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NCT Number: NCT06533111

Improving Surgical Patient Outcomes Through Implementation of a SemiStructured Intraoperative Anesthesia Handoff Tool

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a semi-structured intraoperative anesthesia handoff tool on patient outcomes and to assess the validity of the 5-Factor Perceived Shared Mental Model Scale (5-PSMMS) in a healthcare setting and whether the perception of Shared Mental Model (SMM) mediates the effect of the intraoperative handoff tool on postoperative outcomes

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Key information

Conditions

Post-operative Complications

Age range

18 year–105 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Undergoing non-cardiac surgery in the main operating rooms (e.g. not the endoscopy suite or labor and delivery ward)
  • Undergoing at least one permanent (e.g. end of shift) anesthesia clinician handoff

Exclusion criteria

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status 6 (organ donors)

Treatment and study plan

Epic Health Record semi-structured handoff cognitive aid

Other

Epic Health Record cognitive aid will be used for intraoperative anesthesia handoff

Usual Care

Other

Epic Health Record cognitive aid will not be used for intraoperative anesthesia handoff

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants that have Myocardial Injury after Non-Cardiac Surgery/Myocardial Infarction

    Time frame: upto 30 days after surgery

  2. Number of participants that have Acute Kidney Injury

    Time frame: from baseline upto 30 days after surgery

  3. Number of participants that need Post-op blood transfusion

    Time frame: upto 24 hours after surgery

  4. Number of participants that need Prolonged intubation

    Time frame: end of surgery(about 180 minutes after start of surgery)

  5. Number of participants that have Pneumonia

    Time frame: within 30 days after surgery

  6. Number of participants that need reintubation

    Time frame: within 24 hours after surgery

  7. Number of participants that need Rapid Response Team Activation

    Time frame: within 24 hours after surgery

  8. Number of participants that need Readmission

    Time frame: within 30 days after surgery

  9. Number of participants that die after surgery

    Time frame: 30 days after surgery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of participants that have Postoperative Hypotension

    Time frame: within 24 hours after surgery

  2. Number of participants that have Hypoxia

    Time frame: within 2 hours after surgery

  3. Number of participants that have Uncontrolled pain

    Time frame: within 2 hours after surgery

    Pain score average >/= 5 on a 10-point scale

  4. Number of participants that have Intraoperative hypotension

    Time frame: at least 15 minutes intraoperatively following first intraoperative anesthesia handoff

    Mean Arterial Pressure < 65 mmHg

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Other

Collaborators

  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 1, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 3, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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