Improving Surgical Safety of Seniors Through Preoperative Cognitive Screening

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Cognitive Impairment

In brief

The hypothesis is that structured preoperative cognitive screening of seniors is feasible without specialized staff and can help preoperatively identify persons at high risk of complications. To demonstrate generalizability of the single center experience, and strengthen the case for routine preoperative cognitive screening of seniors, the aims of this proposal are to implement preoperative cognitive screening of seniors in the preoperative clinics of a community hospital (NWH) and a 2nd tertiary care institution (MGH); and determine whether impairment is an independent predictor of adverse perioperative events.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02570438

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

500

Starts

2015-07-31

Expected to finish

2017-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2021-04-15

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients 65 years of age or older
• presenting to Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) or Newton-Wellesley Hospital (NWH)
• scheduled for elective noncardiac, non-neurological surgery requiring hospital admission

You may not qualify if…

• planned ICU admission postoperatively
• history of stroke or brain tumor
• uncorrected vision or hearing impairment
• limited use of the dominant hand
• inability to speak, read or understand English

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Newton Wellesley Hospital — Newton, Massachusetts, United States

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