COMPLETED

REPOSE Study: Reducing Delirium by Enhancing Postoperative Sleep With Suvorexant

Study Overview

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Description

This research study will evaluate the effectiveness of postoperative administration of a drug called suvorexant, to improve postoperative sleep and decrease the severity of delirium (serious confusion) in adults 65 years and older undergoing non-cardiac surgery.

Official Title

Efficacy of Suvorexant to Improve Postoperative Sleep and Reduce Delirium Severity in Older Surgical Patients: A Double-blinded, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-06-28
Study Completion:2025-07-07
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT05733286

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. Age 65 and older
  2. 2. Undergoing non-cardiac, non-intracranial surgery, any surgical procedure not involving the skull, brain, cerebrovascular structures
  3. 3. Scheduled postoperative inpatient overnight stay
  4. 4. Able to give informed consent or has legally authorized representative able to give informed consent on their behalf
  5. 5. English-speaking
  1. 1. Inmate of correctional facility
  2. 2. Body mass index\> 40
  3. 3. Legal blindness
  4. 4. Unable to perform study related questionnaires and assessments
  5. 5. Use of outpatient sedating sleep aids \> 2 times per any week in 1 month preceding day of surgery. Sedating sleep aids, \*See list Below.
  6. 6. History of psychotic disorder, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform or brief psychotic disorder.
  7. 7. History of liver failure with documented international normalized ratio (INR) of \>1.2 or with history of hepatic encephalopathy
  8. 8. History of severe sleep apnea or obesity hypoventilation syndrome requiring home bilevel positive airway pressure therapy or home ventilator or other forms of noninvasive ventilation
  9. 9. Chronic lung disease requiring home oxygen therapy
  10. 10. History of narcolepsy
  11. 11. Use of systemic (oral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous) moderate or strong CYP3A inhibitors within 1 week prior to surgery, \*See list below
  12. 12. Use of systemic (oral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous) moderate or strong CYP3A inducers within 1 week prior to surgery, \*See list below.
  13. 13. Current or planned administration of digoxin, or is currently experiencing digoxin toxicity
  14. 14. Undergoing surgery that will result in inability to take medications by mouth including laryngectomy, tracheostomy, and oral resection/reconstructive surgery
  15. 15. Undergoing surgery that will require postoperative strict bowel rest, including gastrectomy, esophagectomy, and pancreaticoduodenectomy
  16. 16. Undergoing surgery in an area that will make it unsafe to wear a headband, such as scalp or forehead procedures.
  17. 17. Inappropriate for study inclusion based on the judgement of the principal investigator

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Michael Devinney Jr, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Duke University

Study Locations (Sites)

Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Duke University

  • Michael Devinney Jr, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-06-28
Study Completion Date2025-07-07

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-06-28
Study Completion Date2025-07-07

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Sleep

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Delirium in Old Age