Increasing cognitive abilities to improve patient's daily living functions after heart surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Postoperative cognitive deficits
- Registration Number
- DRKS00015512
- Lead Sponsor
- Abteilung für NeurologieBürgerhospital Friedberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 130
Inclusion Criteria
1. Elective planned cardiac surgery using the heart-lung machine:
a. Aortic valve replacement with or without bypass
b. Aortic valve reconstruction with or without bypass
c. Mitral valve replacement with or without bypass
d. Mitral valve reconstruction with or without bypass
2. Informed consent
3. German as first language
Exclusion Criteria
Neurological or psychiatric disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The neuropsychological outcome is measured preoperatively, at discharge from rehabilitation, and at 3 and 12 months after discharge from rehabilitation with a detailed, objective psychometric test battery.<br><br>The subjective self-assessment and external assessment of cognitive deficits and health-related quality of life are measured preoperatively and at 3 and 12 months after discharge from rehabilitation with standardized questionnaires.<br><br>Anxiety and depression are measured preoperatively, at discharge from rehabilitation, and at 3 and 12 months after discharge from rehabilitation using standardized questionnaires.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative cerebral microinfarcts are measured by diffusion-weighted MRI 6-10 days after surgery.