PACU Discharge Readiness
Development of Assessment Tools for Determining Outpatient Subjects' Home-Readiness After Receiving Anesthesia (Without Family or Friend to Drive Them Home)
1 other identifier
interventional
1,000
1 country
1
Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started May 2026
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 20, 2026
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2026
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 14, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2031
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2032
May 14, 2026
May 1, 2026
4.9 years
March 20, 2026
May 8, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Standardized neuropsychiatric testing WAIS SCWT SPWT TOPJ
comparison of results to baseline measurements of these four validated neuropsychiatric assessments
24 hours
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Memory App
24 hours
Flight Path App
24 hours
Study Arms (1)
Neuro Assessment Group
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
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
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- 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
You may not qualify if:
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Department Head Ronald F Albrecht Professor of Anesthesiology; Physician/Surgeon; Chief of Service Department of Anesthesiology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 20, 2026
First Posted
May 14, 2026
Study Start
May 1, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
April 1, 2031
Study Completion (Estimated)
April 1, 2032
Last Updated
May 14, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-05