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Does Use of a Wound After-care Summary Improve Patient Satisfaction and Time to Wound Healing?

NCT00761839 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2015-05-06

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Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a patient education program for chronic wound care. The wound care nurse practitioner (NP) at the Ann Arbor VAMC will use a wound self-management "after-care summary" with approximately half of her patients. This study will examine whether using this patient education tool for self-management of wound care results in improved patient outcomes.

Conditions

  • Wounds

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

After-care summary

The wound care NP will measure the wound and assess adherence to the following self-management activities: visiting the wound care clinic as scheduled; offloading; applying dressings; obtaining assistance at home; and participating in social activities. This information will be entered into a computer database on a VA computer that will generate a summary chart showing the relationship between adherence and wound healing. The generated "after-care summary" will be discussed with the patient and used to set self-management goals.

BEHAVIORAL

Control group

Patients in the control group will receive usual counseling for self-management.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Julie C Lowery, PhD MHSA · VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-06-30
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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