Status:

COMPLETED

Influence of Intrathecal Dexamethasone Administration for Proximal Femoral Fractures

Lead Sponsor:

General Hospital Sveti Duh

Conditions:

Femoral Fracture

Cognition Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Spinal anesthesia blocks acute pain in older patients with femur fracture. Delirium is a common complication seen after femur fracture, affecting approximately 10-16% of patients. It is associated wit...

Detailed Description

The aim of this research was to establish the influence of intrathecal dexamethasone administration in spinal anaesthesia with levobupivacaine on postoperative pain and changes of consciousness, value...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • cooperative ASA 2 and ASA 3 status patients with proximal femoral fractures of one leg
  • agreed to be enrolled in the study (Informed Consent signed)

Exclusion

  • patients refused to be enrolled in the study
  • patients with pre-existing cognitive disturbances before surgery
  • conditions or diseases with corticosteroid therapy, long term corticosteroid, diabetes mellitus, neurological conditions or tumors, neuroendocrine disorders or tumors
  • breaking the study protocols
  • patients who no longer wanted to be enrolled in the study
  • unexpected events when the study already started

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 11 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 4 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03856502

Start Date

November 11 2012

End Date

July 4 2017

Last Update

February 28 2019

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University Hospital "Sveti Duh"

Zagreb, Croatia, 10000