Improving patient care through early and objective detection of delirium for geriatric trauma patients in a trauma geriatric center

Completed

• Conditions: cognitieve aandoeningen; Delirium

• Registration Number: NL-OMON54243
• Lead Sponsor: Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 388

Inclusion Criteria

Patient admitted to our hospital with a hipfracture > 70 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Acute macro brain injury in 6 weeks prior to the DeltaScan measurement (such
as traumatic brain injury).
• Admitted because of a primary neurological or neurosurgical disease or
postanoxic encephalopathy
Patients who cannot clinically be assessed for delirium, e.g. due to a language
barrier or deafness.
• Patients using lithium or Clozapine
• Patients with a metal plate or a metal device in the head
• Known pre-existing dementia.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified