The effect of professional support intervention through social network on patients with implantable cardiac defibrillator

The effect of professional support intervention through social network on fatigue, shock anxiety and acceptance of implantable cardiac defibrillator

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20130616013690N11

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-24

Start date

2022-03-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-08

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Conditions

Implantable cardiac defibrillator. Presence of automatic (implantable) cardiac defibrillator

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Professional support intervention is done daily for patients through social network WhatsApp for 4 weeks. Contents are prepared in the form of text, audio and video

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being 18 years old or above Having implantable cardiac defibrillator Ability to speak Persian Access to the Internet and social networks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who are a known case of mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis. Patients had an emotional crisis such as the death of loved ones and getting a divorce past 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fatigue. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory.;Shock anxiety. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Florida Shock Anxiety Scale.;Acceptance of implantable cardiac defibrillator. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Florida Patient Acceptance Survey.	—

Measure

Time frame

Fatigue. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory.;Shock anxiety. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Florida Shock Anxiety Scale.;Acceptance of implantable cardiac defibrillator. Timepoint: Before and 4 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Florida Patient Acceptance Survey.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMasoume Rambod

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

rambodma@yahoo.com+98 71 3677 4254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026