NCT04142203 (Herko) is a clinical trial of 23 h surgery in Ambulatory Surgery, sponsored by Kuopio University Hospital.

Who is sponsoring NCT04142203?

NCT04142203 is sponsored by Kuopio University Hospital.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04142203?

Interventions in NCT04142203: 23 h surgery.

What condition does NCT04142203 study?

NCT04142203 studies Ambulatory Surgery, Laparoscopy, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Ovarian Cysts, Cholecystolithiasis, Appendicitis, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, Neurosurgery.

Is NCT04142203 still recruiting?

NCT04142203 is currently completed. Last updated 12 April 2022.

Last reviewed 2022-04-12 · How we verify

NCT04142203: Herko

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Implementation of 23 Hour Surgery Model in a Tertiary Hospital

Completed Last updated 12 April 2022

What this trial tests

trial testing 23 h surgery in Ambulatory Surgery in 993 participants. Completed in 30 May 2021.

Timeline

16 May 2017

Primary endpoint
30 May 2021

30 May 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Kuopio University Hospital
Status	Completed
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	993
Start date	16 May 2017
Primary completion	30 May 2021
Estimated completion	30 May 2021
Sites	1 location across Finland

Drugs / interventions tested

23 h surgery

Conditions studied

Ambulatory Surgery — all drugs for Ambulatory Surgery →
Laparoscopy — all drugs for Laparoscopy →
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome — all drugs for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome →
Ovarian Cysts — all drugs for Ovarian Cysts →

Sponsor

Kuopio University Hospital

Who can join

Adults 18 to 100, any sex, with Ambulatory Surgery or Laparoscopy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Extended day surgery or 23 h surgery (23-hour surgery) is a surgical model where patients arrive to the hospital from home at the day of surgery, are operated and recover in a 23 h surgery unit. 23H surgery units are usually situated near postoperative recovery unit. THe 23 H surgical model was implemented in Kuopio University Hospital 2015 and between May 2017-May 2018 patients were recruited in the present prospective follow up cohort study. Patients were informed and they gave their informed consent. The patients were contacted two weeks after the study and details of their recovery were asked.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Resilience, pain, and health-related quality of life in gynecological patients undergoing surgery for benign and malignant conditions: a 12-month follow-up study.
Isokääntä S, Ruohoaho UM, Anttila M, Kokki H, et al · · 2022 · cited 7× · PMID 35974326 · DOI 10.1186/s12905-022-01923-7
Implementation of a 23-h surgery model in a tertiary care hospital: a safe and feasible model with high patient satisfaction.
Ruohoaho UM, Toroi P, Hirvonen J, Aaltomaa S, et al · · 2020 · cited 6× · PMID 32109004 · DOI 10.1002/bjs5.50267
Patient functional recovery after a 23-h surgery - a prospective, follow-up study.
Ruohoaho UM, Aaltomaa S, Kokki H, Anttila M, et al · · 2022 · PMID 35384504 · DOI 10.1007/s00423-022-02502-y

Verify or expand the search:

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04142203 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Kuopio University Hospital
Last refreshed: 12 April 2022

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