Complication Management and Prevention in Outpatient and Inpatient Settings – Dementia & Delirium

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F05; Delirium, not induced by alcohol and other psychoactive substances

• Registration Number: DRKS00034495
• Lead Sponsor: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität; Münster Klinik für Neurologie

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-03-31
• Study Start: 2024-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1944

Inclusion Criteria

MoCA score < 26 or specific medical history

Exclusion Criteria

- MoCA test not performed within the first 72 hours
- Patients will be excluded if any of the following events have occurred immediately prior to admission: Delirium at admission; Significant surgical intervention requiring sedation; Stay in the intensive care unit; Cerebral infarction/hemorrhage/traumatic brain injury; Resuscitation; Need for catecholamine support; First-time hemodialysis; Invasive diagnostics requiring sedation
- Hospital stay < 3 days + day of admissio

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Delirium incidence during hospital stay (Confusion Assessment Method)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- Duration of delirium (measured using the Confusion Assessment Method)<br>- Cognitive function at admission, discharge, and 6 months post-inpatient stay (Montreal Cognitive Assessment)<br>- Daily living skills at admission, discharge, and 6 months post-inpatient stay (Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale, Barthel Index)<br>- Need for nursing care<br>- Mortality<br>- Utilization of services and costs from the perspective of statutory health insurance