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