New score may predict delirium after heart surgery
NCT ID NCT07276503
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test a simple score to predict which patients may become confused (delirium) after planned heart surgery. About 100 adults will be checked before surgery using memory, orientation, and frailty tests. The goal is to identify high-risk patients early so doctors can take steps to prevent delirium.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
adult patients with Elective cardiac surgery Heart valve surgery, bypass surgery with CPB
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Elective cardiac surgery Heart valve surgery, bypass surgery with CPB * Length of stay in ICU \> 48 hours * Age ≥18 years * Fluent German language skills Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Lack of capacity to give consent * Emergency * Readmission to intensive care unit * OPCAB surgery, microsurgical procedure
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