<clinical_study>
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  <required_header>
    <download_date>ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023</download_date>
    <link_text>Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.</link_text>
    <url>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01718132</url>
  </required_header>
  <id_info>
    <org_study_id>AWR-2012-STZ</org_study_id>
    <secondary_id>KEK-StV-Nr. 47/12</secondary_id>
    <nct_id>NCT01718132</nct_id>
  </id_info>
  <brief_title>Reduction of Postoperative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting</brief_title>
  <official_title>Reduction of Postoperative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting</official_title>
  <sponsors>
    <lead_sponsor>
      <agency>Triemli Hospital</agency>
      <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
    </lead_sponsor>
  </sponsors>
  <source>Triemli Hospital</source>
  <oversight_info>
    <has_dmc>No</has_dmc>
  </oversight_info>
  <brief_summary>
    <textblock>
      Aim of this prospective study was to assess the quality of postoperative care in a&#xD;
      postoperative anaesthesia care unit (PACU) using postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting as&#xD;
      well as their reduction as quality markers. So far, only sparse data related to this topic&#xD;
      are available and there are currently no established quality markers of a PACU service.&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </brief_summary>
  <overall_status>Completed</overall_status>
  <start_date>January 2009</start_date>
  <completion_date type="Actual">June 2012</completion_date>
  <primary_completion_date type="Actual">June 2011</primary_completion_date>
  <study_type>Observational</study_type>
  <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
  <study_design_info>
    <observational_model>Cohort</observational_model>
    <time_perspective>Prospective</time_perspective>
  </study_design_info>
  <primary_outcome>
    <measure>Pain</measure>
  </primary_outcome>
  <secondary_outcome>
    <measure>Postoperative nausea and vomiting</measure>
  </secondary_outcome>
  <number_of_groups>1</number_of_groups>
  <enrollment type="Actual">16309</enrollment>
  <condition>Post Operative Pain</condition>
  <condition>Nausea and Vomiting</condition>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>postoperative patients</arm_group_label>
  </arm_group>
  <eligibility>
    <study_pop>
      <textblock>
        All patients that have been transferred to the postanesthesia care unit postoperatively&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </study_pop>
    <sampling_method>Probability Sample</sampling_method>
    <criteria>
      <textblock>
        Inclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
        All patients that have been transferred to the postanesthesia care unit postoperatively&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </criteria>
    <gender>All</gender>
    <minimum_age>18 Years</minimum_age>
    <maximum_age>N/A</maximum_age>
    <healthy_volunteers>No</healthy_volunteers>
  </eligibility>
  <location>
    <facility>
      <name>Triemli City Hospital</name>
      <address>
        <city>Zurich</city>
        <zip>8063</zip>
        <country>Switzerland</country>
      </address>
    </facility>
  </location>
  <location_countries>
    <country>Switzerland</country>
  </location_countries>
  <verification_date>October 2012</verification_date>
  <study_first_submitted>October 27, 2012</study_first_submitted>
  <study_first_submitted_qc>October 30, 2012</study_first_submitted_qc>
  <study_first_posted type="Estimate">October 31, 2012</study_first_posted>
  <last_update_submitted>October 30, 2012</last_update_submitted>
  <last_update_submitted_qc>October 30, 2012</last_update_submitted_qc>
  <last_update_posted type="Estimate">October 31, 2012</last_update_posted>
  <responsible_party>
    <responsible_party_type>Principal Investigator</responsible_party_type>
    <investigator_affiliation>Triemli Hospital</investigator_affiliation>
    <investigator_full_name>Christoph K Hofer</investigator_full_name>
    <investigator_title>Prof. Dr. med.</investigator_title>
  </responsible_party>
  <keyword>Quality of the anaesthetic care in a PACU</keyword>
  <keyword>reduction of postoperative pain</keyword>
  <keyword>reduction of postoperative nausea and vomiting</keyword>
  <keyword>quality markers</keyword>
  <condition_browse>
    <!-- CAUTION:  The following MeSH terms are assigned with an imperfect algorithm            -->
    <mesh_term>Pain, Postoperative</mesh_term>
    <mesh_term>Nausea</mesh_term>
    <mesh_term>Vomiting</mesh_term>
  </condition_browse>
  <!-- Results have not yet been posted for this study                                          -->
</clinical_study>


download date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023
link text: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01718132
org study id: AWR-2012-STZ
secondary id: KEK-StV-Nr. 47/12
nct id: NCT01718132
lead sponsor: 
has dmc: No
Aim of this prospective study was to assess the quality of postoperative care in a
      postoperative anaesthesia care unit (PACU) using postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting as
      well as their reduction as quality markers. So far, only sparse data related to this topic
      are available and there are currently no established quality markers of a PACU service.
observational model: Cohort
time perspective: Prospective
measure: Pain
measure: Postoperative nausea and vomiting
arm group label: postoperative patients
study pop: 
sampling method: Probability Sample
criteria: 
gender: All
minimum age: 18 Years
maximum age: N/A
healthy volunteers: No
facility: 
country: Switzerland
responsible party type: Principal Investigator
investigator affiliation: Triemli Hospital
investigator full name: Christoph K Hofer
investigator title: Prof. Dr. med.
mesh term: Pain, Postoperative
mesh term: Nausea
mesh term: Vomiting