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Source: isrctn - Le promoteur: University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (UK) MAJ Il y a 4 ans

Outcome monitoring after cardiac surgery Background and study aims After cardiac (heart) surgery, patients routinely have a follow-up appointment six weeks after discharge. After this appointment the patient is usually referred back to the care of their general practitioner (GP) and no longer receives care from, nor is followed up by, the cardiac surgery team. This study will involve patients being monitored in the long-term after cardiac surgery (for example, to find out how many patients experience major adverse cardiac events). These data will allow audit of cardiac surgery services and provide data to investigate risk factors for poor outcomes. Who can participate? Patients aged 18 or over who have had cardiac surgery at the Bristol Heart Institute. What does the study involve? We propose to collect consent from potential participants to access their data collected in NHS databases (used for clinical care) and from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). We are particularly interested in outcomes such as stroke or heart attack that occur after surgery. Participants will be given a choice of participating electronically or via post. If participants choose to receive postal newsletters, it will be made clear that they are providing their consent to outsource sending an annual newsletter to a mailing company. We will also ask participants to complete a questionnaire relevant to the surgery they have received and/or a quality of life questionnaire at 3 months and 12 months after the surgery. There will also be a nested study to investigate whether the presentation style and format of the paper information leaflets provided to potential participants has an effect on the consent rates to the study. Participants will be randomly allocated to receive the information in three different formats, one of which is used routinely, the other two representing new styles. The content of each format will be the same. Participants will not be informed about this nested study. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? The main benefit to society is the provision of high quality evidence to identify areas where research may benefit patient care and inform the design of such studies. Future patients and the NHS may benefit from such research. Participants may perceive a benefit from continued contact from the centre where they had their heart surgery. This is an observational study that will not change the participants’ standard care. There are therefore no risks resulting from the study to participant safety. The main risk is reminding participants of a time that was stressful and perhaps difficult for them; however, in our experience the majority of participants do appreciate the additional follow-up. There are no risks or anticipated benefits to participants as a result of the nested study. Where is the study run from? The study is run from the Clinical Trials and Evaluation Unit Bristol, University of Bristol, and based in the Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust (UK) When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for? January 2015 to January 2016. Who is funding the study? National Institute for Health Research (UK) Who is the main contact? Dr Lucy Culliford

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