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- Clinical Trial NCT06111300
Dexmedetomidine Effect on Delirium of Elderly Patients
October 26, 2023 updated by: Alaa Ahmed Gharib Ahmed, Assiut University
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the Incidence of Post-operative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the Incidence of Delirium Incidence of Post-operative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy
Study Overview
Status
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Delirium is an acute brain illness, which involves changes in consciousness, attention, cognition, and perception.
Delirium is a common postoperative complication, especially in older patients, and is an independent predictor for postoperative mortality.
It may put patients at risk of post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) , Conversion rates to dementia up to 70% have been demonstrated in patients who are aged ≥ 65 y.The incidence of postoperative delirium ranges from 5% to 51% For major open abdominal surgery.
Post-operative delirium (POD) is associated with: increased mortality; prolonged hospital stay; and major peri-operative complications and morbidity.
For every day of postoperative delirium on the ICU, 1-year survival probability decreases by approximately 10%. it has multiple associated features including altered arousal, disorganised thinking, perceptual disturbances, psychosis, and sleep-wake cycle disturbance.
Delirium occurs in patients of all ages but the highest incidence is in older people with a background of chronic central nervous system (CNS) disease.
Several hypotheses describe different aspects of the pathophysiology of delirium; Increased Age: lead to diminished physiologic reserve and increased vulnerability to physical stress, decreased brain blood perfusion, increased neuron loss, and changes in the proportion of stress-regulating neurotransmitters.
Neuroinflammation: Peripheral inflammatory insults damage endothelial cell-cell adhesions at the blood-brain barrier.
The increased endothelial permeability promotes inflammation in the central nervous system, causing further damage, ischemia, and neuronal death.Reactive Oxidation Species: are a mediator of cellular damage due to its high lipid content and low antioxidant capacity.Circadian Rhythm Dysregulation: Disruption in sleep duration leads to dysfunction of many systems including regulation of sleep-wake cycles, glucose regulation, core body temperature, antioxidant defenses, and immune system response.Neurotransmitter Imbalance: Delirium is associated with decreased acetylcholine and increased dopamine activity.
Neuroendocrine: Increased glucocorticoid release in response to physiologic stress increases the vulnerability of neurons to subsequent damage and impacts the regulation of gene transcription, cellular signaling, and glial cell behavior.Management of deliriumNon-pharmacologic interventions; which are the main treatments for delirium : Decreasing environmental disturbances, increase uninterrupted sleep by use of eyeglasses or hearing aids to optimize hearing and vision, use of tools to improve orientation including clocks and calendars, frequent mobilization.pharmacologic
therapies such as; Benzodiazepines, Antipsychotics and Other medications include; haloperidol, quetiapine, and risperidone.Dexmedetomidine is a highly potent a2-agonist, which is used widely in critical care for delirium symptom control.
It is known for its sparing properties on delirogenic medication such as sedatives and opioids.
Furthermore, it displays antisympathetic, co-analgesic, anxiolytic and sedative effects with minimal respiratory depression.
These effects are likely mediated by centraly inhibitive effects of dexmedetomidine on the nucleus coeruleus in the brain.Recent meta-analyses show a significantly lower incidence of delirium for dexmedetomidine when given intra- and postoperatively.
Peng et al. also found a significant reduction in 30-day mortality and ICU and hospital stay in cardiac surgical patients.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
86
Phase
- Phase 4
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
• Patients aged 60 years or older of either gender.
- Patient undergoing emergency laparotomy either trauma or non-trauma patients.
Exclusion Criteria:
• Patients unable to provide written consent.
- Patients less than 60 years.
- Known drug intolerance or allergy to dexmedetomidine.
- Patients previously diagnosed to suffer from major neurocognitive disorder, defined by a mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score < 24.
- Severe audiovisual impairment.
- Child C chronic liver disease.
- Traumatic brain injury.
- Intracranial bleeding < 1y.
- Psychiatric illness.
- History of alcohol or drug abuse.
- Preoperative cerebrovascular accident with residual neurological deficit.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: group d
Patients in this group will receive loading dose of dexmedetomidine 0.7 ug/kg over 10 min.
then maintenance dose 0.2 - 1 ug/kg/hr till end of surgery.
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Group D (dexmedetomidine group): Patients in this group will receive loading dose of dexmedetomidine 0.7 ug/kg over 10 min.
then maintenance dose 0.2 - 1 ug/kg/hr till end of surgery.
Group C (control group): Patients in this group will receive volum- matched normal saline infusion (NaCL 0.9%) as a placebo.
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Placebo Comparator: group c
Patients in this group will receive volume- matched normal saline infusion (NaCL 0.9%) as a placebo.
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Group D (dexmedetomidine group): Patients in this group will receive loading dose of dexmedetomidine 0.7 ug/kg over 10 min.
then maintenance dose 0.2 - 1 ug/kg/hr till end of surgery.
Group C (control group): Patients in this group will receive volum- matched normal saline infusion (NaCL 0.9%) as a placebo.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Delirium among elderly
Time Frame: 3 days
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Incidence of delirium among elderly patients undergoing emergency laparotomy.
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3 days
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
November 1, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
October 31, 2024
Study Completion (Estimated)
October 31, 2025
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
October 11, 2023
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 26, 2023
First Posted (Actual)
November 1, 2023
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
November 1, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 26, 2023
Last Verified
October 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Nervous System Diseases
- Neurologic Manifestations
- Confusion
- Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Delirium
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Adrenergic Agents
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Central Nervous System Depressants
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Analgesics
- Sensory System Agents
- Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
- Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists
- Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
- Adrenergic Agonists
- Hypnotics and Sedatives
- Dexmedetomidine
Other Study ID Numbers
- delirium in elderly patients
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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