Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Intravenous Anesthetics to Volatile Anesthetics on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

Lead Sponsor:

Sun Yat-sen University

Collaborating Sponsors:

First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Conditions:

Intra-abdominal and Intrapelvic Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

60-100 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a fairly well-documented clinical phenomenon. Most patients will receive general anesthesia during surgery. Two groups of general anesthetics are used fo...

Detailed Description

Patients who are 60 years old or older for laparoscopic abdominal surgery will be randomly assigned into two groups: 1) sevoflurane-based general anesthesia group, and 2) propofol-based general anesth...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • major elective gastrointestinal, gynecological, prostate or bladder surgery patients who are ≥ 60 years old.
  • the surgery is laparoscopic surgery and is expected to last for ≥ 2 hours under general anesthesia and the patient will stay in hospital for at least 7 days after surgery.
  • lack of serious hearing and vision impairment and be able to read so that neurobehavioral tests can be performed.

Exclusion

  • Patients are not expected to be alive for longer than 3 months.
  • Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) \[18\] score ≤ 23.
  • history of dementia, psychiatric illness or any diseases of central nervous system.
  • current use of sedatives or antidepressant.
  • alcoholism and drug dependence.
  • patients previously included in this study (for patients who have second intra-abdominal surgery during the study period).
  • difficult to follow up or patients with poor compliance.
  • uncontrolled hypertension (\> 180/100 mmHg)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

684 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01809041

Start Date

March 1 2013

End Date

April 1 2019

Last Update

June 22 2023

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510120