Effect of an Educational and Explanatory Program for a Surgical Act on Preoperative Anxiety

N/ACompletedNCT02742025

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes76 enrolled

Overview

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact on preoperative anxiety of an education and information program conducted prior to non-urgent coronary angiography performed in patients hospitalized at the Nîmes University Hospital.

The secondary objectives of this study are to assess the impact of the HEARTLINK program on the following parameters: A. Duration of hospital stay; B. Per operative blood and heart rate?; C. Patient satisfaction (visual analog scale).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Preoperative Anxiety

Interventions

Inclusion visitOTHER

This visit takes place between days -15 and -7 preceding a coronarography scheduled for Day 0. It is part of standard care and corresponds to a required cardiology consultation.

Nurse consultationOTHER

This visit takes place on the same day as the inclusion visit and includes practical advice concerning the hospital stay, explanations concerning the surgical act and practical advice on its implementation, information on the length of stay and after. An explanatory booklet concerning the surgical procedure is provided to the patient.

Telephone contactOTHER

A nurse will telephone the patient 72h to 48h before the coronarography scheduled for day 0. During the telephone conversation the nurse will assess the patient's knowledge about his/her pathology, his/her examination and the course of hospitalization. The nurse will answer any questions and if needed provide further information.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 79 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Patient for whom elective coronary angiography is indicated * The patient has never had a coronary angiography before Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding * The subject has already had a coronary angiography * The subject has a cognitive impairment

Locations (1)

CHRU de Nîmes - Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

Nîmes, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS)

Time frame: Day 0 (within 1 hour preceding a coronography)

Secondary Outcomes

Duration of hospitalization

Time frame: Date hospital discharge (expected maximum of 5 days)

Blood pressure

Time frame: Day 0 (within 1 hour preceding a coronography)

Cardiac frequency (beats per minute)

Time frame: Day 0 (within 1 hour preceding a coronography)

Visual analog scale for satisfaction concerning care

Time frame: Day 0 (within 1 hour preceding a coronography)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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