New nursing guideline boosts confidence in heart device patients
NCT ID NCT07449559
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a special nursing guideline for people with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). The goal was to see if the guideline could help patients feel more confident, accept their device better, and be more satisfied with their care. Sixty adults who were about to get or had just gotten an ICD took part. The nurses used a detailed, evidence-based plan to guide their care. Results showed that patients who received this care felt more confident and accepted their device more easily.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- evidence-based nursing care guided by an ICD nursing guideline
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could help ICD patients feel more confident and satisfied with their device, improving their daily quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all ICD patients. The intervention is a nursing guideline, not a new drug or device.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients were eligible for inclusion if they met the following criteria: * aged 18 years or older, * admitted to the preoperative/postoperative coronary angiography unit as an ICD candidate, * able to read and write in their native language, no speech, hearing, or vision impairments that could hinder participation in the nursing intervention and * willing to participate voluntarily in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients were excluded if they: * were hospitalized or transferred to another clinic post-implantation, * were referred for psychological counseling by the 30th day post-implantation, * could not be contacted on the 7th or 30th day post-implantation and withdrew from the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
Ankara, Ankara, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)