Status:

RECRUITING

Increasing Preoperative Cognitive Reserve to Prevent Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Heart and Brain Research Group, Germany

Conditions:

Postoperative Cognitive Decline

Postoperative Delirium

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) can be observed after cardiosurgical interventions. Taken together, these postoperative neurocognitive dysfunctions contribute t...

Detailed Description

The planned research project is a monocentric, 2-arm randomized controlled intervention study involving 100 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation. Patients will ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Elective cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass surgery, aortic or mitral valve replacement/reconstruction, or combination surgery) with standardized extracorporeal circulation
  • A sufficiently good knowledge of German is necessary as cognitive training and neuropsychological tests are language-dependent

Exclusion

  • History of stroke and preexisting psychiatric or neurological disorders that may impair the neuropsychological performance

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 14 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04493996

Start Date

August 14 2020

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

February 28 2024

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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH

Bad Nauheim, Germany, 61231