NCT01695889

Is There a Relationship Between Previous Exposure to General Anesthesia and the Development of Alzheimer´s Disease?

A Case-control Study of Exposure to General Anesthesia and a Diagnosis of Alzheimer´s Disease Later in Life.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 877 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Linkoeping · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare exposure to general anesthesia between cases with a diagnosis of Alzheimer´s disease and controls without diagnosis, through studies of medical records. The investigators wish to explore if there is a relationship between exposure to general anesthesia and the development of Alzheimer´s disease.

Conditions

• Alzheimer´s Disease
• General Anesthesia

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-07-01
• Completion: 2016-07-01
• First posted: 2012-09-28
• Last updated: 2016-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden