Quality of Recovery in the Post-anesthesia Care Unit

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Postoperative Quality of Recovery; Postoperative Quality of Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit

• Registration Number: NCT06905353
• Lead Sponsor: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Brief Summary

This prospective observational study aims to identify the minimal clinically important difference of the QoR-PACU2 questionnaire. In addition, this study aims to assess the correlation between self-reported quality of postoperative recovery early after surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit and postoperative recovery on the first day after surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Study Start: 2025-04
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-01
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-10
• Study Completion: 2025-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 188

Inclusion Criteria

• elective non-cardiac surgery
• expected duration of surgery ≥60 minutes
• postoperative stay at the post-anesthesia care unit

Exclusion Criteria

• surgery or condition requiring postoperative treatment at an intensive care unit
• inability to give informed consent/requirement of a legal guardian

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Minimal clinically important difference of QoR-PACU2	From preoperative assessment to the day of surgery in the post-anesthesia care unit	The minimal difference in the QoR-PACU2 scores that is relevant for the patient
correlation between quality of recovery at two time points of assessment	from the day of surgery to the first postoperative day	The correlation between quality of recovery in the post-anesthesia care unit and quality of recovery on postoperative day one