Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryNCT07664306
Tele-Nursing Counseling in Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
A study of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Self Care, run by Fenerbahce University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
It was planned as randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of post discharge telenursing counseling on symptom control and self-care in patients who undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. The research was carried out between July 2022 and July 2023, Istanbul Göztepe Prof. Dr. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Self Care, Telenursing
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 72 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 May 2022to 12 Feb 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Being the first patient to undergo open heart surgery,
- Not having undergone any other surgical procedures during heart surgery,
- Being able to read and write Turkish,
- Being able to communicate by telephone,
- Volunteering to participate in the research.
Who cannot join
- Having hearing, comprehension, vision, and speech problems;
- Having neurological diseases such as dementia or Alzheimer's;
- Developing complications after discharge and deciding on a second surgical intervention;
- Not having a phone and not being able to communicate regularly.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Tele-Nursing Counseling on Symptom Control and Self Care Strength in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
It was planned as randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of post discharge telenursing counseling on symptom control and self-care in patients who undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The research was carried out between July 2022 and July 2023, Istanbul Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery (CVS) Clinic. The sample of the study consisted of patients, 36 intervention and 36 control. In the study, ethics committee approval, institutional permissions and written consent were obtained from the patients. Data were collected with the Personel Information Form, Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory and Self-Care Strength scale.Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory and Self-Care Scale were administered to the control group in the first 24 hours of discharge and in the 3rd week after discharge. The Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory and Self-Care Scale were evaluated in the intervention group by applying a telephone call protocol in the first 24 hours, first week, second week and third week of discharge.Data were evaluated with Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, ANAOVA (variance) test, Tukey test, Chi-Square tests, Pearson correlation test and Cronbach alpha reliability coefficients using SPPS software version 26 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY,USA). All analyzes were performed with a 95% confidence interval.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Self Care, Telenursing
- Being tested
- THE EFFECT OF TELENURSING COUNSELING ON SYMPTOM CONTROL AND SELF-CARE ABILITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY.
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
THE EFFECT OF TELENURSING COUNSELING ON SYMPTOM CONTROL AND SELF-CARE ABILITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY.Behavioural
Complications following coronary artery bypass graft surgery typically occur within the first six weeks. Patients who do not develop complications postoperative period are discharged within an average of 7 days and spend a large part of their recovery at home. Early diagnosis and prevention of complications that may arise after hospital discharge are possible with good monitoring and care.Telephone Counseling Form: The protocol was developed considering the times when patients undergoing open heart surgery experience the most problems and need support after discharge.Telephone Interview Protocol: This system was developed to support interpersonal interaction, problem-solving, and socio-emotional communication, and conceptually divides communication into two main categories.Self-Care Ability Scale:This scale,designed to determine individuals' ability and capacity to care for themselves.Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory (CSSI): The original inventory consists of 5 sub-dimensions.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | The experimental group was contacted by phone once a week, starting on the day they were discharged and continuing for three weeks thereafter. The meetings were limited to 10 minutes. Data was collected from patients at each interview using the "Self-Care Ability Scale" and the "Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory". Calls were made and data recorded in accordance with the Telephone Calling Protocol. Receives: Behavioral: THE EFFECT OF TELENURSING COUNSELING ON SYMPTOM CONTROL AND SELF-CARE ABILITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY. |
| Control group | No intervention | The control group was contacted by phone a total of two times. The meetings were limited to 10 minutes. Telephone conversations were conducted in accordance with the Telephone Dialing Protocol. Patients were contacted by phone on the day of their discharge and again in the third week after discharge.Data was collected in each interview using the "Self-Care Power Scale" and the "Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory". |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Patients in the experimental group who received post-discharge telenursing counseling after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported fewer symptoms compared to the control group.
The symptoms experienced by the experimental group were recorded according to the Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory through telephone interviews conducted over a period of 4 weeks. Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory (CSSI): The original inventory contains 76 items and consists of 5 sub-dimensions: general, cardiac, trunk, lower and upper extremity symptoms. The scale is unidimensional and consists of 35 items. The inventory is Likert-type, and symptoms are rated on a scale of 0-4 as "None", "Very Little", "Moderate", "Much", "Quite a lot". Following the counseling sessions, inventory scores were calculated based on patient statements and compared with a control group.
Measured: Three weeks
Patients in the experimental group who received telenursing counseling after discharge from coronary artery bypass graft surgery had higher self-care abilities compared to the control group.
After receiving telephone-based counseling training, patients in the study group were assessed weekly for their self-care abilities for four weeks. Self-Care Ability Scale was used to assign scores based on patients' statements. Self-Care Ability Scale: This scale, designed to determine individuals' ability and capacity to care for themselves, consists of 35 items. The scale focuses on individuals' self-assessment of their engagement in self-care activities. Each item is scored from 0 to 4. Individuals' orientation towards self-care is determined by participants' responses on a 5-point Likert-type scale. The response "Does not describe me at all" receives 0 points, while the others receive 1 point each: "Does not describe me much," 2 points each: "No opinion," 3 points each: "Describes me somewhat," and 4 points each: "Describes me very much."
Measured: Three weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Jun 2026
- Study start1 May 2022
- Primary completion1 Jan 2023
- Study completion12 Feb 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Coronary Artery Bypass SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Fenerbahce UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fenerbahce University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Betül Çetiner, Fenerbahce University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07664306
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2022/65
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 30 Jan 2026
- Last updated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Tele-Nursing Counseling on Symptom Control and Self Care Strength in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07664306
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2022/65
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, Self Care, Telenursing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Fenerbahce UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 May 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 12 Feb 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
It was planned as randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of post discharge telenursing counseling on symptom control and self-care in patients who undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
The research was carried out between July 2022 and July 2023, Istanbul Göztepe Prof. Dr. Süleyman Yalçın City Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery (CVS) Clinic. The sample of the study consisted of patients, 36 intervention and 36 control. In the study, ethics committee approval, institutional permissions and written consent were obtained from the patients. Data were collected with the Personel Information Form, Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory and Self-Care Strength scale.Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory and Self-Care Scale were administered to the control group in the first 24 hours of discharge and in the 3rd week after discharge. The Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory and Self-Care Scale were evaluated in the intervention group by applying a telephone call protocol in the first 24 hours, first week, second week and third week of discharge.Data were evaluated with Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, ANAOVA (variance) test, Tukey test, Chi-Square tests, Pearson correlation test and Cronbach alpha reliability coefficients using SPPS software version 26 (IBM Corp, Armonk, NY,USA). All analyzes were performed with a 95% confidence interval.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | Behavioral: THE EFFECT OF TELENURSING COUNSELING ON SYMPTOM CONTROL AND SELF-CARE ABILITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY.The experimental group was contacted by phone once a week, starting on the day they were discharged and continuing for three weeks thereafter. The meetings were limited to 10 minutes. Data was collected from patients at each interview using the "Self-Care Ability Scale" and the "Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory". Calls were made and data recorded in accordance with the Telephone Calling Protocol. |
| Control group | No intervention | –The control group was contacted by phone a total of two times. The meetings were limited to 10 minutes. Telephone conversations were conducted in accordance with the Telephone Dialing Protocol. Patients were contacted by phone on the day of their discharge and again in the third week after discharge.Data was collected in each interview using the "Self-Care Power Scale" and the "Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory". |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Being the first patient to undergo open heart surgery,
- Not having undergone any other surgical procedures during heart surgery,
- Being able to read and write Turkish,
- Being able to communicate by telephone,
- Volunteering to participate in the research.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Having hearing, comprehension, vision, and speech problems;
- Having neurological diseases such as dementia or Alzheimer's;
- Developing complications after discharge and deciding on a second surgical intervention;
- Not having a phone and not being able to communicate regularly.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| THE EFFECT OF TELENURSING COUNSELING ON SYMPTOM CONTROL AND SELF-CARE ABILITY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY.Complications following coronary artery bypass graft surgery typically occur within the first six weeks. Patients who do not develop complications postoperative period are discharged within an average of 7 days and spend a large part of their recovery at home. Early diagnosis and prevention of complications that may arise after hospital discharge are possible with good monitoring and care.Telephone Counseling Form: The protocol was developed considering the times when patients undergoing open heart surgery experience the most problems and need support after discharge.Telephone Interview Protocol: This system was developed to support interpersonal interaction, problem-solving, and socio-emotional communication, and conceptually divides communication into two main categories.Self-Care Ability Scale:This scale,designed to determine individuals' ability and capacity to care for themselves.Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory (CSSI): The original inventory consists of 5 sub-dimensions. | Behavioural | experimental group |
Primary outcome
Patients in the experimental group who received post-discharge telenursing counseling after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported fewer symptoms compared to the control group.
Time frame: Three weeks
The symptoms experienced by the experimental group were recorded according to the Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory through telephone interviews conducted over a period of 4 weeks. Cardiac Surgery Symptom Inventory (CSSI): The original inventory contains 76 items and consists of 5 sub-dimensions: general, cardiac, trunk, lower and upper extremity symptoms. The scale is unidimensional and consists of 35 items. The inventory is Likert-type, and symptoms are rated on a scale of 0-4 as "None", "Very Little", "Moderate", "Much", "Quite a lot". Following the counseling sessions, inventory scores were calculated based on patient statements and compared with a control group.
Patients in the experimental group who received telenursing counseling after discharge from coronary artery bypass graft surgery had higher self-care abilities compared to the control group.
Time frame: Three weeks
After receiving telephone-based counseling training, patients in the study group were assessed weekly for their self-care abilities for four weeks. Self-Care Ability Scale was used to assign scores based on patients' statements. Self-Care Ability Scale: This scale, designed to determine individuals' ability and capacity to care for themselves, consists of 35 items. The scale focuses on individuals' self-assessment of their engagement in self-care activities. Each item is scored from 0 to 4. Individuals' orientation towards self-care is determined by participants' responses on a 5-point Likert-type scale. The response "Does not describe me at all" receives 0 points, while the others receive 1 point each: "Does not describe me much," 2 points each: "No opinion," 3 points each: "Describes me somewhat," and 4 points each: "Describes me very much."
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study of Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Self Care, run by Fenerbahce University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Patients in the experimental group who received post-discharge telenursing counseling after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported fewer symptoms compared to the control group. (time frame: Three weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jun 2026.