Long Term Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in the Elderly Patients

NCT ID: NCT02301676

Last Updated: 2014-12-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

190 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purposes of this study are to determine whether long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is occured after general anesthesia and anesthetic drugs have an effect on the result about POCD.

Detailed Description

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In present aging society, a surgery in geriatric patient is increasing. Patients older than 60 year are particularly affected for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) (26-41%). The patients experiencing POCD are at an increased risk of death in the first year after surgery. So, POCD is important because it can influence to patient's quality of life.

In the investigator's hospital, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed with increasing frequency in aging patients. So the investigator's study will be conducted in elderly patients during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The anesthetic methods are divided into the following 3 kinds: sevoflurane, propofol, dexmedetomidine. These anesthetic drugs are used in general anesthesia generally. The control group include a spouse of the patient which must be older than 60 year and does not have anesthetic history.

After the surgery, the patients are discharged from the hospital, the investigators will check the postoperative cognitive function 4 times: 1week, 3months, 6months, 1 year later using the Korean version of telephone interview for cognitive status (TICS). The Korean version of TICS was validated tool for examination of cognitive function and this tool and mini-mental state examination (MMSE) be linked directly. The test will be administered to spouse simultaneously by telephone.

Sample size was calculated for the primary outcome parameters (whether long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is occured after general anesthesia), and the investigators hypothesized that two groups are in this study, one group is for postanesthetic patients, another is for their spouses. Total sample size was calculated to 190.

Conditions

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Cognitive Impairment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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General anesthesia & Control

After the surgery, the patients are discharged from the hospital, investigators will check the postoperative cognitive function 4 times: 1weak, 3months, 6months, 1 year later using the intervention "Korean version of telephone interview for cognitive status (TICS)". The test will be administered to spouse simultaneously by telephone.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Korean version of telephone interview for cognitive status

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The telephone interview for cognitive status (TICS), developed by Brandt et al. (1988), is one of the most popular telephone interview-based screening instruments. Especially, the Korean version of TICS is translated more suitable for Korean culture with the permission of the authors of the original version. The Korean version of TICS consists of 11 items, total score is 41.

Sevoflurane & Propofol & Dexmedetomidine

The anesthetic methods are divided into the following 3 kinds: Sevoflurane, Propofol, Dexmedetomidine. These anesthetic drugs are used in general anesthesia generally.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sevoflurane

Intervention Type DRUG

Sevoflurane is one of the most commonly used volatile anesthetic agents, particularly for outpatient anesthesia, and including in anesthesia of children and infants, and in veterinary medicine.

propofol

Intervention Type DRUG

Propofol is highly protein-bound in vivo and is metabolized by conjugation in the liver. The half-life of elimination of propofol has been estimated to be between 2 and 24 hours.

dexmedetomidine

Intervention Type DEVICE

Dexmedetomidine is a sedative medication used by intensive care units and anesthesiologists. It is relatively unusual in its ability to provide sedation without causing respiratory depression.

Interventions

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Korean version of telephone interview for cognitive status

The telephone interview for cognitive status (TICS), developed by Brandt et al. (1988), is one of the most popular telephone interview-based screening instruments. Especially, the Korean version of TICS is translated more suitable for Korean culture with the permission of the authors of the original version. The Korean version of TICS consists of 11 items, total score is 41.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Sevoflurane

Sevoflurane is one of the most commonly used volatile anesthetic agents, particularly for outpatient anesthesia, and including in anesthesia of children and infants, and in veterinary medicine.

Intervention Type DRUG

propofol

Propofol is highly protein-bound in vivo and is metabolized by conjugation in the liver. The half-life of elimination of propofol has been estimated to be between 2 and 24 hours.

Intervention Type DRUG

dexmedetomidine

Dexmedetomidine is a sedative medication used by intensive care units and anesthesiologists. It is relatively unusual in its ability to provide sedation without causing respiratory depression.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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TICS sevofrane fresofol precedex

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ≥ 60 years old, scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

* diseases of the central nervous system, including dementia (Mini Mental Examination Score \<24),
* consumption of major tranquilizers or antidepressants
* previous neuropsychological testing
* the patient's inability to comply and follow procedures or poor comprehension of the language used in the study.
* Parkinson's disease
* Patients with a severe visual or auditory handicap, illiteracy
* alcoholism (intake of \>5 units of alcohol daily during the last 3 months)
* drug dependence
* those not expected to complete the postoperative tests were excluded as well
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Eun-Jung Kim

anesthesiologist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Seung-Hoon Baek

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital

Central Contacts

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Eun-Jung Kim

Role: CONTACT

821025137881

Other Identifiers

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LPOCD60

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id