Status:
RECRUITING
Effect of Nurse-Led Education and Tele-Interventions on Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: a Clinical Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Hellenic Mediterranean University
Conditions:
Surgical Site Infection
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if nurse-led education and tele-interventions can reduce the incidence of surgical wound infections in patients after coronary artery bypass surgery. Th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Patients who have undergone CABG with median sternotomy
- Proficiency in reading and writing in Greek
- Patients who provide written informed consent for participation in the study
- Patients who have access to a mobile phone and know how to use it
- Patients without difficulties in vision, speech, or hearing
- Patients at intermediate or high risk for developing surgical site infections, based on their scores in the risk stratification models described below
Exclusion
- History of psychiatric illness, recent history of alcohol and/or substance abuse, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease
- Presence of an active infection within 2 weeks prior to the surgical procedure
- Preoperative hospitalization \> 2 days
- Concurrent surgery on the aorta or heart valves
- Urgent or emergency nature of the surgical procedure
- Re-sternotomy aimed at surgical re-exploration of bleeding or implementation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in cases of cardiac arrest
- Patients in whom the sternum has not been closed after the completion of the surgical procedure and who are transferred to the cardiothoracic unit without sternum closure
- Active endocarditis
- Life expectancy \< 6 months
- Lack of a smartphone
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
220 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06586749
Start Date
March 1 2024
End Date
September 1 2025
Last Update
September 19 2024
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Hellenic Mediterranean University
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 71410