Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Effect of Opioid-free Anaesthesia on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Qianfoshan Hospital

Conditions:

Delirium - Postoperative

Opioid-Free Anaesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-90 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Background Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common acute and transient form of brain dysfunction in elderly patients following surgery that can lead to serious adverse clinical outcomes and even deat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I-III
  • Scheduled for elective gastrointestinal surgery under general anaesthesia
  • Body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 30.0 kg/m²

Exclusion

  • Refusal to undergo surgery
  • Emergency surgery
  • Language impairment or severe hearing or visual deficits that hinder effective communication with research or surgical staff
  • History of neurological or psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), other forms of dementia, stroke, or psychosis
  • Long-term use of psychotropic medications (e.g., clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, haloperidol, chlorpromazine)
  • Cardiac or craniocerebral surgery within the past year
  • Participation in other interventional clinical studies within the past 3 months
  • Preoperative cognitive impairment defined as a modified Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS-M) score ≤ 27
  • Patients will only be enrolled once, even if a subsequent surgery related to the primary procedure is performed

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 20 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 12 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

406 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06958393

Start Date

May 20 2025

End Date

May 12 2026

Last Update

May 6 2025

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital

Jinan, Shandong, China, 250014

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