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Pre-operative Neurocognitive Disorder and Low Near-infrared Spectrometry is Associated With Postoperative Delirium

NCT03171766 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2017-06-26

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Summary

The main goal of the investigation is to identify the incidence of cognitive dysfunction and POD in patients older than 65 years of age undergoing neurosurgical elective surgery and determine if an association between cognitive dysfunction, basal NIRS and POD exists.

Conditions

  • Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Postoperative Period
  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)

It is simple scored form of the cognitive mental status examination which includes eleven questions and requires only 5 to 10 minutes.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain score (including aphasia, motor disability, major neurocognitive disorder, etc)

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Mini Cog test

The Mini-Cog© test is another validated and simple tool to screen for dementia and cognitive dysfunction. It measures the cognitive reserve at the time of acute stress with a low degree of interobserver variability.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centro Hospitalar do Porto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maria J Susano, MD · Centro Hospitalar do Porto

  • Humberto Machado, PhD · Centro Hospitalar do Porto

  • Pedro Amorim, MD · Centro Hospitalar do Porto

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-15
Primary Completion
2017-10-15
Completion
2017-12-31

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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