Prevention and Management of Delirium in Older General Medical Patients

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Delirium; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000204347
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Catherine Maussen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 406

Inclusion Criteria

Patients are eligible for study if admitted to participating medical units; aged 65 years or greater; and at intermediate-high risk of delirium following application of screening tool.

Exclusion Criteria

Palliative patients; combative/dangerous behaviour; hyperactive delirium requiring AIN special >4 hours daily; non invasive ventilation/tracheostomy; post ICU; severe psychiatric disorder preventing participation in interventions; severe dementia; discharge anticipated within 72 hours admission; aphasia; any condition not listed above that prevents participation in intervention ward programme

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Overall incidence delirium will be measured by applying the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)[At 48 hours, prior to discharge]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to resolution of delirium will be measured by applying the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) at intervals and documenting days to resolution of delirium[Day 4,7; weekly until patient discharge];Length of stay[Discharge];Documented falls[Discharge];Cognitive decline will be measured by applying either Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) or Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and functional decline through application of a modified Katz Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assessment[Admission, discharge]