Brain scans may predict Post-Surgery confusion in heart patients
NCT ID NCT04832568
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether monitoring brain waves (EEG) during heart surgery can help predict and understand postoperative delirium, a common complication causing confusion. Researchers will follow 200 adults undergoing cardiovascular surgery, using EEG to track brain activity and check for signs of delirium afterward. The goal is to find early warning signs to improve care and recovery.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. age of at least 18 years 2. normal cognitive function at the time of enrollment evidenced by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of more than 24 of 30 3. Chinese Mandarin as the native language 4. providing informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. pre-existing delirium assessed according to the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) 2. history of neurological or psychiatric disease 3. impaired vision or auditory function which may effect the assessments 4. unwillingness to participate in the study
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Locations
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Department of Anaesthesiology, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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