Brain wave anesthesia trial aims to stop Post-Surgery confusion in seniors

NCT ID NCT04443517

First seen Jan 11, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 12 times

Summary

This study will test whether using brain-wave (EEG) monitoring to guide pain medicine during surgery can help prevent delirium—sudden confusion—in older adults after the operation. Researchers plan to enroll 600 people aged 60 and older who are having non-cardiac, non-head/neck surgery lasting at least 2 hours. The goal is to see if adjusting pain medication based on EEG patterns improves recovery.

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