Benzodiazepine-free Anesthetic for Reduction of Delirium (B-Free)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-09-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this two-centre pilot research study is to establish the feasibility of conducting a full trial that seeks to determine if a cardiac anesthesia policy that uses alternatives to benzodiazepine medications is better at preventing delirium after cardiac surgery when compared with a cardiac anesthesia policy that uses benzodiazepine medications.

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: McMaster University
• Collaborator: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
• Treatments: Alprazolam; Anesthetics; Diazepam; Lorazepam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients undergoing cardiac surgery during the study period at the Hamilton General and St. Boniface General Hospitals.

Exclusion Criteria:

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