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Mindfulness-Based Nursing Care and Anxiety in Open Heart Surgery Patients

NCT07397052 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-02-09

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a mindfulness-based nursing intervention on anxiety levels and vital signs in patients undergoing open-heart surgery during the preoperative and early postoperative periods.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Mindfulness-Based Nursing Intervention Group

The mindfulness-based nursing intervention consists of three structured individual sessions delivered by a trained nurse. The first session is conducted one day before surgery, and the second and third sessions are conducted on postoperative day 1 and postoperative day 2, respectively, after extubation when the patient is cooperative and hemodynamically stable. Each session lasts approximately 15-20 minutes and includes guided breathing awareness, relaxation techniques, and brief body awareness exercises adapted to the perioperative cardiac surgery setting. The intervention focuses on present-moment awareness, non-judgmental attention to bodily sensations, and calming of anxiety-related thoughts. All sessions are delivered individually at the patient's bedside in a quiet environment. No prior mindfulness experience is required. The intervention is standardized and applied consistently to all participants in the intervention group.

OTHER

Standard Care Control Group

Participants in the control group will receive standard perioperative nursing care routinely provided in the cardiovascular surgery clinic. This includes routine preoperative preparation, postoperative monitoring, pain management, and nursing care according to institutional protocols. No additional mindfulness, relaxation, or psycho-educational intervention will be provided.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mersin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Firdevs Ebru Özdemir, PhD · Mersin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-10
Primary Completion
2026-04-20
Completion
2026-05-20

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