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Assessing Readiness for Safe Hospital Discharge After Heart Surgery

Improving Discharge Planning in Cardiac Rehabilitation Through a Standardized Readiness Assessment Tool: A Pilot Validation Study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103485
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-02-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I257- Atherosclerosis of coronary arterybypass graft(s) and coronary artery of transplanted heart with angina pectoris

Interventions

Intervention1: A structured functional assessment tool: The study s structure consists of 3 critical phases: Phase 1 Tool Development and Content Validation, Phase 2 - Validation and Reliability Tes

Sponsors

K M Patel Institute of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 40-70 years who have undergone median sternotomy surgery, 2. Hemodynamically stable and medically cleared for mobilization, 3. Able to understand and follow instructions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a medical history of neurological deficits, stroke or any condition limiting mobility, 2. Patients who are hemodynamically unstable or have postoperative complications (e.g., delirium, unstable angina, and planned re-exploration), 3. Patients with musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., severe arthritis, fracture) affecting functional tasks, 4. Cognitive impairment or communication barriers (language, dementia), 5. Already enrolled in another interventional or observational study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Psychometric performance of the Standardized Discharge Readiness Assessment Tool, assessed in post-median sternotomy patients during Phase-1 cardiac rehabilitation, including: Content validity (Item-level and Scale-level Content Validity Index I-CVI, S-CVI) Reliability (Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability using ICC/Kappa) Internal consistency (Cronbach s alpha) Construct validity (correlation with 6-Minute Walk Test)Timepoint: 4th Post operative day, 6th Post operative day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVyoma Dani

K M Patel Institute of Physiotherapy, Bhaikaka University

vyomabd@charutarhealth.org9426141674

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026