Status:

RECRUITING

Intraoperative Midazolam on Delirium Outcome of Elderly Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese PLA General Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Changhai hospital of Navy Medical University

China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University

Conditions:

Delirium

Anxiety

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-85 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to treat elderly surgical patients with low-dose midazolam or placebo for anesthesia induction. The incidence of postop...

Detailed Description

This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. A total elderly patients who underwent elective non cardiac surgery were included in the plan and randomly divided into...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 65 ≤ Age ≤ 85 years old;
  • Elective surgery under general anesthesia, with an estimated surgery time of ≥ 2 hours;
  • Non cardiac surgery, non neurosurgical surgery;
  • ASA grades I-III;
  • Agree to participate and sign the informed consent form;

Exclusion

  • Preoperative history of comorbidities such as depression and schizophrenia;
  • History of neurological disorders, moderate stroke;
  • Long term use of benzodiazepines before surgery;
  • 18.5≤BMI≤30 kg/m2
  • There is cognitive impairment, which is determined based on Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores below the standard threshold;
  • There are communication barriers, such as severe dementia, language barriers, and severe hearing or visual impairments;
  • There are any contraindications for the use of midazolam (contraindications for patients with severe respiratory dysfunction, patients with severe liver and kidney damage, patients with sleep apnea syndrome, and patients known to be allergic to benzodiazepines);
  • Preoperative severe liver and kidney dysfunction;
  • Patients expected to enter the ICU after surgery;

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

612 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06963112

Start Date

April 1 2025

End Date

August 1 2026

Last Update

September 25 2025

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Chinese PLA General Hospital

Beijing, China, 100853