Search for a trial

Piloting the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) in the prevention and treatment of delirium in patients undergoing cardiothoracal surgery

Primary Objective: Testing the efficacy of tDCS as a 7 day add-on prevention in patients electively admitted to the ICU after cardiothoracic surgery on top of usual clinical care by measuring the change in delirium symptoms.Secondary Objective(s):…

Is a dropping mitoPO2 suggestive for the development of acute kidney injury and/or postoperative cognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery?

Primary Objective: the relation between the occurrence of CSA-AKI and the duration of peri-operative low mitoPO2 measurements (<20 mmHg). Secondary Objective:- To study the relationship between the occurrence of postoperative cognitive…

A preoperative program to promote peri- and postoperative health in patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

To compare the effects of a preoperative PA program in addition to usual care versus usual care only on the change in SB from baseline (T0) to the end of the preoperative (intervention) period (T1) in patients with TAD.

Spinal morphine in patients with hip fractures to reduce delirium

The main objective is to decrease the incidence of delirium in patients receiving surgical treatment of a proximal femur fracture with spinal anesthesia.

The Impact of Early Delirium Detection with DeltaScan on Management of Underlying Delirium Causes in Critically Ill Patients. A randomized controlled trial.

This randomized controlled trial aims to study the effect of implementation of EEG based encephalopathy detection (DeltaScan, Prolira, Utrecht, The Netherlands, hereafter: DeltaScan) on relevant clinical endpoints (ICU length of stay) as well as the…

Observational study on the predictive value of the BAMCOG and cortisol levels for the incidence of Postoperative Delirium/Postoperative acute encephalopathy measured by the MoCA and the DeltaScan in patients who undergo Aortic Valve Replacement surgery

1. The predictive value of the BAMCOG for developing postoperative delirium/postoperative acute encephalopathy in patients who underwent AVR surgery2. Concurrent validation of the BAMCOG with the MoCA3. The relation between cortisol levels in blood…