The Anesthesia Brain Safety Project: Incidence of postoperative delirium after ENT surgery in elderly patients in the Catholic Hospital Bochum - an observational study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017546

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-06-27

Start date

2019-07-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) F05

Interventions

Group 1: Determination of the Nu-DESC delirium score on a normal ward with patients over 65 years and ENT surgery. Group 2: Determination of the Nu-DESC delirium score on a normal ward with patients o

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 65 years and ENT surgery in the St. Elisabeth Hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Rejection of participation in the study by the patient or inability to agree - impossibility to perform the neurocognitive tests, e.g. due to ventilation, motor restrictions (eg paresis) - Patients with a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, e.g. Schizophrenia, severe depression - Advanced dementia with the impossibility to do daily tasks without help. - Mental retardation (MWT-B below 21 points) - Significantly complicated communication, e.g. due to a language barrier - Emergency intervention with indication for immediate operative intervention - terminal underlying disease with a life expectancy of less than 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of postoperative delirium after ENT interventions during hospitalization.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Determination of the influence of different parameters on the occurrence of a delirium: - Results of cognitive testing from 5 subtests of the ALAcog task pool (after admission, before discharge, at follow-up after approx. 4 weeks); Hi-MOCA (hearing-impaired montreal cognitive assessment) - Results of the Shulman clock test - MWT-B result - School years / highest degree / profession achieved - PHQ-2 scores (depression screening for major symptoms of depression) - BPI (Brief pain inventory) - Indication for operation - Indication for therapy - Data (e.g., vital parameters) from the anesthesia protocols - NuDESC score postoperative - NRS score plus affect question and the desire to intensify the pain therapy - comorbidities - medicines - hearing test (if available)	—

Measure

Time frame

Determination of the influence of different parameters on the occurrence of a delirium: - Results of cognitive testing from 5 subtests of the ALAcog task pool (after admission, before discharge, at follow-up after approx. 4 weeks); Hi-MOCA (hearing-impaired montreal cognitive assessment) - Results of the Shulman clock test - MWT-B result - School years / highest degree / profession achieved - PHQ-2 scores (depression screening for major symptoms of depression) - BPI (Brief pain inventory) - Indication for operation - Indication for therapy - Data (e.g., vital parameters) from the anesthesia protocols - NuDESC score postoperative - NRS score plus affect question and the desire to intensify the pain therapy - comorbidities - medicines - hearing test (if available)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPhilipp Gude

Klinik für Anästhesiologie und operative Intensivmedizin, Katholisches Klinikum Bochum

p.gude@klinikum-bochum.de0234-509-3211

Outcome results

None listed

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