A cheap blood marker might flag delirium risk in elderly surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07741175
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asks whether a routine blood test measure called the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can help predict delirium—a state of sudden confusion—in older adults after hip fracture surgery. Delirium is a common and serious complication in elderly patients, and inflammation may play a role. Researchers will track 100 patients aged 65 and older, measuring NLR from standard blood counts and checking for delirium using a validated assessment tool. If NLR proves useful, it could offer a simple, inexpensive way to identify high-risk patients earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) blood test
- What this could lead to
- If NLR proves reliable, it could become a simple, low-cost tool to identify older patients at higher risk of delirium after hip surgery, enabling earlier monitoring and preventive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with 100 participants, and NLR is a general inflammation marker that may not be specific enough to predict delirium reliably in all patients.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ali Emre Karakis
Ankara, 06200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan OTRH
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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