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A Study of Huperzine A Injection in Reducing Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery

A study testing Sodium Chloride Injection and Huperzine A Injection in people with Injection and Non-cardiac Surgery, run by Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University at 1 site in China.

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Trial summary

To observe and study the clinical effect of Huperzine A Injection on reducing postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 75 years and older
What is being tested?
Sodium Chloride Injection and Huperzine A Injection
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
10 Jun 2022to 30 Dec 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 75 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • ≥ 75 years old.
  • Comply with the indication of non-cardiac surgery under general anesthesia.
  • Anesthesia grade of American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) as III~IV grade.
  • The estimated operation time ≥ 2 hours.
  • Voluntarily sign the informed consent form.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with impaired renal function (Cr is 1.5 times higher than the upper limit of the normal value of the central laboratory) or abnormal liver function (Alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and Aspartate aminotransferase(AST) are 2 times higher than the upper limit of the normal value of the central laboratory).
  • Patients who are positive for infectious diseases.
  • Patients accompanied with central nervous system injury.
  • Patients with previous history of delirium and epilepsy, long-term use of psychoactive drugs or preoperative assessment of delirium.
  • Patients who involved diseases with drug taboos, bronchial asthma, mechanical intestinal obstruction and urinary tract obstruction, or serious systemic diseases, especially circulatory diseases: such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, angina pectoris, history of sinus bradycardia.
  • Patients who are known to be allergic to narcotic drugs or Huperzine A Injection, or must use drugs that are not compatible with Huperzine An Injection.
  • patients who participated in other clinical trials within 3 months before this study, for any reason, who could not tolerate the test or cooperate with the examination, or who has any aphasia, audio-visual dysfunction, etc.
  • the investigators think that the patients is not suitable to participate in this study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Ting Li, MD. PhD contact

13587876896

liting1021@aliyun.com

China1 site, 1 recruiting
  • The 2nd Second Affiliated Hospital of WMU Phase I Clinical Trial Unit /Center Of Bioequivalence Study

    Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000

    TING LI, 057785676822, feclinicalresearch@163.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Study of Huperzine A Injection in Reducing Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Non-cardiac Surgery

To observe and study the clinical effect of Huperzine A Injection on reducing postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery

Being tested
Sodium Chloride Injection, Huperzine A Injection
Keywords
Huperzine A Injection, postoperative delirium, Non-cardiac Surgery, Elderly Patients
Medical subject headings
Emergence Delirium

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Sodium Chloride InjectionDrug

    0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection

  • Huperzine A InjectionDrug

    Huperzine A Injection

Study groups in NCT05242419
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Treatment groupExperimentalHuperzine A Injection
Receives: Drug: Huperzine A Injection
Control groupPlacebo comparator0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection
Receives: Drug: Sodium Chloride Injection

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Incidence of delirium within 7 days after operation

    Delirium will be evaluated by The 3-dimensional Confusion Assessment Method(3D-CAM) and delirium rating scale-revised-98(DRS-R-98) scale form.

    Measured: 7 days after operation

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. type of delirium

    diagnosed by delirium rating scale-revised-98(DRS-R-98) scale form

    Measured: evaluated at screening, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours after operation

  2. severity of delirium

    diagnosed by delirium rating scale-revised-98(DRS-R-98) scale form

    Measured: evaluated at screening, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours after operation

  3. duration of delirium

    diagnosed by delirium rating scale-revised-98(DRS-R-98) scale form

    Measured: evaluated at screening, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours after operation

  4. length of hospital stay

    total number of days of hospital stay

    Measured: from the day of operation to the day of discharge, around 7 to 14 days

  5. Economic indicators (total hospitalization cost, anesthesia cost, operation cost).

    costs at hospital

    Measured: through study completion, up to 2 months

  6. Occurrence of complications

    pulmonary infection, myocardial infarction, renal failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc.

    Measured: through study completion, up to 2 months

  7. Incidence of Mortality

    rate of Mortality during the hospital stay and follow-up within 30 days after discharge

    Measured: the day of hospital discharge, and the day of follow-up, around 30 days after discharge

  8. the total score of Mini-mental State Examination scale

    Mini-mental State Examination scale

    Measured: evaluated at screening, 72 hours after operation, and the day of follow-up, around 30 days after discharge

  9. the score of EuroQol (EQ-5D) scale

    EQ-5D scale

    Measured: 96 hours after operation, the day of hospital discharge, and the day of follow-up, around 30 days after discharge

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Feb 2022
  2. Study start10 Jun 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Nov 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2025 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
40 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05242419
Sponsor's protocol ID
SSJJZ-WW-01
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
9 Jan 2022
Last updated
2 Apr 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Sodium Chloride Injection and Huperzine A Injection in people with Injection and Non-cardiac Surgery, run by Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Ting Li, MD. PhD (13587876896, liting1021@aliyun.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Incidence of delirium within 7 days after operation (time frame: 7 days after operation). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Apr 2025.

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