cardiology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
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 Names:
  • No applicable
OTHER: Group intervention
preoperative guideline by a nurse
Other: Intervention Group
The patients were instructed by a nurse
Other Names:
  • No applicable

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
knowledge
Time Frame: seven days
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.
seven days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
satisfaction
Time Frame: seven days
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.
seven days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

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

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2008

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2009

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 23, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 21, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 21, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 19, 2012

Last Verified

March 1, 2012

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UP 4150/08

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