The effect of information provision on the anxiety of patients transferring from the cardiac care unit to the general ward

The effect of information provision on the blood cortisol level of patients transferring from the cardiac care unit to the general ward compared with patients who do not receive it

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015100624390N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-02-08

Start date

2015-10-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

transfer anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified Anxiety NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: Interventions 1: Patients in the intervention group will receive information about the general ward environment and continuity of care with a pamphlet. It contains some information abo

Interventions 1: Patients in the intervention group will receive information about the general ward environment and continuity of care with a pamphlet. It contains some information about the purpose o

Intervention 2: The patients in the control group will not receive any information about transfer from cardiac care unit to the general ward,continuity of care and new general ward environment in sha

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. The patients' transferring to the general ward is in the morning 2. Patients should be able to understand and speak in Persian 3. Age of 18 years and older 4. Patient must be alert 5. Hospitalization for more than 24 hours in the cardiac care unit 7. Patients should not receive glucocorticoids, anticonvulsants and insulin during hospitalization. Exclusion criteria: 1. Any intensive change in the situation of the disease during the study 2. Any type of invasive therapy during the study 3. The lack of patient consent for the continuation of cooperation in the study 4. If the patient do not need to transfer to the general ward (discharge from cardiac care unit directly)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Blood cortisol level. Timepoint: Half an hour after informing the patient of the order of transfer to the general ward and half an hour after enter the patient to the general ward. Method of measurement: RIA laboratory techniques, Dia source kit.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMojdeh Navidhamidi

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical sciences

m-navid@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6105 4307

Outcome results

None listed

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