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Effect of Nurse-Led Education and Tele-Interventions on Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: a Clinical Trial

No phase Interventional Surgical Site Infection Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Group B: nurse-led education, Group C: nurse-led education and implementation of teleinterventions.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Surgical Site Infection, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG). Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Greece
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Official title

The Effect of Patient Education and Implementation of Teleinterventions by Nurses, on the Incidence of Surgical Wound Infections, in Patients After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Overview

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. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can nurse-led education reduce the rate of surgical wound infections after coronary artery bypass surgery? * Does the addition of tele-interventions further decrease the incidence of these infections compared to standard care? Researchers will compare three groups: * Group A: Standard postoperative care * Group B: Nurse-led patient education * Group C: Nurse-led patient education plus tele-interventions Participants will: * Receive standard care, nurse-led education, or nurse-led education with tele-interventions * Having regular follow-up as per group assignment * Monitor and report infection during the study period

Interventions

  • Other Group B: nurse-led education
    Group B: nurse-led education No educational video, will be shown to this group of patients
  • Other Group C: nurse-led education and implementation of teleinterventions
    Group C: nurse-led education and implementation of teleinterventions An educational video, made for the purposes of the study only, will be shown to them. This is the difference between the two groups

Primary outcome measures

  • nurse-led education and nursing teleinterventions on reducing the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) in patients who underwent planned coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). [Time frame: six months]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • 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 criteria

  • 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

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Other

Study locations

Greece · 1 center
  • Hellenic Mediterranean University — Heraklion

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06586749 · 7414/10.01.2024

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗