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CompletedNCT04528537Updated Oct 11, 2021

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

An observational study in Postoperative Quality of Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit, sponsored by Marlene Fischer. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-10-11.

Sponsored by Marlene Fischer · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
375
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.

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Conditions studied

  • Postoperative Quality of Recovery in the Postanesthesia Care Unit
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In context

Lead sponsor

Marlene Fischer is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
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

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • postoperative intensive care unit stay
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
375 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Otherquestionnaire

    16-item quality of recovery questionnaire for the postanesthesia care unit (QoR-PACU)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 16-item quality of recovery questionnaire for the postanesthesia care unit (QoR-PACU)

    Validity of the QoR-PACU

    Time frame: up to 4 hours following extubation

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
    Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 11, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04528537
Lead sponsor
Marlene Fischer
Responsible party
Marlene Fischer (Principal Investigator, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 27, 2020
Start date
Aug 10, 2020
Primary completion
Nov 23, 2020
Completion
Dec 28, 2020
Last update
Oct 11, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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