At a glance
- What the study gets you
- Health checks and monitoring — no treatment given
- Type of study
- Observational (no treatment given)
- Time in hospital
- In-person visits at study sites — visit count not specified by the sponsor
- Drug or intervention
- Not specified by the sponsor
- How long the study runs
- Study runs about 10 months (dates as stated)
- About the drug or intervention
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Patient visit burden
- Not specified by the sponsor
- Type of study
- Observing health over time
- Ages
- 18 Years and over
- Who
- All
- Number of participants
- 24
- Started
- 2026-05-27
- Last checked
- 2026-05
Plain English Summary
What is this study?
- • Testing a new treatment for cardiac surgery
- • Clinical study - 24 participants
- • Over 30,000 people have heart surgery in the UK every year
Who can take part?
- • Ages 18 Years and over
- • Diagnosed with cardiac surgery
Where?
- • Bristol - University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
This is a simplified summary. Always discuss with your doctor before making any decisions.
About This Trial
Over 30,000 people have heart surgery in the UK every year. Heart surgery is safe, but around 1 in 5 people having heart surgery will be readmitted to hospital in the year after their operation. There is no research that explains why they come back into hospital. It may be because they have a complication from the heart surgery, such as an irregular heart rhythm. Or it may be because they have other health problems which the heart surgery has made worse. Researchers want to find out what care is provided to people after heart surgery and what participants and healthcare staff think should be offered to prevent people coming back to hospital. The overall aim of this Programme Development Grant is to undertake preparatory work that will allow researchers to identify the best approach to improve care after hospital discharge for people having heart surgery.
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What we know so far
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Eligibility at a Glance
Key info
- Age: 18 Years and over
- Who can join: All genders
What the study is looking for
- ✓Patients who have had elective or urgent heart surgery such as coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, heart...
- ✓Family members/carers of patients who have had heart surgery in the last 12 months.
- ✓Patients who are no longer undergoing inpatient or outpatient follow-up by their heart surgeon
Who cannot take part
- ✗Patients who have had heart transplantation
- ✗Patients who are still undergoing follow-up by their heart surgery team
- ✗People who are unable to provide agreement to take part
- ✗Prisoners
See the full criteria
Where Is This Study? (1 UK site)
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol BS13NU, United Kingdom
How to Get in Touch
Elizabeth Lumley
Sponsor contactCONTACT
Georgia Parker
Sponsor contactCONTACT