Status:

COMPLETED

Nurses Helping Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivors Recover After Getting An Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Lead Sponsor:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-90 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

To determine if an education and support nursing intervention program helped sudden cardiac arrest survivors adjust to the event and to getting an ICD

Detailed Description

This study is one of the first large randomized clinical trials of nursing interventions aimed at improving health outcomes after receiving an ICD. Written informed consent was used in the study.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • First time sudden cardiac arrest with ICD implantation during hospitalization, over age 21 years, working telephone in the home, deliverable address for 1 year

Exclusion

  • Receiving an ICD for primary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest, inability to read, speak, or understand English, no telephone at home or no current address, cognitive or physical impairments that prohibited ability to give informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 1999

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00226681

Start Date

September 1 1999

End Date

August 1 2004

Last Update

September 10 2008

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University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195