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JAPANESE
国立保健医療科学院
UMIN ID: UMIN000001039

Registered date:18/02/2008

A randomized placebo-controlled study of small dose and short duration Haloperidol prophylaxis for elderly at risk for postoperative delirium.

Basic Information

Recruitment status
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studiedpostoperative delirium
Date of first enrollment2007/12/01
Target sample size120
Countries of recruitmentJapan
Study typeInterventional
Intervention(s)Haloperidol 2.5mg will administrated with drip infusion for 3 days after operation in the intervention group. No treatment will be applied to the control group. No treatment will be applied to the control group.

Outcome(s)

Primary OutcomeBehavioral and psychological disorders assessed with NEECHAM score will purchased from preoperative day to 7 days after operation consecutively.
Secondary Outcome

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum75years-old
Age maximumNot applicable
GenderMale and Female
Include criteria
Exclude criteriaEmergency surgery. Case of having done treatment intervention on the 0th day (that day of operation) of after the operation.

Related Information

Contact

public contact
Name Hideyuki Hattori
Address Gengo 36-3, Morioka, Obu city, Aichi Japan
Telephone 0562-46-2311
E-mail
Affiliation National Hospital for Geriatrics Medicine Department of Psychiatry
scientific contact
Name Junichi Kamiya
Address Ibohara 500-1, Jousui, Toyota city, Aichi Japan
Telephone 0565-31-1511
E-mail
Affiliation Aichiken-Kouseiren-Toyota-Kousei Hospital department of surgery