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Effectiveness of Multimedia Exposure in Patients Transferred to Hospital Suffering From Acute Myocardial Infarction

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Myocardial Infarction, Acute
Anxiety State
Emergencies
Interventions
Other: Exposition to multimedia content
Registration Number
NCT04560023
Lead Sponsor
University of Cadiz
Brief Summary

Randomised clinical trial, single-center, blinded assessment, controlled with standard practice with two-group parallel design.

Eligible patients are those assisted and transferred suffering from ST-Elevation myocardial infarction in an Advanced Life Support ambulance from an public Emergency Medical Service in the Cadiz area (Spain).

Experimental group will watch an ad hoc design multimedia content in a tablet (video with sound and subtitles) during the transfer and control group will be assisted as standard procedures.

Main outcome variables will be conformed by patient reported outcomes (anxiety State, pain and comfort) and patient experience (transfer experience).

Detailed Description

Due to intrinsic characteristics of ambulance transport raises stress or anxiety in patients. Moreover, other outcomes such as pain and some specific vital signs are affected. In the last years, empowerment patient strategies have been launched in several clinical settings but none in the ER field.

Main objective Comparative assessment of the effectiveness of multimedia exposure vs standard clinical procedures to improve the experience and patient reported outcomes in patients suffering from ST-Elevation myocardial infarction transferred to hospital in an Advanced Life Support ambulance for a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods Randomised clinical trial, single-center, blinded assessment, controlled with usual practice with two-group parallel design.

Eligible patients are those assisted and transferred suffering from STEMI in an Advance Life Support (ALS) ambulance from public Emergency Medical System in the Cadiz region.

Experimental group will watch multimedia content on a tablet (movie or image with sound) ad hoc designed, control group will be assisted as usual procedures.

Main outcomes will be conformed by informed patient results (anxiety State, pain and comfort) and patient experience (transfer experience).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
96
Inclusion Criteria
  • All genders patients.
  • Assisted by ALS ambulance.
  • Diagnosed with STEMI, "Killip I".
  • Transferred by an ambulance to the hospital to receive a percutaneous coronary intervention.
  • Informed consent must be signed.
  • Conscious and oriented patients.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Sedation and/or assisted ventilation.
  • Blinded or visual defects.
  • Deafness.
  • Severe mental disorders or behavior disorders.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Exposition to multimedia contentExposition to multimedia contentAd hoc design multimedia content in a tablet (video with sound and subtitles).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anxiety stateMinute 0.

Tool State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI-E6). Less punctuation means better outcomes. Range 0-18.

Anxiety state changeMinute 10.

Tool State-Trait Anxiety Scale (STAI-E6). Less punctuation means better outcomes. Range 0-18.

Experience measure of the ambulance service1 measure: one week after the patient has been discharge from hospital. Qualitative interview tool.

Tool Ambulance Patient Reported Experience Measure (APREMS)

ComfortMinute 0.

"Kolcaba General Comfort Questionnaire scale". More punctuation means better outcomes. Range 0-10.

Comfort changeMinute 10.

"Kolcaba General Comfort Questionnaire scale". More punctuation means better outcomes. Range 0-10.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain assessment changeMinute 10.

Analogic Pain Scale. Less punctuation means better outcomes. Range 0-10.

Pain assessmentMinute 0.

Analogic Pain Scale. Less punctuation means better outcomes. Range 0-10.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad de Cádiz

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Cadiz, Spain

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