The efficacy and safety of ramelteon in prevention of postoperative delirium in the elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- postoperative delirium
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000007584
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of psychiatry, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1 Patients with a history of hypersensitivity to this drug. 2 Patients with severe hepatic dysfunction. 3 Patients treated with Fluvoxamine maleate. 4 Patients judged to be unsuitable.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome was the occurrence of delirium as determined by Confusion Assessment Methods-ICU (CAM-ICU) criteria at day 1,2,3,and 7 after operation.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcome was the degree of severity of delirium as determined by Method Delirium Assessment Scale (MDAS) criteria if postoperative delirium occurs.