Impact of a Checklist on the Rate of Late Cancellation in Ambulatory Surgery (AMBUPROG)

March 2, 2026 updated by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a check list on the rate of late cancellation, i.e. the day before or the day of the ambulatory surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The checklist is administered to the patients by phone between 7 and 3 days before the surgery. Each item of the checklist is associated with a decisional algorithm that allows take care for patients in case of any problem.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4093

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Paris, France, 75014
        • Cochin Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient (adult or minor) for which ambulatory surgery is programmed in a multipurpose ASU
  • Surgery under general anesthesia or loco
  • Regional or neuroleptanalgesia3. Patient contacted by phone
  • Patient does not oppose his participation in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient programmed for endoscopy in ASU non surgical
  • Ambulatory surgery scheduled for orthogenic
  • Ambulatory surgery scheduled for urgency
  • Ambulatory surgery performed under local anesthesia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Administration of the checklist
Patients will be contacted by phone for administration of the checklist
Other: Checklist
he checklist will be administered to the patients by phone between 7 and 3 days before the surgery
No Intervention: No contact by phone
Patients who will not be contacted by phone

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Decrease in the rate of late cancellation
Time Frame: At day 0 (the day of the surgery)
At day 0 (the day of the surgery)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Improvement of the organization of the ambulatory unit
Time Frame: At day 0 (the day of the surgery)
At day 0 (the day of the surgery)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborators

URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jean-Pierre BETHOUX, MD, PhD, Cochin Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 19, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 19, 2012

First Posted (Estimated)

November 22, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 4, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 2, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • K110601

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