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          intervention_keyword,primary_outcome,secondary_outcome,secondary_sponsor,secondary_ids,source_support,ethics_reviews)>

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          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
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<!ELEMENT utrn (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT reg_name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_registration (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT primary_sponsor (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT public_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT date_enrolment (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT type_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT target_size (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT recruitment_status (#PCDATA)><!-- Pending,Recruiting,Suspended,Complete,Other -->
<!ELEMENT url (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT study_type (#PCDATA)><!-- interventional,observational -->
<!ELEMENT study_design (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT phase (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT hc_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_actual_enrolment (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_completed (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_url_link (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_summary (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_date_posted (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_date_first_publication (#PCDATA)><!-- dd/mm/yyyy -->
<!ELEMENT results_baseline_char (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_participant_flow (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_adverse_events (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_url_protocol (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT results_IPD_description (#PCDATA)>


<!ELEMENT contacts (contact+)>
<!ELEMENT contact (type,firstname,middlename,lastname,address,city,country1,zip,telephone,email,affiliation)>
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<!ELEMENT firstname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT middlename (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT lastname (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT city (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT country1 (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT countries (country2+)>
<!ELEMENT country2 (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT criteria (inclusion_criteria,agemin,agemax,gender,exclusion_criteria)>
<!ELEMENT inclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT agemin (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_code (hc_code+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT health_condition_keyword (hc_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT hc_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_code (i_code+)>
<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
<!ELEMENT i_keyword (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT primary_outcome (prim_outcome+)>
<!ELEMENT prim_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_outcome (sec_outcome+)>
<!ELEMENT sec_outcome (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_sponsor (sponsor_name+)>
<!ELEMENT sponsor_name (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT secondary_ids (secondary_id+)>
<!ELEMENT secondary_id (sec_id,issuing_authority)>
<!ELEMENT sec_id (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT issuing_authority (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT source_support (source_name+)>
<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT ethics_reviews (ethics_review+)>
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<!ELEMENT contact_name (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT contact_address (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT contact_phone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT contact_email (#PCDATA)>
]>
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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20251215068340N1</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2026-05-04</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Investigating the Effect of Self-Care Education on Self-Efficacy of Cardiac Surgery Patients and the Caregiver Burden of Their Caregivers</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>Investigating the Effect of Self-Care Education on Self-Efficacy of Cardiac Surgery Patients and the Caregiver Burden of Their Caregivers</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2026-05-04</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>66</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/89748</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: N/A, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Prevention.</study_design>
      <phase>N/A</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Workload of cardiac surgery patients and the caregiving burden of their caregivers.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention group: Group one: patients undergoing open heart surgery Group two: caregivers of patients undergoing open heart surgery.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>No - There is not a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for not sharing IPD is I do not want to explain</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Arsalan asoudeh</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>shakh bahayi</address>
        <city>tehran</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>1676745516</zip>
        <telephone>+98 21 2303 4120</telephone>
        <email>Arsalanasoudeh13701375@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Arsalan Asoudeh</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Resalat Square - Navy Street</address>
        <city>Tehran</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>1676745516</zip>
        <telephone>+98 912 954 2310</telephone>
        <email>Arsalanasoudeh13701375@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliation>Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>No history of previous open heart surgery
Age 18 to 75 years
Willingness to participate in the training session
No history of psychological illness according to the doctor's history
Ability to communicate verbally and understand educational materials</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>18 years</agemin>
      <agemax>75 years</agemax>
      <gender>Both</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Patient's unwillingness to cooperate
Simultaneous participation of the patient in another study with similar educational content</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code></hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword></hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Prevention</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Group one: patients undergoing open heart surgery Group two: caregivers of patients undergoing open heart surgery</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Score obtained from the Patient Self-Efficacy Questionnaire and Caregiver Burden. Timepoint: From May 15, 1405 to August 15, 1405. Method of measurement: Sullivan Self-Efficacy Questionnaire and Novak and Gast Caregiver Burden Questionnaire.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Self-efficacy scores of patients undergoing open heart surgery and caregiver burden scores of their caregivers. Timepoint: One day before training and one month after training. Method of measurement: Sullivan's 16-item self-efficacy questionnaire and Novak and Gast's 24-item caregiving burden questionnaire.</sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2026-03-16</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics Committee of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences</contact_name>
        <contact_address>shakh bhayi tehran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
