A study on the prevention of postoperative delirium for the elderly

A study on the prevention of postoperative delirium for the elderly - A study on the prevention of postoperative delirium for the elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000002891

Enrollment

120

Registered

2009-12-14

Start date

2009-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

postoperative delirium

Interventions

In the intervention group, Haloperidol 2.5mg intravenous drip infusion will be performed from postoperative day 1 to day 3 Only serial observations will be applied to the control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 75 years or older patients with abdominal surgery or orthopedic surgery are distributed to intervention / the non-intervention group

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A patient with emergency surgery, or the case that haloperidol treatment intervention is performed on the 0th postoperative day (the day of operation)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We chase psychological disorders / abnormal behavior assessed with NEECHAM score from preoperative day to postoperative day 7 consecutively	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShinji Fukata

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Departmentof Surgery

fukatash@ncgg.go.jp0562-46-2311

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026