Singapore Perioperative Ageing Study (Sing-PAS)
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Conditions studied: Postoperative Delirium, Aging, Myocardial Injury
In brief
The specific aim of the study will be to set up a perioperative database to longitudinally track the progress of elderly patients undergoing major surgery from the preoperative period to five years postoperatively. This database will form the foundation of a programme that will be sustainable through future grants to implement clinical strategies to improve outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04792554
- Run by
- National University Hospital, Singapore
- People needed
- 600
- Starts
- 2021-04-07
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-10-06
Who can join
Age: 65 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Elderly patients aged 65 years and above
- Undergoing major non-cardiac surgery, defined as surgery that is predicted to be at least 2 hours and requiring at least 1 day postoperative stay in the hospital
- English, Chinese or Malay speaking
- Ability to provide informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- History of psychiatric disease
- Illiterate
- An active history of substance abuse.
- Undergoing neurological procedures
- Undergoing emergency surgeries
- Has a second surgery planned within 5 days of index surgery
- Non-resident of Singapore
- Severe hearing and/or speech impairment
Where it is running
- National University Hospital — Singapore, Singapore (enrolling)
- Alexandra Hospital — Singapore, Singapore
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