Postoperative Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients

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Risk factors for postoperative delirium in hip fracture patients...

Brief Summary

Official Title: “Postoperative Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients”

Risk factors for postoperative delirium in hip fracture patients.

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • Delirium/ no-delirium
    • Time Frame: 5 days postoperative

Secondary Measures

  • Severity of delirium, length of delirium, complications, comorbidity, one-year mortality.
    • Time Frame: 5 days postoperative, one year

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • hip fracture
  • age 65 or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • critical ill/ dying
  • aphasia

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 65 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Investigator Information

Lead Investigator: Ullevaal University Hospital Other

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on February 12, 2012

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00564434

Study ID Number: 1.2005.812

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00564434

Health Authority: Norway: The National Committees for Research Ethics in Norway

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