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About this trial

This study is a prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trial to compare whether applying cognitive intervention therapy before and after surgery in elderly patients aged 65 years or older undergoing non-cardiac surgery can reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium compared to conservative treatment.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Elderly patients aged 65 and above.

Patients undergoing orthopedic, thoracic, or hepatopancreatobiliary surgery under general anesthesia with an expected surgery duration of 2 hours or more.

Patients scheduled for arterial catheterization.

Disqualifiers

Patients with uncontrolled systemic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.

Those with visual impairment.

Patients with cognitive impairment based on the MMSE-DS criteria.

Individuals experiencing difficulty in communication.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • control group
  • intervention group

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul South Korea

Sponsors and collaborators

Yonsei University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov