Tokyo, Aug. 2 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000054725) titled 'Word Search Puzzles Intervention to Improve Cognitive Function in Geriatric Patients After General Anesthesia' on Aug. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Single blind -investigator(s) and assessor(s) are blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Medico Nacional, Hospital de Especialidades "La Raza"

Condition: Condition - Geriatric patients scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - Investigate whether the implementation of word search puzzle exercises modifies the score of cognitive status assessment determined by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at 24 hours postoperative compared to its preoperative assessment 7 days before surgery in geriatric patients undergoing general anesthesia. Basic objectives2 - Others

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - 10 exercises of word search puzzle seven days before surgery Interventions/Control_2 - No exercises of word search puzzle seven days before surgery

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 60 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Patients aged between 65 and 85 years old scheduled for surgery under general anesthesia who are literate, able to write, and capable of following instructions. Key exclusion criteria - 1.- Patients with dementia or chronic neurodegenerative diseases that interfere with cognitive function. 2.- Patients unable to follow instructions or commands during the study period. 3.-Patients with cognitive impairment, defined as a MoCA score <10. 4.- Patients who cannot undergo MoCA assessment at 24 hours postoperative due to transfer to the intensive care unit and hemodynamically unstable patients during the perioperative period, defined as requiring vasopressor medications with or without endotracheal intubation. Target Size - 128

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2024 Year 06 Month 24 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2024 Year 07 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2024 Year 07 Month 02 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000062538

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