Validation of the Quality of Recovery Questionnaire for the Postanesthesia Care Unit (QoR-PACU)

October 8, 2021 updated by: Marlene Fischer

Adaptation and Validation of the Quality of Recovery 15-questionnaire for the Postanesthesia Care Unit

Quality of recovery after surgery and anesthesia is an important endpoint in perioperative medicine. Several questionnaires have been developed that assess the patient's perception on postoperative recovery at 24 h after surgery. This study aims to adapt validate the Quality of Recovery 15-questionnaire for application in the postanesthesia care unit.

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

375

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

      • Hamburg, Germany, 20246
        • Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients scheduled for non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia in a postanesthesia care unit at a tertiary care hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • elective non-cardiac surgery
  • general anesthesia
  • fluency in German

Exclusion Criteria:

  • postoperative intensive care unit stay

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
16-item quality of recovery questionnaire for the postanesthesia care unit (QoR-PACU)
Time Frame: up to 4 hours following extubation
Validity of the QoR-PACU
up to 4 hours following extubation

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 10, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 23, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

December 28, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 24, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 26, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

August 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 11, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 8, 2021

Last Verified

October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PACQoR3

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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