Effect of the Heidelberg interprofessional training ward on quality of care vs. care on a regular surgical ward in abdominal surgery - a open randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (HIPSTA-trial)

Effect of the Heidelberg interprofessional training ward on quality of care vs. care on a regular surgical ward in abdominal surgery - a open randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (HIPSTA-trial) - HIPSTA trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00018951

Enrollment

198

Registered

2019-10-23

Start date

2021-02-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Scheduled elective abdominal surgery

Interventions

Group 1: Postoperative care on the HIPSTA ward Group 2: Postoperative care on a conventional ward

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For patients (Part I, RCT): - Patients scheduled for elective abdominal surgery - Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of the study - Written informed consent - Age =18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For patients (Part I, RCT): - American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade > 3 - Pregnant or lactating women - Language barrier that impedes follow-up - Participation in another intervention-trial with interference of intervention and outcome of this study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comprehensive complication index until postoperative day 30.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Patient’s perspective of hospital care measured via the patient-reported outcome measurement (PROM) HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System) 1 month after discharge 2. Length of hospital stay (in days) 3. Rate of readmissions within 1 month after discharge 4. Average number of steps per day measured via a pedometer during the first 4 days on the regular ward 5. Rate of superficial and deep surgical site infections (SSI) 6. Rate of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) until discharge 7. Rate of postoperative lower respiratory tract infections (clinically defined pneumonia or bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, tracheitis) until discharge 8. Rate of urinary tract infections (symptomatic urinary tract infection OR asymptomatic bacteriuria with secondary sepsis) until discharge 9. Rate of primary sepsis as defined by current sepsis guidelines (sepsis-3) until discharge 10. Rate of pulmonary embolisms diagnosed via chest CT until discharge 11. Rate of catheter related infections (arterial and venous infections) until discharge	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Patient’s perspective of hospital care measured via the patient-reported outcome measurement (PROM) HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System) 1 month after discharge 2. Length of hospital stay (in days) 3. Rate of readmissions within 1 month after discharge 4. Average number of steps per day measured via a pedometer during the first 4 days on the regular ward 5. Rate of superficial and deep surgical site infections (SSI) 6. Rate of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) until discharge 7. Rate of postoperative lower respiratory tract infections (clinically defined pneumonia or bronchitis, tracheobronchitis, tracheitis) until discharge 8. Rate of urinary tract infections (symptomatic urinary tract infection OR asymptomatic bacteriuria with secondary sepsis) until discharge 9. Rate of primary sepsis as defined by current sepsis guidelines (sepsis-3) until discharge 10. Rate of pulmonary embolisms diagnosed via chest CT until discharge 11. Rate of catheter related infections (arterial and venous infections) until discharge

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAndré Mihaljevic

Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und TransplantationschirurgieUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg

andre.mihaljevic@med.uni-heidelberg.de06221-5636986

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026