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Translation and Validation of the French Version of Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Patients With Mental Confusion
Interventions
Behavioral: CAM-ICU.fr
Registration Number
NCT02760446
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

Validity and Reliability of French Version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (psychometric validation study after translation/back translation process assessed by the original team : W.Ely, MD, Ph.D, Vanderbilt University)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
115
Inclusion Criteria
  • Adult, > or equal to 18-yr
  • Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) > or equal -3
  • Francophone
Exclusion Criteria
  • Diagnostic of cognitive disorders
  • Admission for brain injury
  • Psychotic disorders
  • Diagnostic of cognitive disorders
  • Visual or auditory impairments

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CAM-ICU.frCAM-ICU.frCAM-ICU and ICDSC evaluation proceed by two investigators and a Neuropsychologist (Speech \& language therapist specialized in neuropsychology)
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Statistical criteria of performance (sensibility, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value) of Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (CAM-ICU) compared to gold standard (neuropsychologist).Day 0

Investigators team: evaluation by the CAM- ICU in French and Intensive Care Delirium Screening Check list (ICDSC) during 2 minutes for the concomitant CAM- ICU and ICDSC , carried out at 30 minutes intervals by two Clinical Research Nurse of the investigative team .

The neuropsychologist will do the evaluation according to criteria common DSM5. Neuropsychologists now used DSM 5 criteria to diagnose delirium at our institution since new DSM 5 criteria have been published in French.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Inter-rater reliability, comparison to Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist and standard bedside practicesDay 0

Statistics ICDSC criteria will be assessed against the Gold Standard . The reproducibility of the CAM- ICU and ICDSC will be evaluated according to different inter-observer.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Montpellier, Saint Eloi

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Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

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