Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Brain scans before surgery could predict delirium in seniors

NCT ID NCT03124303

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how brain activity before major surgery might predict delirium afterward. Researchers will monitor 468 older adults (ages 60+) using EEG and blood tests. The goal is to find early warning signs and better understand why some people get confused after surgery.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 468 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2017

Expected to finish

Dec 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Cohort 1: Patients, 65 years of age and older, undergoing surgery with an estimated length of stay of 2 days or greater. Cohort 2: Patients, 60 years of age and older, undergoing surgery with an estimated length of stay of 2 days or greater.

Ages

60 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Cohort 1: Age ≥65 years * Cohort 2: Age ≥60 years * Anticipated length of hospital stay of at least 2 days after surgery that occurs under general or neuraxial anesthesia * Written Informed Consent for potential participation prior to surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to EEG * Unable or unwilling to attend the follow-up appointments * Documented history of dementia * Deemed incapable of providing consent by surgical team * Residing in a nursing home * Undergoing intracranial surgery * Unable to complete neurocognitive testing due to language, vision or hearing impairment * Unable to communicate with the research staff due to language barriers * For optional MRI portion of the study: Contraindication to MRI (e.g., implanted devices not safe for MRI studies, claustrophobia, unable to lie flat or still)

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Delirium are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

delirium

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Delirium

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

    Open the record ↗

  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.