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Coronary Artery DiseasePhase 2/3NCT00124371

Programme to Optimise Risk Factors in Patients Waiting for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

A Phase 2/3 study testing a nurse led home-based education and support programme in people with Coronary Artery Disease, run by Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The time spent waiting for heart surgery can be extremely stressful. This programme aims to address this by providing a home-based, nurse-led support and education programme. Patients will be followed up in their own homes monthly by a cardiac nurse and given lifestyle advice and information to prepare them for… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 0 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Coronary Artery Disease
What is being tested?
a nurse led home-based education and support programme
How many people
200 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Jan 2003to Oct 2005
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 0 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients waiting for first time cardiac bypass surgery
  • Able to read and understand English

Who cannot join

  • Patients living outside designated geographical area (>1.5 hours drive from hospitals)
  • Patients having surgery other than first time coronary artery bypass grafts
  • Patients unable to read and understand English
  • Patients with life-threatening significant non-cardiovascular disease e.g. cancer
  • All risk factors under control (blood pressure <140 systolic and/or < 90 diastolic and/or serum cholesterol <5 mmol/L and/or blood glucose < 7mmol/L and anxiety score < 8 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United Kingdom1 site
  • Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust

    London, London, SW3 6NP

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About this study

Official title: Fit For Surgery Study: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Nurse-Led Programme to Optimise Mental and Physical Fitness for Surgery and Coronary Risk Factor Control in Patients Waiting for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

The time spent waiting for heart surgery can be extremely stressful. This programme aims to address this by providing a home-based, nurse-led support and education programme. Patients will be followed up in their own homes monthly by a cardiac nurse and given lifestyle advice and information to prepare them for surgery. This will be evaluated to test whether providing this support improves patients' anxiety and quality of life while they wait and also whether their blood pressure, weight and cholesterol are reduced and they have a smoother recovery as a consequence.

Read the detailed description

While waiting for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery many patients receive little if any medical and nursing input, at a time which is very stressful for them and their families. This randomised controlled trial will test whether a home-based, nurse-led support and education programme for patients waiting for such surgery can optimise mental and physical fitness and improve coronary heart disease risk factors by addressing anxiety, hypertension, obesity, diabetes and serum cholesterol in the waiting period. Patients will be followed up in their own homes monthly by a cardiac nurse and given lifestyle advice and information to prepare them for surgery. Primary outcome measurements will be anxiety, length of stay, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, smoking and body mass index. Secondary outcomes will be quality of life, and post-operative complications. Economic analysis and qualitative assessment of patients' opinion of the programme will also be performed.

Being tested
a nurse led home-based education and support programme
Keywords
coronary artery bypass surgery, risk factors, nurse-led secondary prevention, prehabilitation, waiting period
Medical subject headings
Coronary Artery Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • a nurse led home-based education and support programmeBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Anxiety

  2. Length of hospital stay

  3. Changes to blood pressure, smoking rate, serum cholesterol, body mass index and blood glucose from baseline

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Quality of life

  2. Post-operative complications (cerebrovascular accident [CVA], myocardial infarction [MI], infection (wound & chest), arrhythmia requiring either formal resuscitation, pharmacological intervention or pacing)

  3. Patients' perspective of the impact of the programme on their support and information needs (qualitative interview)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Jul 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2003
  3. Study completionOct 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
200 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00124371
Sponsor's protocol ID
2001HS030B
Other IDs
DHSAEPC2675, 01-180, PG02/116/14483
Status last verified
Jul 2005
First submitted
25 Jul 2005
Last updated
5 Aug 2005
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Goodman H, Peters E, Matthews R, Geraghty A, Godden J, Shuldham C. A pilot study using a newly devised manual in a programme of education and support for patients waiting for coronary artery bypass surgery. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2003 Apr;2(1):27-37. doi: 10.1016/S1474-5151(02)00044-0.

    PubMed 14622646

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing a nurse led home-based education and support programme in people with Coronary Artery Disease, run by Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust at 1 site in United Kingdom.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Aug 2005. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Anxiety. The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00124371, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Aug 2005.

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