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PRe-Operative Prediction of postoperative DElirium by appropriate SCreening

PRe-Operative Prediction of postoperative DElirium by appropriate SCreening - PROPDESC

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00015715
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2018-12-13
Start date
2018-09-03
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

F05.8

Interventions

Group 1: PROPDESC is a prospective observational study and therefore all included patients are observed identically according to the study protocol. There is no intervention. The evaluation distinguis

Sponsors

Klinik für AnästhesieUniversitätsklinikum Bonn
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age over 60 years - At least 60 minutes of surgery - Signed declaration of consent of the patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patients who undergo emergency surgery - Patients with language barriers - Any disease that, in the opinion of the investigator could compromise patient safety or compliance with the study protocol.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary endpoint is the diagnosis of postoperative delirium. This is diagnosed postoperatively by the Delirium Observation Scale (DOS) and the Confusion Assesment Method (CAM) as well as the Alertness, Attention, Abbreviated Mental Test (4AT) and the Attention Screening Examination (ASE-Test) on the normal ward. For the Intensive Care unit the Confusion Assesment Method for Intensive Care Units (CAM-ICU) and the Delirium Observation Scale (DOS) will be used. Testing takes place from the first to the fifth day after an operation respectively after cessation of sedation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Telefon-Follow-up measuring Persistent postoperative cognitive dysfunction and quality of life at 180 days after surgery using Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQ-Code) and the Euro Qol Group 5 Dimensions - 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) Test.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJan Menzenbach

Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesie und operative Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Jan.Menzenbach@ukbonn.de0049 228 287 14292

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026