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Clinical trialNCT05037292Active, not recruitingInterventional

PAtient-centered mUltidiSciplinary Care for vEterans Undergoing Surgery (PAUSE)

SponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentEnrollment35,015Frailty
View the registry record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

The lay summary the sponsor registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

The PAUSE Trial is a pragmatic, randomized clinical trial for Veterans scheduled for elective surgery at 3 large VA facilities (Palo Alto, Houston, and Nashville). The PAUSE Trial focuses on cooperation between providers of various disciplines in order to provide better care. Veterans identified as frail upon standardized will be referred to a multidisciplinary "PAUSE Board" comprised of members from surgery, anesthesia, geriatrics, palliative care, case management, rehabilitation, and nutrition. Diverse specialists will come together in a team environment to discuss care options, scientific evidence, and patient goals and expectations, creating individual patient recommendations. The investigators hypothesize that the PAUSE Board model will improve quality and outcomes by promoting guidelines and evidence-based care recommendations as well as constructive team-based discussions to align care with patient goals and expectations.
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Investigators

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Sites

3 registered facilities, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States
  • Va Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, Ca

    Palo Alto, California, United States

  • Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Nashville Campus, Nashville, Tn

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States

  • Michael E. Debakey Va Medical Center, Houston, Tx

    Houston, Texas, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start
26 Oct 2021
Primary completion
13 Jan 2026
Completion
30 Sept 2026
Last update posted
17 Mar 2026
Registered enrollment
35,015
Registry id
NCT05037292
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, via the CTTI AACT database, data as of 24 Aug 2026. Registry facts are shown as registered by the study sponsor; findmyKOL does not interpret them.