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The impact of preoperative fasting time on postoperative delirium: A multicenter RCT study

The impact of preoperative fasting time on postoperative delirium: A multicenter RCT study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500115129
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-23
Start date
2025-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postoperative Delirium (POD)

Interventions

Treatment Group:On the preoperative evening, patients were provided with a semi-liquid diet. Fasting for solid foods commenced at 22:00 (10:00 PM) the night before surgery, take 200 ml of oral electro
Control Group:On the preoperative evening, patients were provided with a semi-liquid diet and began fasting from both solid food and liquids starting at 22:00 the night before the procedure.

Sponsors

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 65 years or older, regardless of gender; 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification of I-III; 3. Scheduled for non-cardiac and non-neurosurgical procedures; 4. No communication barriers and able to comply with all trial protocols.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of neurological disorders, dementia, or other psychiatric diseases; 2. Preoperative Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of less than 24 points; 3. History of severe auditory, visual, or motor impairments; 4. Presence of preoperative delirium; 5. Patients with contraindications to oral intake, gastroesophageal reflux, impaired gastric emptying, gastrointestinal obstruction, or history of upper gastrointestinal tumors; 6. History of other severe primary/underlying diseases; 7. Illiteracy or communication barriers; 8. Recent participation in other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Confusion Assessment Method (CAM);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of DeliriumNumber of Delirium Episodes Delirium Subtypes;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;Leeds Sleep Evaluation (LSEQ);Insomnia Severity Index;Physical Function;Cognitive Function;Frailty Score;Postoperation Pain;Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting;YKL-40;Length of Hospital Stay;Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) Score;30-Day Mortality;NfL;ptau217;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYingwei Wang

Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

wangyw@fudan.edu.cn+86 139 1869 0528

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026