BYpass surgery with Psychological And Spiritual Support

ISRCTN ISRCTN07297983
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN07297983
Secondary identifying numbers AL 562/4-1, STR 306/21-1
Submission date
04/12/2008
Registration date
23/12/2008
Last edited
23/11/2012
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
We examined how much psychological and spiritual treatments improve recovery after coronary bypass surgery. One of our goals was to investigate if psychological or spiritual treatments are more effective for patients who actively chose one of these treatments compared to patients who wished to have treatment but didn’t mind whether it was psychological or spiritual. Furthermore, we wanted to see whether patients who are at psychosocial risk (those who are anxious or depressed) before an operation might benefit from supportive treatments.

Who can participate?
The BYPASS study aimed to recruit about 1,000 female and male patients undergoing non-emergency coronary bypass surgery partially combined with valve surgery, over 18 years of age, from the Jena University Hospital and the Heart Centre Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany.

What does the study involve?
Upon hospital admission, patients were asked about their preference regarding supportive treatments: whether they preferred psychological treatments, spiritual treatments, treatments regardless of the profession of the therapist or if they did not want any supportive treatment. In one time period, patients got treatments according to their preference; in another time period, patients were asked about their preference but did not get any supportive treatment. At the end of the study, we compared patients who received psychological or spiritual support with patients, who stated a preference for, but did not get supportive treatments.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Patients who received supportive treatments benefited from an improvement in their mood. There were no known risks associated with participating in this trial.

Where is the study run from?
Jena University Hospital of Jena and the Heart Centre Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany.

When is study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
This trial started in October 2007 and finished in December 2009.

Who is funding the study?
German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG]), Germany.

Who is the main contact?
Dr Jenny Rosendahl
jenny.rosendahl@med.uni-jena.de

Contact information

Prof Bernhard Strauss
Scientific

Institute of Psychosocial Medicine and Psychotherapy
University Hospital Jena
Stoystrasse 3
Jena
07743
Germany

Email bernhard.strauss@med.uni-jena.de

Study information

Study designPartially randomised controlled multicentre trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleDifferential treatment effects of psychological and spiritual support on recovery and quality of life after coronary artery bypass surgery
Study acronymBYPASS
Study objectives1. Spiritual or psychological interventions, either according to the patients' therapeutic preference or randomly assigned, will have an positive impact on recovery and health-related quality of life following bypass surgery
2. Spiritual or psychological interventions, that are applied to the patients according to their preference, will have a greater positive impact on recovery and health-realted quality of life than randomly assigned interventions
3. Patients that are pre-operatively at psychosocial risk (high levels of anxiety or depression, lack of social support) will benefit from spiritual or psychological interventions more than patients not being at psychosocial risk
Ethics approval(s)Ethics Committee of the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, approved on the 13th December 2005 (ref: 1663-11/05)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedCoronary artery bypass surgery partially combined with valve surgery
InterventionInterventions, psychological as well as spiritual, are manualised and applied to the patient according to his/her individual needs at least once pre-operatively and at least once post-operatively. The total number of intervention sessions and the duration of each session depends on each participant's need.

Psychological interventions include hypnotherapeutic interventions, relaxation techniques and emotional support. Spiritual interventions include patient-oriented conversations, intercessory prayer, Lords prayer, Lords supper, anointing or blessing.
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measurePresence of any complication following surgery within hospital stay, and following three and six months after surgery.
Secondary outcome measures1. Patient mobility (measured with the two-minute-walking-test) at discharge
2. Patient satisfaction, assessed by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8) at discharge
3. Health-related quality of life, assessed by the 12-item Short Form (SF-12) Health Survey at three- and six-month follow-up
4. Wellbeing, assessed by a German Mood and Wellbeing scale (BFS) at discharge, three- and six-month follow-up
5. Anxiety and depression, assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at discharge, three- and six-month follow-up
6. Self-reported pain, assessed by a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at discharge, three- and six-month follow-up
Overall study start date01/10/2007
Completion date31/12/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants1,000
Key inclusion criteria1. Male and female patients aged 18 years or older
2. Scheduled for non-emergency coronary bypass surgery partially combined with valve surgery
Key exclusion criteriaEmergency cases
Date of first enrolment01/10/2007
Date of final enrolment31/12/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Germany

Study participating centre

Institute of Psychosocial Medicine and Psychotherapy
Jena
07743
Germany

Sponsor information

German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG]) (Germany)
Research council

Kennedyallee 40
Bonn
53175
Germany

Website http://www.dfg.de
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/018mejw64

Funders

Funder type

Research council

German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG]) (Germany) (ref: AL 562/4-1, STR 306/21-1)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 01/07/2009 Yes No
Results article results 01/07/2013 Yes No