Adding a medicine to spinal anesthesia to prevent confusion after hip fracture surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma, Mental health clinical trials.
This study tests whether adding a medicine called dexmedetomidine to the spinal anesthesia can help prevent confusion (called delirium) after hip fracture surgery in older adults. It might help you recover more clearly and avoid post-surgery confusion.
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Who can take part
- You must be 65 years old or older.
- You need to be having surgery for a hip fracture, like hip pinning or hip replacement.
- You must be able to have spinal anesthesia, which is a numbing medicine given in your back.
- You should not have major memory problems, like dementia, or have had a recent stroke or severe mental illness.
- You should not have serious heart problems like a very slow heart rate or very low blood pressure.
- You (or your family member) must agree to take part in the study.
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