AnesthesiaTC-IRCNCT03972423
Impact of a Transmission Checklist in Post Anesthesia Care Unit on Immediate Respiratory Complications
An observational study of Anesthesia and Postoperative Complications, run by GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
This work highlighted the beneficial role in terms of carers' satisfaction, quantity and quality of information transmitted. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Anesthesia, Postoperative Complications, Anesthesia Complication
- What is being tested?
- With or wiyhout a checklist
- How many people
- 560 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 18 Feb 2019to 7 Jul 2020
- How long will I take part?
- 12 Months
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: adult patients admitted to PACU
Who may be able to join
- Male or Female over 18 admitted to PACU
- Patient having understood the aims and the methods of the research
- Patient having expressed their consent to the use of their data.
- Subject registered with or beneficiary of a social security scheme
Who cannot join
- Patient participating in another clinical study
- Acute or chronic respiratory insufficiency preoperatively
- Protected patient: adult under guardianship, tutorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
- Pregnant or lactating women
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
This work highlighted the beneficial role in terms of carers' satisfaction, quantity and quality of information transmitted.
Read the detailed description
Communication and information transmission problems are responsible for the majority of serious adverse events. The use of a checklist in the operating theatre has demonstrated its benefit in terms of reducing morbidity and mortality Regarding transmissions between caregivers, numerous studies have shown the great difference between the medical data of a patient in their file and the information transmitted.
The authors recommend using checklists in order to standardise transmissions. This work highlighted the beneficial role in terms of carers' satisfaction, quantity and quality of information transmitted. On the other hand, no study has looked at the reduction of immediate postoperative complications in post anaesthesia care units (PACU).
- Being tested
- With or wiyhout a checklist
- Keywords
- checklist, postoperative complication, anesthesia, information transmission, care unit
- Medical subject headings
- Postoperative Complications
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
With or wiyhout a checklistOther
The evaluation of the impact of the use of this Checklist will be done in comparison with the standard transmission practice
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| IRCTC group | - The IRCTC group, consisting of all patients included in the 3rd phase of the study and for whom the transmission of information in PACU is carried out using the IRCTC. Receives: Other: With or wiyhout a checklist | |
| CONTROL group | - The CONTROL group, consisting of all patients included in the 1st phase of the study and for whom the transmission of information in PACU is carried out according to the usual practice. Receives: Other: With or wiyhout a checklist |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
arterial oxygen desaturation < 90%
The primary endpoint is defined as the occurrence or not of arterial oxygen desaturation < 90% for more than 15 consecutive seconds in PACU.
Measured: event of at least 15 second duration
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Jun 2019
- Study start18 Feb 2019
- Primary completion18 Feb 2019
- Study completion7 Jul 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for AnesthesiaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la RechercheThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 560 participants (actual)
- Target duration
- 12 Months
Sponsor and investigators
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Dr. Frédéric MARTIN
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Frederic Martin, Principal investigator, Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03972423
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ID-RCB : 2018-A01825-50
- Acronym
- TC-IRC
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 26 May 2019
- Last updated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Jaulin F, Lopes T, Martin F. Standardised handover process with checklist improves quality and safety of care in the postanaesthesia care unit: the Postanaesthesia Team Handover trial. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Dec;127(6):962-970. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.07.002. Epub 2021 Aug 5.
PubMed 34364652
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Impact of a Transmission Checklist in Post Anesthesia Care Unit on Immediate Respiratory Complications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03972423
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TC-IRC / ID-RCB : 2018-A01825-50
- Keywords
- checklist, postoperative complication, anesthesia, information transmission, care unit
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 560 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la RechercheUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Dr. Frédéric MARTIN
- Study start
- 18 Feb 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 18 Feb 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 7 Jul 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 3 Jun 2019 (actual)
- 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.
This work highlighted the beneficial role in terms of carers' satisfaction, quantity and quality of information transmitted.
Detailed description
Communication and information transmission problems are responsible for the majority of serious adverse events. The use of a checklist in the operating theatre has demonstrated its benefit in terms of reducing morbidity and mortality Regarding transmissions between caregivers, numerous studies have shown the great difference between the medical data of a patient in their file and the information transmitted.
The authors recommend using checklists in order to standardise transmissions. This work highlighted the beneficial role in terms of carers' satisfaction, quantity and quality of information transmitted. On the other hand, no study has looked at the reduction of immediate postoperative complications in post anaesthesia care units (PACU).
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Target follow-up
- 12 Months
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| IRCTC group | – | Other: With or wiyhout a checklist- The IRCTC group, consisting of all patients included in the 3rd phase of the study and for whom the transmission of information in PACU is carried out using the IRCTC. |
| CONTROL group | – | Other: With or wiyhout a checklist- The CONTROL group, consisting of all patients included in the 1st phase of the study and for whom the transmission of information in PACU is carried out according to the usual practice. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- adult patients admitted to PACU
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Male or Female over 18 admitted to PACU
- Patient having understood the aims and the methods of the research
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patient participating in another clinical study
- Acute or chronic respiratory insufficiency preoperatively
- Protected patient: adult under guardianship, tutorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
- Pregnant or lactating women
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| With or wiyhout a checklistThe evaluation of the impact of the use of this Checklist will be done in comparison with the standard transmission practice | Other | CONTROL group, IRCTC group |
Primary outcome
arterial oxygen desaturation < 90%
Time frame: event of at least 15 second duration
The primary endpoint is defined as the occurrence or not of arterial oxygen desaturation < 90% for more than 15 consecutive seconds in PACU.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Jul 2026.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 34364652Jaulin F, Lopes T, Martin F. Standardised handover process with checklist improves quality and safety of care in the postanaesthesia care unit: the Postanaesthesia Team Handover trial. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Dec;127(6):962-970. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.07.002. Epub 2021 Aug 5.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Frederic Martin principal investigator
Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Anesthesia and Postoperative Complications, run by GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche at 1 site in France.
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 4 inclusion and 4 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. 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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
arterial oxygen desaturation < 90% (time frame: event of at least 15 second duration). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03972423, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 16 Jul 2026.