NCT00761839
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Does Use of a Wound After-care Summary Improve Patient Satisfaction and Time to Wound Healing?
ConditionsWounds
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Wounds
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- patient satisfaction, frequency of self-management activities, time to healing
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a patient education program for chronic wound care. The wound care nurse practitioner (NP) at the Ann Arbor VAMC will use a wound self-management "after-care summary" with approximately half of her patients. This study will examine whether using this patient education tool for self-management of wound care results in improved patient outcomes.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All patients presenting for outpatient wound care at the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center NP wound care clinic, who meet the following inclusion criteria for chronic wounds: stage II, III, IV pressure ulcers; venous stasis ulcers, and diabetic ulcers.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Cognitively impaired patients who cannot give informed consent.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
patient satisfaction, frequency of self-management activities, time to healing
Time Frame: Outcomes are measured at each participating patient's visit for one year or until the patient's wound is healed, whichever comes first.
Study Sites (2)
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