Preoperatively Orientation in Cardiac Surgery: Nurses Intervention on Patients Recovery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Heart Valve Diseases; Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Triple Vessel
• Interventions: Other: Intervention Group

• Registration Number: NCT01559610
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul

Brief Summary

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.

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-08
• Primary Completion: 2009-03
• Study Completion: 2009-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-02-23
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

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 & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group intervention	Intervention Group	preoperative guideline by a nurse
Control Group	Intervention Group	Received preoperative guidance by a member of healthcare team with the aid of checklist

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
knowledge	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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
satisfaction	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Institute of Cardiology; 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil