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CompletedNCT02387541

Effects of Total Knee Replacement on Early Postoperative Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients

Status
Completed
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
100 (actual)
Sponsor
General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

To investigate the effects of total knee replacement is harmful to Postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Detailed description

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is reported to occur after major surgery in elderly patients. They may especially experience problems in the weeks and months after surgery. Recent studies vary greatly in methods of evaluation and diagnosis of POCD, and the pathogenic mechanisms are still unclear. The investigators evaluated a large uniform cohort of elderly patients in a standardized approach after total knee replacement.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2012-03-01
Primary completion
2013-12-01
Completion
2014-01-01
First posted
2015-03-13
Last updated
2016-05-03

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02387541. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.