Factors Affecting the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly

Factors Affecting the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Frail Elderly Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery: An Observational Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02227225

Enrollment

Registered

2014-08-28

Start date

2014-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-14

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Conditions

Postoperative Delirium

Keywords

Postoperative Delirium

Brief summary

Postoperative delirium has been found to be associated with increased risk of future neurocognitive decline and mortality especially in elderly patients. Similarly, Frailty has been found to be associated with an increased risk of postoperative complication including delirium in the elderly.The purpose of this study is determine the factors affecting the incidence of postoperative delirium in frail elderly undergoing non-cardiac surgery in the Singapore population.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Elderly (\> 65 years) frail patients undergoing non cardiac surgery under anaesthesia lasting for \>60 minutes * Patient willing and able to complete the requirements of this study.

Exclusion criteria

* disabling neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders(including severe dementia, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, severe depression) * patients suffering from delirium at selection; * patients who cannot complete the preoperative mental tests (CAM and/or Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)) of this clinical trial;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
postoperative delirium	upto 3 postoperative days	Confusion assessment method (CAM) will be used to asses delirium

Countries

Singapore

Contacts

Primary ContactShariq A Khan, FRCA

Shariq.ali.khan@sgh.com.sg

Outcome results