This clinical trial study was done on patients admitted for valve replacement surgery.
Inclusion criteria included; Having literacy of reading and writing, Lack of speech and hearing problems, Possible access to telephone and mobile phone (ability to use short massage by the patient or the closest person to him/her, Cardiac valve replacement surgery for the first time and age between 15 and 75 years old.
Samples were chosen before surgery according to inclusion criteria by convenience sampling (based on target) and after written consent. They were in three groups of telephone-care follow-up, Short message follow-up and control in the form of random allocation (ball bag). Totally in this study 99 people were assessed (Thirty three people in telephone follow-up group, Thirty three people in short message follow- up group and thirty three people in control group).
One booklet was given to all the three groups before discharge and with the content which was derived from the booklet; Education was given with the presence of the samples. In the telephone follow-up group, there was call contact in the first month two times per week,and in the second and third months one time per week before noon. In the short message follow-up group, one message had been sent daily before noon. There was no follow-up in control group.in this study patient’s quality of life assessed by Nottingham quality of life questionnaire before and 3 months after surgery.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2013031212797N1
Registration date:2013-08-19, 1392/05/28
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2013-08-19, 1392/05/28
Registrant information
Name
Fateme Ghafori
Name of organization / entity
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 2245 1225
Email address
rbt@bmsu.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Expected recruitment start date
2011-10-23, 1390/08/01
Expected recruitment end date
2012-01-21, 1390/11/01
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Comparing the effect of follow-up care by telephone and short massage services on patients' quality of life after cardiac valve replacement surgery
Public title
The effect of follow-up care by telephone and short massage services on patients' quality of life after cardiac valve replacement surgery
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria; 1. Lack of suffering progressed form of diseases of vital organs (Motor disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stroke and etc…) and psychopathy (Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Depression and… ), 2. Having literacy of reading and writing, 3. Lack of speech and hearing problems, 4. Possible access to telephone and mobile phone (ability to use short massage by the patient or the closest person to him/her, 5. Cardiac valve replacement surgery for the first time, 6. age between 15 and 75 years old.
exclusion criteria ; 1. Sample’s unwillingness to cooperate at any stage of the research, 2. Appearance of physical and mental problems that lead to patient’s disability at any stage of the research.
Age
From 15 years old to 75 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
99
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences Ethics Committee
Street address
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Mollasadra Street, Tehran
City
Tehran
Postal code
Approval date
2011-11-29, 1390/09/08
Ethics committee reference number
28
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Heart Valve Disorders
ICD-10 code
I39*
ICD-10 code description
Endocarditis and Heart valve Disorders in Diseases Classified Elsewhere
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Quality of Life
Timepoint
Before surgery, Three months after surgery
Method of measurement
Nottingham Quality of Life Questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
empty
Intervention groups
1
Description
Short message Intervention: One message had been sent daily.
Category
Other
2
Description
Telephone Intervention: There was call contact in the first month two times per week,and in the second and third months one time per week.