Face to Face vs. Group Training Methods on Pulse Rate Taking in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases.
NCT ID: NCT01988064
Last Updated: 2013-11-20
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
300 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-10-31
2014-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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This study will be conducted in the Cardiology wards of Modarres and Loghman hospitals in Tehran. These are two educational general referral hospitals of Shahid Beheshti University of medical sciences covering northern and southern part of Tehran, the capital of Iran respectively.
After obtaining a written consent the patients will randomly assign into two groups using random number table. One group will receive a 20-minute face-to-face training session by a nurse on how to calculate the pulse rate in a minute and detect irregularities in the pulse rhythm whereas a 10-minute tutorial film with the same content will be shown to the other group.
Three practical test sessions are arranged for each patient, before the training session, right after the training session and at least 48 hours after the training session. The tests contain two parts and evaluate the patients' ability in calculating the exact pulse rate in a minute and detecting irregularities in the pulse rhythm.
A special data-collecting questionnaire is designed for this study. This questionnaire contains background information such as sex, age, and literacy level as well as the practical test results. Data gathering process will be performed by nurses in these hospitals. Nurses, who participate in this study, will attend in briefing sessions on how to fill the data-collecting questionnaires.
The sample size consists of 300 patients who admitted in Cardiology ward (200 in Modarres hospital and 100 in Loghman hospital). The data will be inserted to the computer and the variables will be compared within and between groups using SPSS software version 16.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Face-to-face training
One-to-one face-to-face training on calculating the pulse rate and detecting pulse abnormalities performed by the nurse.
Face-to-face training
One-to-one face-to-face training on calculating the pulse rate and detecting abnormalities.
Group training
Group training using a tutorial film on calculating the pulse rate and detecting pulse abnormalities.
Group training
Group training using a tutorial film on calculating the pulse rate and detecting abnormalities.
Interventions
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Face-to-face training
One-to-one face-to-face training on calculating the pulse rate and detecting abnormalities.
Group training
Group training using a tutorial film on calculating the pulse rate and detecting abnormalities.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Literacy (ability to read and write)
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Saeed Alipour Parsa
Alipour Parsa S., Assistant professor of cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres hospital
Principal Investigators
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Habibolah Saadat, Professor of cardiology
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Cardiovascular research center, Modarres hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Locations
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Cardiovascular research center, Modarres hospital.
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Countries
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Facility Contacts
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Morteza Safi, Head
Role: primary
Role: backup
References
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Munschauer FE 3rd, Sohocki D, Smith Carrow S, Priore RL. A community education program on atrial fibrillation: implications of pulse self-examination on awareness and behavior. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2004 Sep-Oct;13(5):208-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2004.08.001.
Hwu YJ, Coates VE, Lin FY. A study of the effectiveness of different measuring times and counting methods of human radial pulse rates. J Clin Nurs. 2000 Jan;9(1):146-52. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2000.00350.x.
Breckwoldt J, Schloesser S, Arntz HR. Perceptions of collapse and assessment of cardiac arrest by bystanders of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOHCA). Resuscitation. 2009 Oct;80(10):1108-13. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2009.06.028. Epub 2009 Jul 25.
Other Identifiers
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sbcvrc-106-1014
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id