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NCT number NCT02433041
Other study ID # 2013DR4089
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date July 2013
Est. completion date December 21, 2018

Study information

Verified date January 2019
Source University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out whether postoperative delirium can be more properly prevented by the combination of determined preventive agents in past studies. Further on the investigators measure pre- and postoperative cortisol, neuron specific enolase (NSE) and S-100beta levels.


Description:

The postoperative delirium remains a challenge for medical stuff concerning detection, therapy and avoidance of consequences. Over the years numerous risk factors were detected which emphasizes the importance of its prevention. Within these studies some possibilities, but no strictly defined rules of action for pharmacological or neuropsychological prevention are described. This is why in this randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study, the investigators want to compare two agents that were found to prevent postoperative delirium to a certain level, even in combination: the investigators arrange the patients within four study groups, one receiving Haloperidol, one Ketamine, one both and one placebo. The patients receive the study drug only once right before induction of anesthesia. After the day of recruitment there is the day of operation and a follow-up of three days (5 days of observation in total, where the investigators will test cognitive function with Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Delirium Observation Scale (DOS), Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) or Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). Additionally the investigators will measure and compare pre- and postoperative Cortisol, NSE and S-100beta levels.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 200
Est. completion date December 21, 2018
Est. primary completion date December 21, 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 65 years and older

- Signed agreement

Exclusion Criteria:

- Delirium at admittance or MMSE score <24 points

- High risk for postoperative ICU treatment

- Haloperidol or Ketamine intolerance

- Risk of lack of cooperation

- Drug an alcohol abuse

- Dementia

- QT interval (QTc) prolongation (at least 460ms in men, at least 470ms women) or drugs influencing QT interval, such as class Ia and III antiarrhythmics, Gatifloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Pentamidin, Cotrimoxazol, Tacrolimus, Dolasetron

- Parkinson's disease

- Intake of dopaminergic drugs (Levodopa, dopamine agonists)

- Parkinsonism

- Epilepsy

- Unable to be interviewed (severe Dementia, speaking disorders, intubation, respiratory isolation, aphasia, coma, terminal illness)

- Delay of operation of more than 72 hours past hospital admittance

- Body weight >100kg

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Haloperidol
Haloperidol 0.005mg/kg at induction of anesthesia
Ketamine
Ketamine 1mg/kg at induction of anesthesia to test its power to prevent postoperative delirium
Haloperidol + Ketamine
Haloperidol 0.005mg/kg + Ketamine 1mg/kg at induction of anesthesia to test their power to prevent postoperative delirium if given together
Saline solution (NaCl 0.9%)
Placebo being used in one of the four groups

Locations

Country Name City State
Switzerland University Hospital Basel Basel

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland Kantonsspital Baden

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Differences among study groups - Significant drop in MMSE of two points in one of the three postoperative follow-up days Significant drop in MMSE of two points in one of the three postoperative follow-up days (ICU patients excluded) 5 day follow-up (preoperative, day of surgery, postoperative days 1-3)
Secondary Quantification of incidence of postoperative delirium based on cognitive testing and lab parameters Drop of one point in Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) compared pre- and postoperatively, comparison of levels of NSE, S-100beta and Cortisol (significantly elevated postoperatively?) 5 day follow-up (preoperative, day of surgery, postoperative days 1-3)
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