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Hip Fracture Surgery in Elderly Patients

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Delirium
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01199276
Lead Sponsor
Air Liquide Santé International
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the incidence of Post-Operative Delirium (POD), diagnosed with the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery under general anaesthesia with xenon or sevoflurane, for a period of four days post-surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
256
Inclusion Criteria
  • Elderly patient (≥ 75 years)
  • Patient with planned hip fracture surgery within 48 hours after the hip fracture
  • Patient willing and able to complete the requirements of this study including the signature of the written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient suffering from multiple fractures, pelvic fractures proximal, pathological fractures, femur fractures (i.e., fractures of the middle or distal femur)
  • Disabling neuropsychiatric disorders (severe dementia, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, depression)
  • Brain trauma within 12 months prior to selection, history of stroke with residuals
  • Patient suffering from delirium (CAM diagnosis) at selection
  • Patient who cannot complete the pre-operative mental tests (CAM and/or MMSE) of this clinical trial
  • Patient with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score < 24 at selection
  • Patient known to susceptible to malignant hyperthermia
  • Patient with elevated intra-cranial pressure
  • Patient with a risk of high oxygen demand
  • Patient with recent or ongoing myocardial infarction / damage
  • Patient with severe cardiac failure, or patient with severe impaired left ventricular systolic function
  • Patient with known severe lung and/or airway disease, or severe chronic respiratory insufficiency, or a sustained homecare oxygen therapy
  • Contra-indication (serious illness or medical conditions) for general anaesthesia
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any drugs administered during this clinical trial
  • Previous participation in this clinical trial
  • Participation in another clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to selection
  • History of alcohol or drug abuse or psychiatric disorders which would impair the understanding of the necessary information or render medically or legally unable to give written informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
XenonXenon60%(1MAC)in oxygen (FiO2 = 0.35-0.45)
SevofluraneSevoflurane1.1-1.4% (1 MAC) in oxygen (FiO2 = 0.35-0.45) and medical air
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Post Operative Delirium diagnosed with the Confusion Assessment Method within four days post-surgeryFour days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Recovery Parametersfifteen minutes
Post Operative Delirium diagnosed with the Confusion Assessment Method from day 5 post surgery to discharge from hospitalAbout 7 days
Sequential Organ Failure Assessment from day 1 to day 4 post-surgeryfour days
economic parametersup to thirty days
Safety ParametersUp to thirty days

Serious Adverse Events, Adverse Events, laboratory parameters

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

UZ Leuven

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble

🇫🇷

La Tronche, France

Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Montpellier

🇫🇷

Montpellier, France

CHU Pontchaillou - Université de Rennes 1

🇫🇷

Rennes, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

Groupe Hospitalier La Pitié-Salpêtriere

🇫🇷

Paris, France

Groupe Hospitalier COCHIN

🇫🇷

Paris cedex 14, France

University Hospital Aachen

🇩🇪

Aachen, Germany

. Klinik für Anästhesiologie - Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

🇩🇪

Düsseldorf, Germany

Klinikum Mutterhaus Der Borromaerinnen

🇩🇪

Trier, Germany

IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Imperial College NHS Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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