New program aims to help seniors recover from Post-Surgery confusion
NCT ID NCT05373017
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a special recovery program can help older adults (65+) who experienced confusion (delirium) after emergency surgery. Participants will have virtual visits with a care coordinator and complete physical, cognitive, and psychological assessments over 18 months. The goal is to see if this program improves thinking, movement, and overall recovery compared to usual care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DANE Recovery Program (virtual visits and individualized recovery plan)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a structured recovery program that helps older adults regain cognitive and physical function after delirium following emergency surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study testing a new care model, so it may not show clear benefits. Results depend on participant adherence and may not apply to all surgery patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 528 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 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: * Adult age 65 years and older * Admitted to one of the participating hospitals * Undergone an abdominal orthopedic, skin, or vascular surgery in an emergency or unplanned fashion * English-speaking * Able to provide consent or have a legally authorized representative to provide consent * Access to a telephone or an internet connected computer or smart device * Discharged to home or sub-acute rehabilitation * At least one episode of delirium or subsyndromal delirium, i.e. screen positive on at least one out of the four items on the Confusion Assessment Method-ICU (CAM-ICU) in the period prior to discharge from acute care. Exclusion Criteria: * A self-reported diagnosis of cancer with short life expectancy * A history of dementing illnesses and other neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson disease, or vascular dementia, or current prescription of anti-dementia medication, or ruled out by Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) score defining dementia; a history of significant traumatic brain injury * Acute or subacute neurologic deficit expected to prevent independent living after hospital discharge, e.g., a history of a significant traumatic brain injury * Have any spinal cord injury with persistent neurologic deficit at the time of study enrollment * Incarcerated or homeless at the time of study enrollment * Acquired neurologic injury (stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral edema/swelling, anoxic brain injury, or any other acute/subacute severe neurologic deficit) as the admitting diagnosis or a new event during the course of hospitalization (confirmed by EMR) * A history of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia (confirmed by EMR)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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East Madison Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53718, United States
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Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, 47405, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Meriter Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States
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SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, Illinois, 61104, United States
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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