Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Validation of the Setswana Translated Quality of Recovery Questionnaire in Orthopaedic Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa

Lead Sponsor:

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

Conditions:

Quality of Recovery (QoR-15)

Quality of Recovery From Anaesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This observational study aims to evaluate the validity, reliability and feasibility of the Setswana-translated version of the 15-item Quality of Recovery (QoR-15) questionnaire. The question it aims t...

Detailed Description

Patient reported outcome measures are increasingly recognised as important in preoperative research, yet their routine use in clinical practice remains limited in South Africa. While quality of recov...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients over 18 years of age
  • Scheduled elective orthopaedic surgery at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital

Exclusion

  • Patients who are not fluent in Setswana
  • Patients booked for emergency surgery where a delay to surgery could be detrimental.
  • Patients where the surgery is delayed beyond 10 days of the initial assessment and pre-operative QoR-15 measurement.
  • Patients with a psychiatric disturbance that precludes complete co-operation.
  • Patients with a severe debilitating medical or surgical condition that may limit objective assessment after surgery.
  • Patients with any life threatening postoperative complication.
  • Postoperative confusion or delirium.
  • Patients with a history of recent drug or alcohol abuse which may render responses unreliable.
  • Incomplete QoR-15 questionnaires.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 15 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07194369

Start Date

October 15 2025

End Date

December 30 2025

Last Update

September 26 2025

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Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 0204