Factors Affecting the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly

Postoperative Delirium Clinical Trial

Official title:

Factors Affecting the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery: An Observational Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02227225
• Other study ID #: C2014/748
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 26, 2014
• Last updated: January 13, 2015
• Start date: September 2014

Study information

• Verified date: January 2015
• Source: Singapore General Hospital
• Contact: Shariq A Khan, FRCA
• Email: Shariq.ali.khan[@]sgh.com.sg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Singapore: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Postoperative delirium has been found to be associated with increased risk of future neurocognitive decline and mortality especially in elderly patients. Similarly, Frailty has been found to be associated with an increased risk of postoperative complication including delirium in the elderly.The purpose of this study is determine the factors affecting the incidence of postoperative delirium in frail elderly undergoing non-cardiac surgery in the Singapore population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. primary completion date: August 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Elderly (> 65 years) frail patients undergoing non cardiac surgery under anaesthesia lasting for >60 minutes

• Patient willing and able to complete the requirements of this study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• disabling neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders(including severe dementia, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, severe depression)

• patients suffering from delirium at selection;

• patients who cannot complete the preoperative mental tests (CAM and/or Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)) of this clinical trial;

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Delirium
• Postoperative Delirium

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Singapore	Singapore General Hospital	Singapore

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Singapore General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Singapore, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	postoperative delirium	Confusion assessment method (CAM) will be used to asses delirium	upto 3 postoperative days	Yes