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40 Hz Light Stimulation for the Prevention of Delirium After Major Surgery in Elderly Patients

40 Hz Light Stimulation for the Prevention of Delirium After Major Surgery in Elderly Patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600127786
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-07-07
Start date
2026-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-07-13

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

Conditions

postoperative delirium

Interventions

light stimulated group:40Hz light stimulation
Sham stimulation group:Sham stimulation

Sponsors

The First Hospital of Jiaxing
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age >=65 years old; 2. Elective major surgeries under general anesthesia (including radical resection of upper abdominal malignant tumors such as liver, pancreas and stomach, hip replacement, esophageal, cardiac and major vascular surgeries, etc.); 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification 1-3; 4. The estimated operation time is more than 2 hours and the estimated hospital stay is more than 3 days; 5. Be able to understand the research process and the use of various assessment scales, and communicate effectively with researchers; 6. Patients voluntarily participated in this study and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who have severe visual dysfunction (such as blindness, severe cataracts, history of photosensitive epilepsy, etc.) and are unable to receive light stimulation; 2. A history of abuse of opioid drugs; 3. Patients who are unable to cooperate with various evaluations; 4. A second operation within a short period of time (5 days). 5. People with mental disorders, those with cognitive impairments, critically ill patients, minors, pregnant women, illiterates; 6. Participated in other clinical studies within the past six months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
postoperative delirium;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative sleep quality;Postoperative recovery quality;Adverse reactions;The severity of delirium;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQihong Shen

The First Hospital of Jiaxing

shenqihong1989@163.com+86 573 8251 9999

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026