Singapore Perioperative Ageing Study (Sing-PAS)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age65-100
SponsorNational University Hospital, Singapore
About this trial
The specific aim of the study will be to set up a perioperative database to longitudinally track the progress of elderly patients undergoing major surgery from the preoperative period to five years postoperatively. This database will form the foundation of a programme that will be sustainable through future grants to implement clinical strategies to improve outcomes.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Elderly patients aged 65 years and above
Undergoing major non-cardiac surgery, defined as surgery that is predicted to be at least 2 hours and requiring at least 1 day postoperative stay in the hospital
English, Chinese or Malay speaking
Ability to provide informed consent
Disqualifiers
History of psychiatric disease
Illiterate
An active history of substance abuse.
Undergoing neurological procedures
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Neurocognitive tests and blood taking
Treatment groups
600 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
National University Hospital, Singapore
Lead sponsor
National University of Singapore
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov