SurgeryWUSNCT00674388
The Pediatric Anesthesia Quality Improvement Project
An observational study of Surgery and Anesthesia, run by The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia at 37 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The Study is designed to collect information about adverse events that occur in children undergoing anesthesia in participating hospitals. Demographic information will be collected on all anesthetics. An analysis of each adverse event will be performed and entered into the database. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages Up to 21 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Surgery, Anesthesia, Children
- How many people
- 5,000,000 participants
- Where
- 37 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2008to Dec 2040
- How long will I take part?
- 2 Weeks
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Up to 21 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Study population: All Children undergoing anesthesia at the participating hospitals
Who may be able to join
- All children undergoing anesthesia at participating hospitals
Who cannot join
- Patients over 21 years of age
Trial locations and contacts
37 sites in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
37 sites in 1 country
United States37 sites, 37 recruiting
- Recruiting
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio, 44308
Todd Brown, MD, 330 543 8823, tbrown_md@chmca.org
- Recruiting
University of Michigan CS Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
Anne Baetzel, MD, 734 763 2435, abaetzel@med.umich.edu
Anne Baetzel, MD
- Recruiting
Emory Children's Center
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322
Steve Tosone, MD, 404 785 6670, Steven.Tosone@emoryhealthcare.org
Steven Tosone, MD
- Recruiting
Colorado Children's Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, 80045
Kim Strupp, MD, 720-777-3825, Kim.Strupp@childrenscolorado.org
Kim Strupp, MD
- Recruiting
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas, 78723
Stanford Young, MD, 512 454 2554, Stanford.Young@usap.com
- Recruiting
Johns Hopkins Childrens Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287
Shivani Patel, MD, 410 955 2393, skadaki1@jhmi.edu
Shivani Patel, MD
- Recruiting
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Steven Zgleszewski, MD, 617 3556225, Steven.Zgleszewski@childrens.harvard.edu
Steve Zgleszewski, MD
- Recruiting
Womens and Childrens Hospital of Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14222
Helen Nazareth, MD, 7168787701, hnazareth12@gmail.com
- Recruiting
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29412
Amanda Redding, MD, 843 972 9492, reddinga@musc.edu
- Recruiting
Children's Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60614
Lisa Sohn, MD, 312 227 5170, lsohn@luriechildrens.org
Lisa Sohn, MD
- Recruiting
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
David Buck, MD, 513-636-4408, david.buck@cchmc.org
David Buck, MD
- Recruiting
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
Alina Bodas, MD, 216 445 4248, BODASA@ccf.org
- Recruiting
Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75235
Jamie Miller, MD, 214-456-6393, jami.miller@childrens.com
- Recruiting
Dayton Children's Hospital
Dayton, Ohio, 45404
Brian Aitchison, MD, 937 641 3000, Aitchisonb@childrensdayton.org
- Recruiting
Cook Children's Health Care System
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
Jeff Zavaleta, MD, 682 885 4000, jeffrey.zavaleta@cookchildrens.org
- Recruiting
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033
Priti Dalal, MD, 717 531 6597, pdalal@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
- Recruiting
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, 77030
Imelda Tjia, MD, 832 824 5800, imtjia@texaschildrens.org
Imelda Tjia, MD
- Recruiting
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242
Nathan Blair, MD, 888 573 5437, nathan-blair@uiowa.edu
- Recruiting
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202
Tatyana Demidovich, MD, 314 577 8750, tatyana.demidovich@health.slu.edu
Tatyana Demidovich, MD
- Recruiting
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, 90027
Neha Patel, MD, 323 361 2262, NePatel@chla.usc.edu
Neha Patel, MD
- Recruiting
LeBonheur Children's Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38103
James Bradley, MD, 901 287 5437, James.Bradley@lebonheur.org
- Recruiting
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105
Michael G Rossi, DO, 901 595 6072, michael.rossi@stjude.org
Michael G Rossi, DO
- Recruiting
Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Venderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232
Amanda Lorinc, MD, 615 936 1302, amanda.lorinc@vanderbilt.edu
Amanda Lorinc, MD
- Recruiting
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
New York, New York, 10032
Lena Sun, MD', 212 305 2413, lss4@columbia.edu
Lena Sun, MD
- Recruiting
Children's Hospital at Montefiore
New York, New York, 10467
Jerry Chao, MD, 718) 920-4316, JECHAO@montefiore.org
- Recruiting
Oakland Medical Center
Oakland, California, 94611
Nick Riegels, MD, 510 752 1000, riegelsn@gmail.com
- Recruiting
Children's Hospital and Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114
Rachel Spitznagel, MD, 402 215 3129, rspitznagel@childrensomaha.org
- Recruiting
Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida, 32806
Marnie Robinson, MD, 321 843 7777, Marnie.robinson@orlandohealth.com
- Recruiting
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Palo Alto, California, 94304
Julianne Mendoza, MD, 650 723 6411, juli@stanford.edu
- Recruiting
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
Sheri Jones Oguh, MD, 215 590 1000, JONESOGUHS@chop.edu
Sheri Jones Oguh, MD
- Recruiting
Phoenix Children's Hospital
Phoenix, Arizona, 85106
Ahmar Husain, MD, (602) 262-8900, Ahmar.Husain@shcr.com
Ahmar Husain, MD
- Recruiting
Pittsburgh Children's Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224
Scott Licata, MD, 412 647 2994, licatase@chp.edu
SCOTT LICATA, MD
- Recruiting
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105
Sally Rampersad, MD, 206 987 2704, Sally.Rampersad@seattlechildrens.org
Sally Rampersad, MD
- Recruiting
SSM Cardinal Glennon Health Care System
St Louis, Missouri, 63104
Tatyana Demidovich, MD, 314 242 5973, tdemidov@slu.edu
- Recruiting
All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701
Jenny Dolan, MD, 727 767 8480, jenny.dolan@jhmi.edu
- Recruiting
Children's National Health System
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010
Angela Lee, MD, 202 476 2025, alee@cnmc.org
- Recruiting
Nemours/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803
Albert Dorsey, MD, 610 542 3300, Alfred.Dorsey@nemours.org
About this study
The Study is designed to collect information about adverse events that occur in children undergoing anesthesia in participating hospitals. Demographic information will be collected on all anesthetics. An analysis of each adverse event will be performed and entered into the database. From this information we will devise strategies to prevent these adverse events.
- Conditions
- Surgery, Anesthesia, Children
- Keywords
- Children, Anesthesia, Surgery, Complication
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
number of adverse events
Measured: 5 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 May 2008 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2008
- Primary completionDec 2035 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2040 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for SurgeryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 5,000,000 participants (estimated)
- Target duration
- 2 Weeks
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Seattle Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Emory-Children's Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh, Phoenix Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Children's National Health System, Washington DC, Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Cook Children's Health Care System, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Oakland Medical Center, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, Medical University of South Carolina, Akron Children's Hospital, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Dayton Children's Hospital, Riley Children's Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, University of Iowa, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Jayant K Deshpande, MD MPH, The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
- Investigators
- Jayant K Deshpande, MD MPH, MD, Study director, The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00674388
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Wake up Safe
- Acronym
- WUS
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 5 May 2008
- Last updated
- 21 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Pediatric Anesthesia Quality Improvement Project
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00674388
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- WUS / Wake up Safe
- Conditions
- Surgery, Anesthesia, Children
- Keywords
- Children, Anesthesia, Surgery, Complication
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 5,000,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The Society for Pediatric AnesthesiaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Seattle Children's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Emory-Children's Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh, Phoenix Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Children's National Health System, Washington DC, Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Cook Children's Health Care System, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Oakland Medical Center, Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, Medical University of South Carolina, Akron Children's Hospital, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Dayton Children's Hospital, Riley Children's Hospital, The Cleveland Clinic, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, University of Iowa, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital
- Study start
- Feb 2008 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2035 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2040 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 May 2008 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Study is designed to collect information about adverse events that occur in children undergoing anesthesia in participating hospitals. Demographic information will be collected on all anesthetics. An analysis of each adverse event will be performed and entered into the database. From this information we will devise strategies to prevent these adverse events.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Target follow-up
- 2 Weeks
Who may qualify
- Ages
- Up to 21 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- All Children undergoing anesthesia at the participating hospitals
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- All children undergoing anesthesia at participating hospitals
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Patients over 21 years of age
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
number of adverse events
Time frame: 5 years
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 May 2025.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Jayant K Deshpande, MD MPH, MD study director
The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
37 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Surgery and Anesthesia, run by The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia at 37 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 37 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Jayant K Deshpande, MD, MPH (8045656348, wakeupsafe@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
number of adverse events (time frame: 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 May 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 4 Nov 2026.