DepressionNCT06495840
Postoperative Anxiety and Depression Among Older Chinese Patients
An observational study of Depression and Anxiety, run by Chinese PLA General Hospital at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
A multicenter, prospective observational study to describe the socioeconomic characteristics and the occurrence of postoperative anxiety and depression in the Chinese old population. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 65 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Depression, Anxiety, Elderly Patients
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2020to 30 Apr 2022
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
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 65 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Older adult
Study population: Elderly patients (aged ≥ 65 years) who completed the anxiety and depression assessment after the elective noncardiac, non-neurosurgical surgery were included in this study.
Who may be able to join
- elderly patients (age ≥ 65 years)
- undergoing elective surgery with a planned overnight hospital stay following surgery
- non-cardiac surgery, non-neurosurgical surgery
Who cannot join
- patients fully refused to participate in the study
- patients with severe dementia, language disorder, severe hearing or visual impairment, coma, and end-stage status
- patients whose surgeries were canceled
- history of previous severe mental illness or long-term use of psychotropic medications
- patients admitted to ICU immediately after surgery
- patients who died within 7 days after surgery
- patients who did not complete the scale assessment
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Postoperative Anxiety and Depression Among Older Chinese Patients: A Prospective Observational Study Based on a Multi-center Perioperative Database in China
A multicenter, prospective observational study to describe the socioeconomic characteristics and the occurrence of postoperative anxiety and depression in the Chinese old population.
Read the detailed description
As China's population ages, the proportion of elderly people undergoing surgery increases. Perioperative anxiety and depression, particularly in elderly patients, is common and associated with multiple medical and social adversities. Previous studies have found a 31 percent risk of anxiety and 29 percent risk of depression in older perioperative patients. However, nationally representative epidemiological data for postoperative anxiety and depression, in particular elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, are unavailable in China. Therefore, providing nationwide epidemiological data on postoperative anxiety and depression in Chinese elderly patients provides a valuable opportunity for policy makers and health care professionals to optimize the management of geriatric mental health in China.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Elderly Patients, Non-cardiac Surgery
- Being tested
- no intervention
- Medical subject headings
- Depression, Anxiety Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
no interventionOther
no intervention
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Elderly patients | elderly patients undergo non-cardiac surgery (aged ≥ 65 years) Receives: Other: no intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Anxiety
The GAD-7 is a seven-item questionnaire for screening on the presence of generalized anxiety disorder and assessing its severity. Items were scored on a four-point scale with total scores ranging from zero to twenty-one. Scores were defined as: ≥5 mild, ≥10 moderate, and ≥15 severe anxiety. The recommended screening cutoff was ≥10, corresponding with at least a moderate level of anxiety. Higher scores mean more anxiety.
Measured: within 7 days after surgery
Depression
Primary outcomes were depression Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9).The PHQ-9 is a nine-item questionnaire for screening on the presence of depressive symptoms and monitoring depression severity. Items were scored on a four-point scale with total scores ranging from zero to twenty-seven. Scores were defined as: ≥5 mild, ≥10 moderate, and ≥15 severe level of depression. The recommended screening cutoff was ≥10, corresponding with at least a moderate level of depression. The higher the score, the worse the situation. The total score ranges from 0 to 27, and higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms.
Measured: within 7 days after surgery
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Jul 2024
- Study start1 Apr 2020
- Primary completion30 Apr 2022
- Study completion30 Apr 2022
Why it stopped: Protocol revision
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DepressionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Chinese PLA General HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Peking University First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Central South University, Peking University People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital Of Guizhou Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Taihe Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Weidong Mi, Chinese PLA General Hospital
- Investigators
- Weidong Mi, PhD, Study chair, Chinese PLA General Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06495840
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- PLAGH-AD-Prevalence
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 3 Jul 2024
- Last updated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Postoperative Anxiety and Depression Among Older Chinese Patients: A Prospective Observational Study Based on a Multi-center Perioperative Database in China
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06495840
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PLAGH-AD-Prevalence
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Elderly Patients, Non-cardiac Surgery
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- WithdrawnReason stopped: Protocol revision
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Chinese PLA General HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Peking University First Hospital, The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Central South University, Peking University People's Hospital, Zhejiang University, Fudan University, Sun Yat-sen University, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital Of Guizhou Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Taihe Hospital, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
- Study start
- 1 Apr 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Apr 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A multicenter, prospective observational study to describe the socioeconomic characteristics and the occurrence of postoperative anxiety and depression in the Chinese old population.
Detailed description
As China's population ages, the proportion of elderly people undergoing surgery increases. Perioperative anxiety and depression, particularly in elderly patients, is common and associated with multiple medical and social adversities. Previous studies have found a 31 percent risk of anxiety and 29 percent risk of depression in older perioperative patients. However, nationally representative epidemiological data for postoperative anxiety and depression, in particular elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, are unavailable in China. Therefore, providing nationwide epidemiological data on postoperative anxiety and depression in Chinese elderly patients provides a valuable opportunity for policy makers and health care professionals to optimize the management of geriatric mental health in China.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Elderly patients | – | Other: no interventionelderly patients undergo non-cardiac surgery (aged ≥ 65 years) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 65 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Older adult
- Study population
- Elderly patients (aged ≥ 65 years) who completed the anxiety and depression assessment after the elective noncardiac, non-neurosurgical surgery were included in this study.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- elderly patients (age ≥ 65 years)
- undergoing elective surgery with a planned overnight hospital stay following surgery
- non-cardiac surgery, non-neurosurgical surgery
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- patients fully refused to participate in the study
- patients with severe dementia, language disorder, severe hearing or visual impairment, coma, and end-stage status
- patients whose surgeries were canceled
- history of previous severe mental illness or long-term use of psychotropic medications
- patients admitted to ICU immediately after surgery
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| no interventionno intervention | Other | Elderly patients |
Primary outcome
Anxiety
Time frame: within 7 days after surgery
The GAD-7 is a seven-item questionnaire for screening on the presence of generalized anxiety disorder and assessing its severity. Items were scored on a four-point scale with total scores ranging from zero to twenty-one. Scores were defined as: ≥5 mild, ≥10 moderate, and ≥15 severe anxiety. The recommended screening cutoff was ≥10, corresponding with at least a moderate level of anxiety. Higher scores mean more anxiety.
Depression
Time frame: within 7 days after surgery
Primary outcomes were depression Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9).The PHQ-9 is a nine-item questionnaire for screening on the presence of depressive symptoms and monitoring depression severity. Items were scored on a four-point scale with total scores ranging from zero to twenty-seven. Scores were defined as: ≥5 mild, ≥10 moderate, and ≥15 severe level of depression. The recommended screening cutoff was ≥10, corresponding with at least a moderate level of depression. The higher the score, the worse the situation. The total score ranges from 0 to 27, and higher scores indicate more depressive symptoms.
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Aug 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Weidong Mi, PhD study chair
Chinese PLA General Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Depression and Anxiety, run by Chinese PLA General Hospital 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 3 inclusion and 7 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: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Aug 2026. 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. 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?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Anxiety (time frame: within 7 days after surgery). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 26 Aug 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.