Checklist during shift change may cut surgical complications
NCT ID NCT06533111
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a semi-structured handoff tool (a checklist in the electronic health record) used when anesthesia teams change shifts during surgery could reduce complications like heart injury, kidney injury, or pneumonia. Over 3,700 non-cardiac surgery patients took part. The goal was to see if better communication between anesthesia providers leads to safer outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Semi-structured intraoperative anesthesia handoff tool (cognitive aid integrated into Epic Health Record)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to fewer complications after surgery by improving how anesthesia teams communicate during shift changes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but the tool is a simple checklist, not a drug or device. Its impact may be small or depend heavily on how well staff follow it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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3,763 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 105 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * 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)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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