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NCT Number: NCT01559610

Preoperatively Orientation in Cardiac Surgery: Nurses Intervention on Patients Recovery

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Triple Vessel Behavior Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases Heart Valve Diseases Orientation, Spatial Spatial Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Institute of Cardiology

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90620001, Brazil

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Intervention group

Other

The patients were instructed by a nurse

Other names: No applicable

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Mar 21, 2012
Registry last updated
Mar 21, 2012

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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