Inhalational Anesthesia and Precipitation of Dementia: is There a Link?
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Dementia
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: The proposed study will be a prospective, multicenter, cluster randomization clinical trial comparing two different anesthetic techniques in elderly patients (> 65 years of age) undergoing urology/orthopedic/general surgery. The study will follow a cluster design; patients undergoing orthopedic or vascular surgery will have spinal anesthesia, where standard practice. Patients undergoing urology or general surgery will receive general anesthesia, also where it is standard practice. Patients with severe dementia will be excluded.Masking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Prevention
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 65 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
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Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT01903421
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: George Djaiani, MD Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network