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NCT Number: NCT07588542

PACU Discharge Readiness

The use of custom-created apps, neuropsychological testing, and clinical assessments will be evaluated as tools for determining the appropriateness of PACU discharge to home.

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Discharge Baseline Neurocognition

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • The individuals will be identified from the operating room (OR) schedule and approached in the pre-operative area (or earlier, when possible).
  • Adult patients (18 years or older) listed for surgery and a planned 23-hour admission will be eligible for enrollment in this study.
  • Subjects must be fluent in English and not have confounding sensory or neurological limitations to participation

Exclusion criteria

  • Members of vulnerable populations or adults unable to consent will be included in this study.
  • Subjects that do not speak English
  • Subjects with neurological limirations

Treatment and study plan

custom-created apps, neuropsychological testing, and clinical assessments

Diagnostic Test

This study's interventions will include a brief neuropsychological assessment, including pre-operative baseline and post-operative repeat assessment. Additional assessments of memory and coordination using two custom apps and standard clinical assessments will also be conducted at each timepoint

Primary outcomes

  1. Standardized neuropsychiatric testing WAIS SCWT SPWT TOPJ

    Time frame: 24 hours

    comparison of results to baseline measurements of these four validated neuropsychiatric assessments

Secondary outcomes

  1. Memory App

    Time frame: 24 hours

    Use of a colored sequence presentation memory app to assess subjects return to baseline

  2. Flight Path App

    Time frame: 24 hours

    Seated subject follows the flight path of a bird on an iPad app. Comparisons made to baseline performance.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Alexandra Barabanova

CONTACT

[email protected]

312-355-5377

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Registry information

Official study title

Development of Assessment Tools for Determining Outpatient Subjects' Home-Readiness After Receiving Anesthesia (Without Family or Friend to Drive Them Home)

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2031
Study completion
2032
First posted
May 14, 2026
Registry last updated
May 14, 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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