What this means
This study will count how often confusion, called delirium, happens after surgery. It will also look at links to mood, frailty, and nutrition, and talk with some patients who had it.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Recruiting
- Who can join
- Ages 18 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Cognitive Impact Associated With Surgery For Gastric Or Esophageal Cancer
- Trial ID
- NCT06687291 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- observational
- Conditions
- Gastroesophageal Cancer (GC), Postoperative Delirium (POD), Quality of Life (QOL), Frailty, Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, Chemobrain, Chemotherapy, Depression
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Ages
- 18 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Nov 13, 2024 · updated Aug 11, 2026
Registry summary
The primary objective of this observational study is to investigate the incidence of Post Operative Delirium (POD) after gastroesophageal cancer surgery. Secondary objectives are to investigate the relationship between POD, preoperative depression, frailty, quality of life, malnutrition and sarcopenia.
Participants identified with POD will be asked (at the routine follow-up meeting after surgery) to participate in an qualitative interview, in order to understand the participant's experience of postoperative delirium.
The main objective aims to answer:
What is the incidence of POD after gastroesophageal cancer surgery.
Sites (1)
- Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Huddinge, Sweden