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Association of Anticholinergic Burden With Onset of Delirium in Older Adults With Alzheimer Dementia:

Conditions
Anticholinergic Adverse Reaction
Delirium
Alzheimer Disease
Interventions
Drug: Anticholinergic burden
Registration Number
NCT05055895
Lead Sponsor
Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Brief Summary

Drugs with anticholinergic properties are commonly prescribed to older persons despite growing evidence of their significant adverse effects. However, limited data are available concerning their contribution to time of onset of delirium. This study aimed to determine the potential association of higher anticholinergic burden to early-onset of delirium superimposed dementia in the older adult.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
450
Inclusion Criteria
  • 65 years and older and diagnosis or fellow-up of Alzhemier dementia in outpatient clinic.
Exclusion Criteria
  • The patients with a history of other than Alzhemier dementia or neurodegenerative disease (epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, etc.), terminal illness (malignancy, advanced organ failure) were excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
early onset deliryum on dementiaAnticholinergic burdenIt was earlier than The median time of onset of delirium superimposed dementia
Delirium on dementia (normal)Anticholinergic burdenIt was equal or later than The median time of onset of delirium superimposed dementia
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time onset of delirium superimposed dementia12 month

First attack of delirium onset

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gulhane training and research hospital

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Ankara, Turkey

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