The Impact of Pharmaceutical Care Practice on Patients in Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit

Ain Shams University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Acute Coronary Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: pharmaceutical care service

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02922140

PHCL49

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the role of clinical pharmacist in the development of a pharmaceutical care program for patients with Acute coronary syndrome tailored to their specific learning needs and their cultural context, and to verify the program's effects on physiological factors and recurrent symptoms or cardiac events.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 79 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Are diagnosed with Acute coronary syndrome (ischemic heart disease) by their primary cardiologist, treated with medication, percutaneous coronary angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass graft.
2. At 20-79 years of age.
3. Has the ability to perform regular physical activity according to the patients' self-identification and the judgment of their primary cardiologist.
4. Willing to participate in this study.
5. Able to be reached by telephone postdischarge.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with cognitive impairment.
2. If they need professional help to take their medication at home.
3. With terminal illness.
4. Inability to communicate.
5. Severe arrhythmia.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

will receive standard care by physician in attendance

intervention group

Active Comparator group

Description:

will be supplied by clinical pharmaceutical care services provided by the clinical pharmacist plus standard care by physician in attendance.

Treatment:

Behavioral: pharmaceutical care service