Do coronary artery bypass patients who stay in critical care have persisting psychological symptoms?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN34348429

Enrollment

200

Registered

2006-03-10

Start date

2002-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-02-27

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Conditions

Coronary artery disease Circulatory System Coronary artery disease

Interventions

Patients staying in critical care longer than 24 hours will be identified and approached for consent. An age and sex matched population staying in critical care for less than 24 hours will also be ide

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are undergoing first-time coronary artery bypass grafting 2. All patients who are aged 18 and over 3. Patients who have stayed in critical care

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have had any surgery other than coronary artery bypass grafting 2. Patients who have been admitted to critical care in the last year 3. Any patient who has a psychiatric disease, indicated by the use of anti-psychotics or admission to hospital 4. Patients with a neurological impairment 5. Patients who are unable to communicate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The relationship between length of stay in critical care and psychological status.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The relationship between pre-operative Euroscore and length of stay in critical care.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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