Pilot Study on the Feasibility of the Modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department (mCAM-ED)

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland1 site in 1 country340 target enrollmentAugust 2013

ConditionsDelirium

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Delirium
Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Enrollment: 340
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: delirium
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Delirium is common in older emergency department (ED) patients and often remains unrecognized. Existing instruments to detect delirium are often time consuming and therefore not feasible in the busy ED setting In this study the investigators tested the feasibility of the newly developed modified confusion assessment method (mCAM-ED).

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 2013

End Date

August 2013

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Christian Nickel

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•patients aged 65 or older

Exclusion Criteria

•patients treated in the resuscitation room
•patients transferred or discharged within 2 hours of arrival
•patients with insufficient proficiency in the German language
•patients with an inability to communicate (e.g. aphasic patients)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

delirium

Time Frame: two hours after ED admission

Delirium was assessed by research assistants using the mCAM-ED. Patients with a positive delirium diagnosis were presented to a senior emergency physician (PI) who served as the reference standard. The final delirium diagnosis was based on the DSM IV criteria