SurgPASS: Reducing deaths after surgery in low- and middle-income countries: A pilot cluster randomised trial

Reducing deaths after surgery in low- and middle-income countries: A pilot cluster randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202504830028035

Enrollment

300

Registered

2025-04-29

Start date

2025-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Surgery

Interventions

Surgpass checklist and training champions

Usual care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Patients undergoing emergency major abdominal surgery (i.e., midline or non-midline) with an incision greater than or equal to 5cm • Patient must not be pregnant • Adults only (greater than or equal to 18 years old)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Minimally invasive surgery • Surgery for appendicitis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measure simulation training and checklist completion rate for participants undergoing surgery to refine future implementation (intervention clusters only)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measure duration of time to recruit 25 participants per cluster (to determine duration of potential full trial);Measure 30-day overall complication rates to inform overall sample size of potential full trial	—

Countries

Benin, Ghana, India, Nigeria, Rwanda

Contacts

Public ContactRachel Lillywhite

Team leader

r.e.lillywhite@bham.ac.uk447514800721

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026