Brain Function Changes After Same-Day Hip or Knee Surgery
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study checks whether patients who have hip or knee replacement surgery and go home the same day experience any temporary changes in thinking or memory. Researchers want to understand how anesthesia and surgery affect the brain in the short term.
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Who can take part
- You are having your first hip or knee replacement surgery (not a redo surgery)
- You speak Danish as your native language
- You will receive spinal anesthesia (numbing medicine injected near the spine, not general anesthesia)
- You are able and willing to participate in video or phone check-ins after surgery
- You can see and hear well enough to do virtual study visits
- You will be discharged from the hospital on the same day as your surgery
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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