Analgesia Methods and Early Mobilization in Geriatric ICU Patients After Major Surgery

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Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain, Delirium - Postoperative, Frailty, Postoperative Care in Geriatric Intensive Care Patients

In brief

This study looks at how different pain-control methods affect how quickly older adults get out of bed and start moving again after major surgery. Researchers will observe patients aged 65 and older who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) after major surgery. Doctors will use their usual pain-control methods - either medication given through a vein, an epidural, or a nerve block - based on standard clinical practice; the study team will not change or choose the treatment. The study will record how long it takes for each patient to first sit up, stand, or walk after surgery, along with pain levels, confusion (delirium), how satisfied patients are with their pain control, and how long they stay in the ICU. The goal is to better understand which pain-control approaches may help older patients recover and move more quickly and safely after major surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07709975

Run by

Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization

People needed

90

Starts

2026-06-15

Expected to finish

2026-09-15

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age 65 years or older
• ASA physical status classification I-IV
• Admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) following major surgery
• ICU stay of at least 24 hours

You may not qualify if…

• Previously diagnosed advanced-stage dementia
• Inability to assess consciousness due to severe neurological deficit
• ICU stay of less than 24 hours
• Incomplete or insufficient clinical data

Where it is running

• University of Health Sciences, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital — Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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