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Phone checklist could cut surgery cancellations

NCT ID NCT01732159

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether calling patients a few days before surgery with a checklist could lower the number of last-minute cancellations. Over 4,000 adults and children scheduled for day surgery took part. The goal was to see if this simple step helps hospitals run more smoothly.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
checklist
What this could lead to
If effective, this simple checklist could help hospitals reduce wasted time and resources from last-minute surgery cancellations.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study, so results are already known. The checklist may not work in all hospitals or for all types of surgery.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

4,093 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

Nov 2012

Finished

Apr 2014

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient (adult or minor) for which ambulatory surgery is programmed in a multipurpose ASU * Surgery under general anesthesia or loco * Regional or neuroleptanalgesia3. Patient contacted by phone * Patient does not oppose his participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patient programmed for endoscopy in ASU non surgical * Ambulatory surgery scheduled for orthogenic * Ambulatory surgery scheduled for urgency * Ambulatory surgery performed under local anesthesia

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Ambulatory surgery programmed

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cochin Hospital

    Paris, 75014, France