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Educational Video to Improve Understanding and Reduce Anxiety in Heart Attack Patients

NCT07424482 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 140

Last updated 2026-02-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients who are diagnosed with a heart attack are often confronted with an unexpected hospital admission and an urgent heart catheterization. In this stressful situation, anxiety is common and understanding of the procedure may be limited, even after standard verbal and written explanations.

This study investigates whether a short educational video, shown in addition to standard medical information, can help patients better understand the heart catheterization procedure and reduce anxiety before the intervention. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive either standard information alone or standard information plus the educational video.

The study will assess patients' understanding of the procedure, their level of anxiety, and their satisfaction with the information provided. The results may help improve patient education and support in acute cardiac care settings.

Conditions

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Anxiety
  • Patient Education Materials

Interventions

OTHER

Educational Video

Participants assigned to the intervention group will receive standard verbal and written medical information according to routine clinical practice. In addition, they will watch a short, standardized educational video explaining the heart catheterization procedure, including its purpose, main steps, typical visual impressions, and immediate post-procedural care. The video is intended to complement, not replace, physician-led informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tobias Schreiber

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-01
Primary Completion
2027-09-01
Completion
2028-04-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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