Investigating the effect of TDCS on delirium
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Postoperative delirium.Delirium due to known physiological condition
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230626058586N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Age above 18 years
Patients undergoing CPB open heart surgery
Consent to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
A history of progressive brain disease or dementia or psychiatric illness that affects cognition
History of epilepsy, seizures or syncope
Pre-existing brain injury
Heart pacemaker or any metal device implanted in the body
Use of neuropsychological drugs in the preoperative period
Patients with a history of drug or alcohol addiction
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Occurrence of postoperative delirium during the first three days after surgery. Timepoint: Delirium is checked and recorded at least 2 hours after the end of surgery and 2 times a day during the first three days after surgery with a minimum time interval of 6 hours. Method of measurement: By the CAM-ICU tool (method of assessment of confusion in the ICU department).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method