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Clinical Trials/NCT01103752
NCT01103752
Completed
N/A

Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Total Knee or Hip Replacement Surgery in Fast-track Set-up

Lene Krenk1 site in 1 country225 target enrollmentOctober 2009

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Sponsor
Lene Krenk
Enrollment
225
Locations
1
Status
Completed
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to quantify the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly patient (>60y) after total hip or knee replacement surgery. The hypothesis is that the fast-track methodology with a mean hospital stay less than 3 days will help to minimize this reduction in memory and concentration.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2009
End Date
December 2011
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Lene Krenk
Responsible Party
Sponsor Investigator
Principal Investigator

Lene Krenk

MD

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 60 years of age or above
  • ASA classification 1-4
  • undergoing fast-track hip or knee replacement

Exclusion Criteria

  • anaesthesia within the past 90 days
  • daily consumption of sleep or anxiety medication
  • more than 35 units of alcohol per week
  • lack of proper verbal and reading skills, Danish
  • Serious hearing or visual impairment
  • Mini mental status evaluation (MMSE) \< 24
  • Parkinsons Disease or other neurological disease causing functional impairment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

Study Sites (1)

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