Impact of Systematic Nursing Orientations in the Reduction of Predicted Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. (NERE-CR)

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Heart Disease

Treatments: Behavioral: Systematic education in the reduction of the risk estimate to cardiovascular events

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00795626

UFRGS and HCPA 06570

Details and patient eligibility

About

Evaluate the impact of systematic nursing orientations in the reduction of predicted cardiovascular risk in patients with coronary artery disease during four nursing visits for a 1-year period and compare to a group of patients submitted to conventional treatment.

Full description

Assess 184 (two groups) patients during four nursing visits for a 1-year period and compare to a group of patients submitted to conventional treatment. We will evaluate the impact of systematic nursing orientations in the reduction of predicted cardiovascular risk in patients with coronary artery disease.

Enrollment: 74 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients of both sexes;
• aged 18 years or older;
• diagnosed with ACS (unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation and without ST segment elevation) with CAD diagnosed by cardiac catheterization or electrocardiogram;
• patients have to agree to participate by signing a consent term

Exclusion criteria

• patients with cognitive deficits;
• neurological sequelae;
• who are not able to come for visits, or who do not consent to participate in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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74 participants in 1 patient group

Lifestyle counseling

Experimental group

Description:

Two groups: * control - conventional care * intervention - systematic education in the reduction of the risk estimate to cardiovascular events

Treatment:

Behavioral: Systematic education in the reduction of the risk estimate to cardiovascular events