Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Expectations in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Philipps University Marburg
Conditions:
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)
Patients' Expectations
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential benefit of targeting patients' expectations before coronary artery bypass graft surgery through a brief psychoeducational intervention.
Detailed Description
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is an extremely invasive medical intervention.It is postulated that even under these conditions, treatment outcome is substantially determined by non-specif...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients scheduled on the elective waiting list for first time coronary artery bypass graft surgery wiht the use of heart-lung-apparatus at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Marburg
- Sufficient knowledge of German language
- Ability to give informed consent
Exclusion
- Emergency surgery
- Presence of a serious comorbid psychiatric condition
- Presence of a life threatening comorbid medical condition
- Current participation in other research
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
124 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01407055
Start Date
July 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2015
Last Update
February 3 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Philipps University of Marburg
Marburg, Hesse, Germany, 35032