The Anxiety of Parents of Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety

• Registration Number: NCT01492452
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Brief Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial. The population consisted of parents of children undergoing cardiac surgery from December 2010 to April 2011. We included parents aged over 18 years, and the following were considered exclusion criteria: inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason, parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator, surgical death and not take up the case. 22 parents in the intervention group were randomized and received standardized guidelines for nursing and 22 parents participated in the control group received the guidelines and routine of the institution. Anxiety was assessed using the STAI State-Trait Inventory in the preoperative period and 48 hours after surgery the child.

Detailed Description

anxiety

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-12
• Primary Completion: 2011-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Status Verified: 2011-12
• Study First Submitted: 2011-12-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-12-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-12-14
• Study First Posted: 2011-12-15
• Last Update Posted: 2011-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

• We included parents aged over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• inability to understand and/or answer the questions for any reason,
• parents of children undergoing surgery for insertion of the pacemaker and defibrillator,
• surgical death and not take up the case

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
anxiety inventory	five months	STAI State-Trait Inventory