Decrease of incidence of postoperative delirium by optimizing orientation stimuli in cardiosurgery patients of an intensive care unit. A trial using the CAM-IC

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F05; F43.1; Delirium, not induced by alcohol and other psychoactive substances; Post-traumatic stress disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00006217
• Lead Sponsor: niversität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06-05
• Study Completion: 2014-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 251

Inclusion Criteria

elective cardiosurgery with a recovery period at the intensive care unit

Exclusion Criteria

missing consent to participate; not familiar with German language; prior diagnosis of an delirium; psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia; hints of cognitive dysfunction prior to surgery (AMT-score <7), RASS-score <-2 at testing day at the IC

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of postoperative delirium diagnosed by CAM-ICU. CAM-ICU is conducted twice a day at the first three days after surgery.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
anxiety; pain; developement of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSS-14); quality of life after surgery (SF-12); AChE; BChE; Nu-DESC (Delirium).<br>Time of measurements: 1st, 2nd, 3rd day after surgery (daily twice): NRS (anxiety,; pain), Nu-DESC, AChe, BChe. In addition CAM-ICU by another staff member who is blinded with respect to the experimental condition. Three months after surgery: SF-12 and PTSS-14.