New education program aims to boost recovery after heart surgery
NCT ID NCT05631340
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new discharge education program for people recovering from open heart surgery. The program included a booklet and a mobile app, and patients were followed for 12 weeks by phone. The goal was to see if the program improved recovery and quality of life. 70 adults who had open heart surgery took part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * To agree to participate in the research, * Open heart surgery patients * Being 18 years or older, * Being able to read, write, understand and communicate in Turkish, * No vision, hearing and perception problems, * Being conscious, oriented, cooperative and open to communication. Exclusion Criteria: • Having surgery other than open heart surgery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Atlas University
Istanbul, 34000, Turkey (Türkiye)
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