Impact of Impaired Cerebral Autoregulation on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Completed
Conditions studied: Delirium
In brief
Delirium (confusion) after surgery is common and associated with a longer hospitl stay and increased hopsital cost. There is very little information available about how often delirium occurs and the complications associated with it. Elderly patients are at high risk for delirium after surgery. This research is being done to measure how often delirium after spine surgery occurs and to see if there are ways to predict if delirium will develop. The results from this study will provide important information on a possible mechanism and predictor of delirium.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01574950
- Run by
- Johns Hopkins University
- People needed
- 99
- Starts
- 2012-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-06-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-10-26
Who can join
Age: 70 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- ≥ 70 years old,
- Undergoing any lumbar spine surgery, posterior cervical spine surgery, or anterior cervical spine surgery > 2 levels
You may not qualify if…
- MMSE < 15
- Delirium at baseline
- Inability to speak and understand English
- Severe hearing impairment, resulting in inability to converse.
- Planned use of intraoperative ketamine
- Planned use of intraoperative remifentanil, except for airway management pre-incision.
- Arterial catheter not planned to be inserted
Where it is running
- The Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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