Status:

COMPLETED

Melatonin to Decrease the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Geriatric Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Cairo University

Conditions:

Postoperative Delirium

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Brief Summary

POD has been reported to be associated with a large number of risk factors: age as POD occurs in 10% to 61% of those aged 65 or older, dementia, impaired left ventricular function, electrolyte disorde...

Detailed Description

POD has been reported to be associated with a large number of risk factors: age as POD occurs in 10% to 61% of those aged 65 or older, dementia, impaired left ventricular function, electrolyte disorde...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ASA physical status I-II

Exclusion

  • ASA physical status ≥ III.
  • Allergy to the study drugs or one of their ingredients
  • Patients with Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) score of\< 6 ,
  • illiterate people,
  • preoperative sedation score \>4,
  • History of alcohol abuse,
  • Sensory impairment (blindness, deafness),
  • Severe anemia (hematocrit\<27%),
  • Intracranial events (stroke, bleeding, infection),
  • Fluid or electrolyte disturbances including dehydration, hyponatremia, hypernatremia,
  • Acute cardiac events: myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure exacerbation, arrhythmia,
  • Acute pulmonary events: asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, pulmonary embolism, hypoxemia, hypercarbia -,Medications Anticonvulsants, Antidepressants, Antihistamines, Antiparkinsonian agents, Antipsychotics. And history of chronic sedative hypnotic use \>3 times/week during a month prior to surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 30 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 3 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04483596

Start Date

July 30 2020

End Date

December 3 2020

Last Update

December 22 2020

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Cairo University hospitals

Cairo, Manial, Egypt, 12511