Cardiac Surgery
Conditions
Keywords
oral anticoagulant, in the long term (> 12 months)
Brief summary
To meet the wishes of the Ministry of Health, the division of Cardiology University Hospital of Clermont Ferrand, combining the cardiology and cardiac surgery department, has developed since January 2009, a therapeutic education to use oral anticoagulants, in collaboration with the functional rehabilitation center Durtol. All patients under VKA, are formed by nurses. The purpose of this local study, in cardiac surgery department, is to evaluate the therapeutic impact of two methods of comprehensive education, one conventional and performed by nurses service, less elaborate, relying solely on the book Information from The National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products, the other based on more detailed documents created by a multidisciplinary group. Various studies show that the effect of therapeutic education is observed only during the first six months and then disappears. This study is the first French study evaluating the impact of a comprehensive education to oral anticoagulation according to the latest recommendations of the National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products and the French National Health Authority.
Detailed description
To meet the wishes of the Ministry of Health, the division of Cardiology University Hospital of Clermont Ferrand, combining the cardiology and cardiac surgery department, has developed since January 2009, a therapeutic education to use oral anticoagulants, in collaboration with the functional rehabilitation center Durtol. All patients under VKA, are formed by nurses. The purpose of this local study, in cardiac surgery department, is to evaluate the therapeutic impact of two methods of comprehensive education, one conventional and performed by nurses service, less elaborate, relying solely on the book Information from The National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products, the other based on more detailed documents created by a multidisciplinary group. Various studies show that the effect of therapeutic education is observed only during the first six months and then disappears. This study is the first French study evaluating the impact of a comprehensive education to oral anticoagulation according to the latest recommendations of the National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products and the French National Health Authority.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVKA (antivitamin K) education
Evaluate benefits of a comprehensive patient education on oral anticoagulant compared to conventional hospital education
BEHAVIORALconventional hospital education
Group thorough VKA education V.S. control group (conventional hospital education)
Sponsors
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults, male or female, over 18 years * After cardiac surgery * Requiring an oral anticoagulant in the long term (\> 12 months) * Accepting the principle of extended follow-up * Voluntary Consent, written and signed by patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knowledge test on anticoagulant treatment | after 12 months |
Countries
France
Contacts
Primary ContactPatrick LACARIN
Outcome results
None listed