Markers and predictors of delirium after elective surgery in the elderly

Markers and predictors of delirium after elective surgery in the elderly - PAWEL-R

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00012797

Enrollment

750

Registered

2017-07-31

Start date

2017-07-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

F05.0 F05.1

Interventions

Group 1: Development of 1) a clinical practicable Delirium risk score for patients above 70 years for elective surgery and validation in an independent subsample including established rick factors

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: elective surgery longer than 1 h, heart, thorax, vessels, big joints and spinal cord,

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency surgery, severe dementia without ability to give informed consent, insufficient ability to understand German,

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
prevalence of Delirium (F05.0) on criteria of CAM within 7 days postsurgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Delirium Severirty and subtypes	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactGerhard Eschweiler

Geriatrisches Zentrum am Universitätsklinikum Tübingen

pawel@med.uni-tuebingen.de07071-2982684

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026