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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN95736036
ISRCTN95736036Completed未知

Evaluation of a nurse mentoring intervention to family caregivers in the management of delirium after cardiac surgery (MENTOR_D): a randomized pilot study

Montreal Heart Institute Research Center (Canada)0 sites60 target enrollmentStarted: March 27, 2013Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
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Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
60

Study Overview

Brief Summary

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Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Current inclusion criteria as of 24/06/2015:
  • For patients and caregivers:
  • 1. Be 18 years of age or older
  • 2. Speak and read French
  • 3. Present physical and cognitive abilities (before surgery) to agree to participate in the study
  • For patients:
  • 1. Have delirium following a surgical procedure of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), heart valve plasty or replacement. Delirium is defined by a score of 4 or higher on the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC-Bergeron, et al., 2001) and confirmed by a medical diagnosis
  • For caregivers:
  • 1. Identify oneself as the caregiver to the patient who will undergo surgery
  • 2. Be available to go to the bedside twice daily for three consecutive days after the detection of delirium
  • Previous inclusion criteria from 12/06/2014 to 24/06/2015:
  • For patients and caregivers:
  • 1. Be 18 years of age or older
  • 2. Speak and read French
  • 3. Present physical and cognitive abilities (before surgery) to agree to participate in the study
  • For patients:
  • 1. Have had a surgical procedure of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), heart valve plasty or replacement
  • 2. Planning to spend the full length of the postoperative stay in the research center (patients from a referring center will not be eligible as their length of stay in the research environment is shorter than the time required for this protocol, even in the presence of delirium)
  • 3. Present postoperative delirium defined by a score of 4 or higher on the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC-Bergeron, et al., 2001) and confirmed by a medical diagnosis
  • For caregivers:
  • 1. Identify oneself as the caregiver to the patient who will undergo surgery
  • 2. Be available to go to the bedside twice daily for three consecutive days after the detection of delirium
  • Original inclusion criteria until 12/06/2014:
  • For patients and caregivers:
  • 1. Be 18 years of age or older
  • 2. Speak and read French
  • 3. Present physical and cognitive abilities (before surgery) to agree to participate in the study
  • For patients:
  • 1. Have had a surgical procedure of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), heart valve plasty or replacement
  • 2. Planning to spend the full length of the postoperative stay in the research center
  • (patients from a referring center will not be eligible as their length of stay in the research environment is shorter than the time required for this protocol, even in the presence of delirium)
  • 3. Present a high risk of delirium before surgery according to the presence of at least three risk factors identified in systematic reviews: age = 65 years; history of delirium; active smoker; take three or more alcoholic drinks per day; have a cognitive impairment (prior dementia, prior cognitive decline) or a sensory impairment (hearing)
  • 4. Present delirium after cardiac surgery defined by a score of 4 or higher on the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC-Bergeron, et al., 2001), used each shift in usual care, and confirmed by diagnosis.
  • For caregivers:
  • 1. Be identified in the first study information meeting as the caregiver the patient who will undergo surgery
  • 2. Be available to go to the bedside twice daily for three consecutive days after the detection of delirium

Exclusion Criteria

  • Current exclusion criteria as of 12/06/2014:
  • For patients:
  • 1. Expressing a refusal to participate in the study after delirium
  • 2. Be referred to the palliative care team due to severe post-operative complications
  • Previous exclusion criteria:
  • For patients:
  • 1. Undergo an emergency cardiac surgery that prevents obtaining informed consent before the procedure

Investigators

Sponsor
Montreal Heart Institute Research Center (Canada)

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