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

NCT00761839 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: XVA 41-027
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief 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

Keywords

wound healing; self-management; patient education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• patient satisfaction, frequency of self-management activities, time to healing

  Outcomes are measured at each participating patient's visit for one year or until the patient's wound is healed, whichever comes first.

Study Arms (2)

Arm 1

EXPERIMENTAL

These patients receive the experimental intervention--the after-care summary.

Behavioral: After-care summary

Arm 2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

These patients are the control group and receive usual care.

Behavioral: Control group

Interventions

After-care summary BEHAVIORAL

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.

Arm 1

Control group BEHAVIORAL

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

Arm 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may not qualify if:

• Cognitively impaired patients who cannot give informed consent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• US Department of Veterans Affairs: lead

Study Sites (2)

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

Location

VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Julie C Lowery, PhD MHSA

  VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2008
• First Posted: September 30, 2008
• Study Start: July 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2009
• Study Completion: December 1, 2009
• Last Updated: May 6, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-05

Locations

US (2)