Status:
UNKNOWN
Electroencephalography Guidance of Anesthesia
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Delirium
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to determine whether, compared with usual anesthetic care, an electroencephalography-guided anesthesia protocol is effective at preventing postoperative delirium and its downstream eff...
Detailed Description
Delirium is one of several geriatric syndromes, and is among the most common postoperative complications, affecting up to 70% of surgical patients older than 60. Delirium is an acute change that manif...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion:
- Patients 60 years old and older,
- Competent to provide informed consent
- Undergoing major elective surgery that requires a minimum stay of 2 days postoperatively (e.g., open cardiac surgery, open thoracic surgery, major vascular surgery, intra-abdominal surgery, open gynecologic surgery, open urologic surgery, major orthopedic surgery, open hepato-biliary surgery and major ear, nose and throat surgery)
- Exclusions
- Neurosurgical procedures will be excluded as surgery on the brain can confound the outcome (postoperative delirium).
- Patients with preoperative delirium and patients who are unable to participate adequately in delirium screening including those who are blind, deaf, or illiterate or fluent in languages other than English.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
1400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02241655
Start Date
January 1 2015
End Date
October 1 2020
Last Update
July 30 2019
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110