# Impact of Dexmedetomidine on the Post-Operative Cognition Dysfunction(POCD) in Geriatric Patients

> **NCT02275182** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University** · enrollment: 864 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Confusion
- Delirium

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine
- **DRUG:** Saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02275182
- **Lead sponsor:** The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-10
- **Primary completion:** 2017-01
- **Final completion:** 2017-02-20
- **Target enrollment:** 864 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-04-25


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02275182

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02275182, "Impact of Dexmedetomidine on the Post-Operative Cognition Dysfunction(POCD) in Geriatric Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02275182. Licensed CC0.

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