The Effect of Patient Optimism & Pessimism on Recovery From Elective Cardiac Surgery

Mental Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Patient Optimism & Pessimism on Recovery From Elective Cardiac Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02955914
• Other study ID #: P02022
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 15, 2016
• Last updated: May 4, 2017
• Start date: September 2016
• Est. completion date: December 2017

Study information

• Verified date: May 2017
• Source: Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Contact: Sarah Evans
• Phone: 01480 364614
• Email: sarah.evans[@]nhs.net
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Before a heart operation, patient outlook may be either pessimistic or optimistic. Previous research on this topic has focused on patient reported quality of life but has never examined measurable clinical outcomes such as length of hospital stay.This pilot study hopes to establish whether patient outlook (optimistic or pessimistic) before a heart operation can influence recovery and length of hospital stay. If there is a difference, then a case can be made for providing psychological support before an operation in the hope of modifying outlook and thus improving patient care and reducing hospital stay and NHS costs. Patients will be recruited over a 12month period. Their outlook (pessimistic or optimistic) will be ascertained using two standardised questionnaires. Their recovery and length of stay will be recorded. The study will answer the research question and determine whether outlook has an impact on recovery. Depending on the results, this study could provide opportunities for additional future research into modifying outlook with a view to improving patient care and recovery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 419
• Est. completion date: December 2017
• Est. primary completion date: October 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age over 18

• Elective planned cardiac surgery

• Consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients diagnosed with clinical depression

• Patients deemed not competent to provide consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Stress
• Stress, Psychological

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Cambridge

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dr Vikki Hughes

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Length of hospital stay		Discharge from hospital (average of 10 days)
Secondary	Length of ITU stay		2 days
Secondary	Risk-adjusted survival		Discharge from hospital (average of 10 days)