Status:
COMPLETED
Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Non-Cardiac Surgery in Singapore
Lead Sponsor:
National University Hospital, Singapore
Conditions:
Postoperative Delirium
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-100 years
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the incidence, risk factors and sequelae of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery in Singapore. The secondary ...
Detailed Description
Singapore's population is growing older and increasingly burdened with systemic disease. It is estimated that over 320 million people underwent surgery worldwide in 2010, with Asia being the fastest g...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Elderly patients aged 65 and above
- Undergoing major non-cardiac surgery, defined as a surgery that is at least 2 hours in duration and requiring at least 1 day postoperative stay in hospital
Exclusion
- Undergoing emergency surgery
- Undergoing surgery under local anaesthesia
- History of psychiatric disease
- Illiterate
- Active history of substance abuse
- Undergoing neurosurgical procedures
- A second surgery planned within 5 days of index surgery
- Non-resident of Singapore
- Deaf, dumb or mute
- Patients planned for admission into the Intensive Care Unit after surgery
- Pregnant women
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 10 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
98 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04330950
Start Date
March 10 2020
End Date
June 30 2022
Last Update
October 6 2022
Active Locations (4)
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1
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
2
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
3
Singapore General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
4
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, Singapore