Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
coronary artery bypass grafting surgery
Brief summary
Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness, but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have not addressed whether prayer itself or knowledge/certainty that prayer is being provided may influence outcome. We evaluated whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Detailed description
Intercessory prayer is widely believed to influence recovery from illness, but claims of benefits are not supported by well-controlled clinical trials. Prior studies have not addressed whether prayer itself or knowledge/certainty that prayer is being provided may influence outcome. We evaluated whether (1) receiving intercessory prayer or (2) being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntercessory Prayer
14 days of intercessory prayer from 3 sites
Sponsors
John Templeton Foundation
INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
Medstar Health Research Institute
Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
Mayo Clinic
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18 years or older * Able to read or understand English
Exclusion criteria
* Scheduled for emergent CABG (next available operating room slot) * CABG more than 14 days after enrollment * Other planned surgery within 30 days of CABG * Minimally invasive CABG (non full sternotomy incisions) * CABG with planned valve replacement, stent, angioplasty or carotid endarterectomy * Or had ongoing chest pain or unstable angina, as defined by their physicians
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Whether receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. | 30 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Whether being certain of receiving intercessory prayer was associated with uncomplicated recovery after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. | 30 days |
Outcome results
None listed