5,000 patients help uncover how common Post-Surgery brain fog really is
NCT ID NCT02832193
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study reviews data from 5,000 adults aged 18-100 who had surgery lasting at least an hour. The goal is to find out how often people experience brain fog (called postoperative cognitive dysfunction or POCD) after surgery. No new treatments are being tested—researchers are just looking at past information to better understand the problem.
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Department of Anesthesiology and Operative Intensive Care Medicine Berlin (CCM, CVK), Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Irmgard Landgraf
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBerlin, 12163, Germany
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