Investigation of the Hospital Elder Life Program to prevent delirium

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: Health Services Research; Signs and Symptoms; Delirium

• Registration Number: ISRCTN28213290
• Lead Sponsor: Bradford Royal Infirmary (UK)

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33819001/ (added 28/10/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-06-30
• Study Completion: 2012-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 7 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Participants in the study will be NHS staff, hospital volunteers, and patient and/or carer representatives. Following discussion with relevant managers and clinicians, HELP development teams will be set up in three hospitals. Eight to ten staff and others having a potential interest/role in the programme (e.g. senior manager, senior doctor, matron, nurse consultant and/or specialist nurse, staff nurse, therapist, manager of the volunteer service, volunteer, patient representative, care assistant and ward clerk) will be approached for participation. Additionally, a number of other clinical staff and volunteers will be approached for interview and focus group participation.

Target Gender: Male and female
Lower Age Limit: 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified