The impact of 24/7-phone support on Readmission after Aortic Valve Replacement, a Randomized Clinical Trial (AVRre)  10-year follow-up after Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery (AVR-10 year)

The impact of 24/7-phone support on Readmission after Aortic Valve Replacement, a Randomized Clinical Trial (AVRre) was a prospective, randomized controlled study including 288 patients. 

AVR is characterized by high rates of hospital readmissions, resulting in suboptimal care planning and higher health care costs. Hence, it is important to develop strategies to reduce hospital readmissions following AVR. The purpose if this study is to develop and test the efficacy of a 24/7-phone support in the reduction of readmissions after AVR treatment. Secondary outcomes are a reduced level of anxiety, less depressive symptoms and a better health related quality of life.

NCT02522663   https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02522663?cond=NCT02522663&rank=1

Project group: Stein Ove Danielsen, Irene Lie, Theis Tønnessen, Marit Leegaard,  Svein Solheim, Philip Moons (KU Leuven, Belgium).

10-year follow-up after Aortic Valve Replacement Surgery (AVR-10 year)

The results from the AVRre study reported in international publications demonstrated a significantly reduction on symptoms of anxiety in the first month after AVR.

Reduction of symptoms of anxiety reveal to be an important aim for the intervention, because we reduced significantly symptoms of anxiety in the early rehabilitation phase after discharge following aortic valve replacement.

There is a lack of data on patients self-reported outcome of symptoms on anxiety and depression 10 years after Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR), and patient reported experiences in a 10-year follow-up study on patients alive from the study named “The impact of 24/7-phone support on Readmission after Aortic Valve Replacement, a Randomized Clinical Trial (AVRre)”. Symptoms of anxiety and depression will be surveyed using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and quality of life by using EQ-5D and open-ended questions about experiences with health services. 

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Project group: Stein Ove Danielsen, Irene Lie, Theis Tønnessen,

Belgium: Philip Moons (KU Leuven).