Pain control and confusion after knee replacement in older adults
Part of Brain & nervous system, Mental health, Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at how different pain management methods after knee replacement surgery affect the risk of confusion (delirium) in older patients. It aims to find safer ways to manage pain and reduce confusion after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You are having a planned (not emergency) knee replacement surgery on one knee.
- You will be awake during surgery with numbing medicine in your spine (spinal anesthesia).
- You are 60 years old or older.
- Your body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 30.
- You do not have major memory or thinking problems, and you have not been taking certain strong pain or psychiatric medicines recently.
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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