Post-Operative Delirium in Elderly Surgical Patients

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Conditions studied: Hip Fractures, Delirium

In brief

This research is being done to see what effects sedative drugs during surgery have on peoples' thinking processes after they wake up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00590707

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

200

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-06-11

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• is 65 years of age or older at admission;
• has surgical treatment of a traumatic hip fracture;
• has participating surgeon;
• has Mini-Mental Status Exam score of 15 or higher;
• able to read/write/speak/hear/understand English;
• gives informed consent;
• receives spinal anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• receives general anesthesia;
• does not write/write/speak/hear/understand English;
• has severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD);
• has severe congestive heart failure (CHF);
• has Mini-Mental Status Exam score less than 15;
• declines to give informed consent;
• age less than 65 years at admission;
• attending surgeon does not participate in study

Where it is running

• The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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