# Effect of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery

> **NCT05436964** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Chinese PLA General Hospital** · enrollment: 268 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Delirium in Old Age

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** saline
- **DRUG:** Dexmedetomidine

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05436964
- **Lead sponsor:** Chinese PLA General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-07-01
- **Primary completion:** 2024-12-01
- **Final completion:** 2025-05-01
- **Target enrollment:** 268 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-19

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05436964

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05436964, "Effect of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05436964. Licensed CC0.

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