Heart care goes beyond medicine: hospital tests Quality-of-Life tracking

NCT ID NCT07680270

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First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether simple questionnaires can effectively measure quality of life in heart patients and job satisfaction in their caregivers. Over 1,100 participants from a French hospital will complete surveys before and after procedures like pacemaker insertion or heart surgery. The goal is to build a database that could eventually help improve both patient care and hospital work environments.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help hospitals better understand patient well-being and caregiver satisfaction, leading to improved care and work environments.
What could go wrong
This is an early feasibility study focused on measurement, not treatment. It may not lead to direct health improvements or be generalizable to other hospitals.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 1,124 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2026

Expected to finish

May 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients treated in cardiology units A, B1 and B2 who have undergone the following procedures: pacemaker insertion (PM), defibrillator insertion (DEF), coronary angiography (FAG) or percutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * For patients: * Patients treated in cardiology units A, B1 and B2 who have undergone the following procedures: pacemaker insertion (PM), defibrillator insertion (DEF), coronary angiography (FAG) or percutaneous aortic valve implantation (TAVI). * Patient aged 18 or over. Patients able to complete the questionnaire on their own. For caregivers: \- Working in the Cardiological Intensive Care Unit (USIC), the CB1 unit or the Cardio A unit at the Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital Exclusion Criteria: For patients: * Patients who do not master or cannot read French. * Patients transferred to Follow-up and Rehabilitation Care (SSR) * Patient under judicial protection (guardianship, curatorship) or deprived of liberty. For caregivers: * Not proficient or unable to read French. * The administrative agents, the stretcher-bearers, the ASH.

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Locations

  • CHU Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

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