Nurses Helping Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors Recover After Getting An Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)150 enrolled

Overview

To determine if an education and support nursing intervention program helped sudden cardiac arrest survivors adjust to the event and to getting an ICD

This study is one of the first large randomized clinical trials of nursing interventions aimed at improving health outcomes after receiving an ICD. Written informed consent was used in the study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Interventions

Nursing Telephone Support ProtocolBEHAVIORAL

Usual CareBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * First time sudden cardiac arrest with ICD implantation during hospitalization, over age 21 years, working telephone in the home, deliverable address for 1 year Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving an ICD for primary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest, inability to read, speak, or understand English, no telephone at home or no current address, cognitive or physical impairments that prohibited ability to give informed consent.

Locations (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To determine if an education and support nursing intervention program helped sudden cardiac arrest survivors adjust to the event and to getting an ICD