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Self Managed Care for Heart Disease

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Chicago

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up patient will be called weekly for 8 weeks by a medical professional.

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to compare post-operative outcomes and quality of life for patients who manage their own sternal precautions following cardiac surgery, to those who receive standard care.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking adults aged 18-70 who are undergoing a sternotomy, which is a type of heart surgery. They must be able to walk on their own. People with previous sternotomies, those getting VAD implants or cardiac transplants, or discharged over 1.5 weeks after surgery can't join.

What is being tested?

The study compares standard sternal precautions with self-managed care after heart surgery to see if the latter improves quality of life while maintaining similar pain levels and postoperative outcomes. Participants will be monitored up to one year through medical records and phone surveys.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves self-care procedures rather than medication, side effects may include discomfort or complications related to improper management of sternal precautions leading potentially to delayed healing or infection.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ patient will be called weekly for 8 weeks by a medical professional.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~patient will be called weekly for 8 weeks by a medical professional.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and patient will be called weekly for 8 weeks by a medical professional. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Sternal Precaution Checklist

Secondary study objectives

Sternal Precaution Pain Scale

Sternal Precautions- Quality of Life Questions

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Arm 1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Arm 1 will receive instruction to use pain and discomfort as the safe limits for their upper limb use during daily activities at post operative discharge.

Group II: Arm 2Active Control1 Intervention

Arm 2 will receive the standard sternal precautions at time of post operative discharge.

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