Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

EEG-Guided Analgesic Titration During General Anesthesia to Improve Early Neurocognitive Recovery in Older Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Columbia University

Conditions:

Postoperative Delirium

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators intend to recruit 600 participants to see if alpha power during anesthesia is influenced by analgesic medication and associated with a reduction of delirium following surgery.

Detailed Description

Postoperative delirium may manifest in the immediate post-anesthesia care period. Such episodes appear to be predictive of further episodes of inpatient delirium and associated adverse outcomes. Intra...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults aged 60 years or over
  • Has capacity to provide informed consent
  • Undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery, which does not involve the head or neck, with planned volatile-based general anesthesia of expected duration of at least 2 hours

Exclusion

  • Chronic pain with opioid requirement or concurrent use of enzyme inducers, e.g. carbamazepine, phenytoin,
  • Illicit substance use or excessive alcohol intake
  • Refusal by patient or case anesthesiologist responsible for patient's care

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 31 2031

Estimated Enrollment :

600 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04443517

Start Date

April 1 2026

End Date

March 31 2031

Last Update

January 7 2026

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Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, United States, 10032