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TerminatedNCT00286936

Incidence of Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients Randomized to Regular Hypnotics vs Placebo

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
96 (estimated)
Sponsor
Hvidovre University Hospital · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

To examine the influence of regular hypnotic therapy on the incidence of delirium after hip fracture surgery

Detailed description

Delirium is prevalent after hip fracture surgery. Delirium has been linked to postoperative sleep disturbances. Zolpidem is a non-benzodiazepine hypnotic that preserves REM sleep. The present study investigates the incidence of delirium in hip fracture patients randomized to Zolpidem treatment 5 mg vs placebo in the perioperative phase.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGZolpidem

Timeline

Start date
2004-02-01
Completion
2007-01-01
First posted
2006-02-06
Last updated
2011-08-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00286936. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.