Hip Fracture Surgery in Elderly Patients (HIPELD)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01199276 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 10, 2010
Last Update Posted : July 27, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Delirium | Drug: Xenon Drug: Sevoflurane | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 256 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | An International, Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating The Effect of Xenon on Post-operative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery |
Study Start Date : | September 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Xenon
60%(1MAC)in oxygen (FiO2 = 0.35-0.45)
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Drug: Xenon
Group A: xenon 60% (55%-65%)(1 MAC) in oxygen (FiO2 = 0.35-0.45)
Other Name: LENOXe |
Active Comparator: Sevoflurane
1.1-1.4% (1 MAC) in oxygen (FiO2 = 0.35-0.45) and medical air
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Drug: Sevoflurane
Group B: sevoflurane 1.1-1.4%(1 MAC) in oxygen (FiO2 = 0.35-0.45) and Medical air |
- Post Operative Delirium diagnosed with the Confusion Assessment Method within four days post-surgery [ Time Frame: Four days ]
- Post Operative Delirium diagnosed with the Confusion Assessment Method from day 5 post surgery to discharge from hospital [ Time Frame: About 7 days ]
- Sequential Organ Failure Assessment from day 1 to day 4 post-surgery [ Time Frame: four days ]
- Recovery Parameters [ Time Frame: fifteen minutes ]
- economic parameters [ Time Frame: up to thirty days ]
- Safety Parameters [ Time Frame: Up to thirty days ]Serious Adverse Events, Adverse Events, laboratory parameters

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 75 Years and older (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Elderly patient (≥ 75 years)
- Patient with planned hip fracture surgery within 48 hours after the hip fracture
- Patient willing and able to complete the requirements of this study including the signature of the written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient suffering from multiple fractures, pelvic fractures proximal, pathological fractures, femur fractures (i.e., fractures of the middle or distal femur)
- Disabling neuropsychiatric disorders (severe dementia, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, depression)
- Brain trauma within 12 months prior to selection, history of stroke with residuals
- Patient suffering from delirium (CAM diagnosis) at selection
- Patient who cannot complete the pre-operative mental tests (CAM and/or MMSE) of this clinical trial
- Patient with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score < 24 at selection
- Patient known to susceptible to malignant hyperthermia
- Patient with elevated intra-cranial pressure
- Patient with a risk of high oxygen demand
- Patient with recent or ongoing myocardial infarction / damage
- Patient with severe cardiac failure, or patient with severe impaired left ventricular systolic function
- Patient with known severe lung and/or airway disease, or severe chronic respiratory insufficiency, or a sustained homecare oxygen therapy
- Contra-indication (serious illness or medical conditions) for general anaesthesia
- Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any drugs administered during this clinical trial
- Previous participation in this clinical trial
- Participation in another clinical trial within 4 weeks prior to selection
- History of alcohol or drug abuse or psychiatric disorders which would impair the understanding of the necessary information or render medically or legally unable to give written informed consent

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01199276
Belgium | |
UZ Leuven | |
Leuven, Belgium, 3000 | |
France | |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble | |
La Tronche, France, 38700 | |
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Montpellier | |
Montpellier, France, 34295 | |
Groupe Hospitalier COCHIN | |
Paris cedex 14, France, 75979 | |
Groupe Hospitalier La Pitié-Salpêtriere | |
Paris, France, 75651 | |
CHU Pontchaillou - Université de Rennes 1 | |
Rennes, France, 35033 | |
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse | |
Toulouse, France, 31059 | |
Germany | |
University Hospital Aachen | |
Aachen, Germany, 52074 | |
. Klinik für Anästhesiologie - Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf | |
Düsseldorf, Germany, 40225 | |
Klinikum Mutterhaus Der Borromaerinnen | |
Trier, Germany, 54290 | |
Italy | |
IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute | |
Bologna, Italy, 40136 | |
Spain | |
Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia | |
Valencia, Spain, 46010 | |
United Kingdom | |
Imperial College NHS Trust | |
London, United Kingdom, W2 1NY |
Study Chair: | Mark COBURN, MD | University Hospital Aachen - Germany | |
Study Chair: | Robert SANDERS, MD | Imperial College London - UK | |
Study Chair: | Rolf ROSSAINT, MD | University Hospital Aachen - Germany |
Responsible Party: | Air Liquide Santé International |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01199276 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
ALMED-08-C2-020 |
First Posted: | September 10, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 27, 2015 |
Last Verified: | July 2015 |
Delirium Hip Fracture Elderly |
Delirium Hip Fractures Fractures, Bone Wounds and Injuries Confusion Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |
Femoral Fractures Hip Injuries Leg Injuries Sevoflurane Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Anesthetics, Inhalation Anesthetics, General Anesthetics Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs |