May 1, 2006The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
A Nursing Intervention to Reduce Prehospital Delay in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Key result
A brief nurse-delivered education and counseling intervention is being evaluated in a 3,500-patient randomized controlled trial to determine if it reduces prehospital delay in acute coronary syndrome.
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Implication
Large RCT will test scalable nurse education to shorten ACS prehospital delay; leaves open efficacy until results emerge.
Study Design
Type
RCT (n=3,500)
Multicenter
Yes
PICO
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Population
3,500 patients with documented coronary heart disease followed for 2 years.
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Intervention / Comparator
Brief education and counseling intervention delivered by a nurse
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Primary Outcome
Time from ACS symptom onset to arrival at the emergency department
Cite This Study
Dracup et al. (2006) conducted an RCT in Coronary heart disease (n=3,500). Brief education and counseling intervention delivered by a nurse was evaluated on Time from ACS symptom onset to arrival at the emergency department. A brief nurse-delivered education and counseling intervention is being evaluated in a 3,500-patient randomized controlled trial to determine if it reduces prehospital delay in acute coronary syndrome.