Heart bypass patients get a dietary coach: nurses lead the way
NCT ID NCT07172906
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether nutrition education provided by nurses can improve the eating habits and overall health of people who have recently had coronary artery bypass surgery. Researchers will enroll 160 patients and track their diet quality, weight, and well-being over time. The goal is to see if simple, nurse-led guidance helps patients stick to a heart-healthy Mediterranean diet.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nutrition education by nurses
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple dietary guidance from nurses improves heart surgery recovery and long-term eating habits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study that only measures changes in diet and weight, not hard outcomes like heart attacks. Results may not apply to all patients.
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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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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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: * Age over 18 years * Patients who underwent CABG and were discharged from the hospital in the previous 10 days * Knowledge of reading and writing in Greek by the patients * Provision of written informed consent by the patients for their participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychiatric illness, recent history of alcohol and/or drug abuse, dementia or Alzheimer's disease * Patients with comorbidities (diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, other gastrointestinal disorders, food allergies, etc.) that would justify the adoption of a special dietary pattern that is not identical to the proposed dietary pattern * Patients with a preference for strict vegetarianism (vegan) and/or cultural-religious beliefs that do not allow the adoption of the proposed dietary pattern
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