NCT05949229

Brief Summary

This is prospective double-blinded placebo-randomized controlled trial that aims to compare the effect of preoperative administration of oral duloxetine 60 mg on decreasing the incidence of postoperative delirium in cancer patients undergoing surgery.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
42

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_1

Timeline
7mo left

Started Aug 2023

Typical duration for phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
not yet recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress83%
Aug 2023Dec 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 10, 2023

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 17, 2023

Completed
15 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 2023

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2026

Expected
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2026

Last Updated

July 17, 2023

Status Verified

July 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

July 10, 2023

Last Update Submit

July 10, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

Duloxetine, POD, postoperative dilrium

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • postoperative delirium

    Patients that will recieve preoperative duloxetine will transported to ICU .CAM-ICU will be measured every eight hours (three times a day) until the patient wiil be discharged from the ICU. Positive CAM-ICU will be considered to be delirium.

    48 postoperative

Study Arms (2)

Duloxetine group (Group D)

EXPERIMENTAL

patients received oral duloxetine 60 mg 2 hours just before operation.

Drug: Duloxetine 60 MG

Control group (Group C)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

patients received an identical placebo pill 2 hours just before operation.

Drug: Duloxetine 60 MG

Interventions

Patients will recieve 2-hour preoperative duloxetine

Control group (Group C)Duloxetine group (Group D)

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult patients with ASA class I-III, undergoing cancer surgery.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with pre-existing neuro- cognitive dysfunction.
  • Documented signs of dementia after psychiatric evaluations.
  • Language barriers or deafness.
  • Psychosis stroke, meningitis, or brain tumors

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of medicine

Asyut, 71515, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Rodrigues-Amorim D, Olivares JM, Spuch C, Rivera-Baltanas T. A Systematic Review of Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Duloxetine. Front Psychiatry. 2020 Oct 23;11:554899. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.554899. eCollection 2020.

    PMID: 33192668BACKGROUND
  • Chen H, Jiang H, Chen B, Fan L, Shi W, Jin Y, Ren X, Lang L, Zhu F. The Incidence and Predictors of Postoperative Delirium After Brain Tumor Resection in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Survey. World Neurosurg. 2020 Aug;140:e129-e139. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.195. Epub 2020 May 4.

  • Dos Santos FCM, Rego AS, Montenegro WS, de Carvalho STRF, Cutrim RC, Junior AAM, Pereira FHF, Dibai-Filho AV, Bassi-Dibai D. Delirium in the intensive care unit: identifying difficulties in applying the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU). BMC Nurs. 2022 Nov 23;21(1):323. doi: 10.1186/s12912-022-01103-w.

  • Hetta DF, Elgalaly NA, Hetta HF, Fattah Mohammad MA. Preoperative Duloxetine to improve acute pain and quality of recovery in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy: A dose-ranging randomized controlled trial. J Clin Anesth. 2020 Dec;67:110007. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.110007. Epub 2020 Aug 22.

  • Ormseth CH, LaHue SC, Oldham MA, Josephson SA, Whitaker E, Douglas VC. Predisposing and Precipitating Factors Associated With Delirium: A Systematic Review. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2249950. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49950.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergence Delirium

Interventions

Duloxetine Hydrochloride

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DeliriumConfusionNeurobehavioral ManifestationsNeurologic ManifestationsNervous System DiseasesPostoperative ComplicationsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsSigns and SymptomsNeurocognitive DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ThiophenesSulfur CompoundsOrganic ChemicalsHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Amira Hassan Ahmed, resident

    Faculty of medecine,assiut,Egypt

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Amira Hassan Ahmed, resident

CONTACT

Amira Hassan Ahmed, resident

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
The participating patients will be randomly allocated using computer generated randomizer program (http://www.randomizer.org) into 2 study groups .
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: The participating patients will be randomly allocated using computer generated randomizer program (http://www.randomizer.org) into 2 study groups . Duloxetine group (Group D): patients received oral duloxetine 60 mg 2 hours just before operation. Control group (Group C): patients received an identical placebo pill 2 hours just before operation
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Egypt , Assiut governorate.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 10, 2023

First Posted

July 17, 2023

Study Start

August 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Last Updated

July 17, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

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