Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Coronary (Artery) Disease
  • Delirium
  • Delirium in Old Age
Type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: The research pharmacists at each institution will prepare the placebo and will dispense the study drug according to treatment allocation. Treatment allocation will otherwise remain concealed from all others involved in the conduct and analysis of the trial, including those performing statistical analysis. Study participants will remain blinded throughout.Primary Purpose: Prevention

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 60 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

This project will study the impact of scheduled administration of IV acetaminophen on the incidence, duration, and severity of postoperative delirium and other important hospital outcomes. Additionally, this trial will evaluate the effects of IV acetaminophen on longer-term postoperative cognitive d...

This project will study the impact of scheduled administration of IV acetaminophen on the incidence, duration, and severity of postoperative delirium and other important hospital outcomes. Additionally, this trial will evaluate the effects of IV acetaminophen on longer-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction and functional status and develop a biorepository of perioperative samples as a future resource to probe the mechanisms of postoperative delirium. The investigators propose three specific aims by conducting a randomized, triple-blind clinical trial that enrolls 900 patients 60 years of age or older undergoing cardiac surgery. Through this trial, the investigators will determine the effect of IV acetaminophen on; the incidence, duration, and severity of postoperative delirium, the use of opioids and other rescue analgesics in the first 48 postoperative hours, daily pain scores at rest and exertion, and length of stay in the Intensive Care Unit and overall hospital length of stay longer-term (one, six, 12 months) cognitive, physical, and self-care functional recovery after surgery.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT04093219
Collaborators
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Balachundhar Subramaniam, MD, MPH Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center