Increasing Preoperative Cognitive Reserve to Prevent Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Cardiac Surgical Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Postoperative Cognitive Decline
Postoperative Delirium
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Heart and Brain Research Group, Germany · Other
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About This Trial
Postoperative delirium (POD) and postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) can be observed after cardiosurgical interventions. Taken together, these postoperative neurocognitive dysfunctions contribute to increased morbidity and mortality and higher economic costs. Preoperative risk factors of postoperative neurocognitive dysfunctions, such as decreased neuropsychometric performance or decreased cogn…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Elective cardiac surgery (coronary artery bypass surgery, aortic or mitral valve replacement/reconstruction, or combination surgery) with standardized extracorporeal circulation
* A sufficiently good knowledge of German is necessary as cognitive training and neuropsychological…
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