Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) in Surgical Patients | NCT07713147

NCT07713147

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07713147
Lead Sponsor: Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityOTHER
Official Title: The Effect of the Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) on Surgical Patients' Satisfaction With Discharge Education and Communication Problems: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: This study aims to examine the effect of using the Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) on surgical patients' satisfaction with discharge education and their communication-related issues.

This study is designed as a post-test control group randomized trial. The main questions it aims to answer are:

H₀₁: There is no difference in discharge education satisfaction levels between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group.

H₀₂: There is no difference in communication problems between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group.

•H₁₁: There is a difference in discharge education satisfaction levels between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group.

H₁₂: There is a difference in communication problems between surgical patients who use the PASC and those in the control group. Research Question:• What are the adherence rates for each item of the PASC Checklist and the overall adherence rate among participants?

Participants will:

From the day the decision for surgery is made until hospital discharge, participants will either use the Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) or receive standard perioperative care, according to their group allocation.

On the day of discharge, participants will complete the Surgical Patients' Discharge Education Satisfaction Scale, the Healthcare Communication Questionnaire, and the Health Communication Problems Scale.

Status and Timeline

Status: Not yet recruiting
Last Update Posted: Jul 20, 2026Actual
Start Date: Sep 20, 2026Estimated
Primary Completion Date: Dec 30, 2026Estimated
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Willing to participate in the study.

Scheduled to undergo elective primary major surgery.

Aged 18 years or older.

Undergoing a surgical procedure classified as a Category A, B, C, or D (major surgery) according to the Interventional Procedures List of the Turkish Ministry of Health.

Able to understand and complete the checklist, with adequate cognitive ability and no impairment that would interfere with participation.

Able to provide written informed consent in Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

Undergoing a surgical procedure classified as Category E according to the Interventional Procedures List published by the Turkish Public Hospitals Institution.

Belonging to vulnerable groups, including individuals who are legally restricted, prisoners, or residents of nursing homes.

Being scheduled for day surgery.

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 264Estimated
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: Fatma Cebeci, Dr.Contact
fatma.cebeci@omu.edu.tr+0905453215207 ext. +903623121919

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Patients using the PASC checklistExperimental

The 132 patients randomized to the intervention group will receive the Descriptive Characteristics Form and the Patient Safety Checklist (PASC) on the day the decision for surgery is made. Participants will be instructed to use the PASC throughout the entire perioperative period, from the preoperative phase until hospital discharge.

Other: Standard Care (in control arm)

Behavioral: Using a PASC Checklist

Patients receiving standard careActive Comparator

The 132 patients randomized to the control group will complete only the Descriptive Characteristics Form at enrollment and will receive routine standard care throughout the perioperative period.

Other: Standard Care (in control arm)