Efficacy and Safety of Oral Midazolam Used for the Delivery of Care in Elderly Patient With Neurocognitive Disorders and Refusing Care.
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT06638710
- Lead Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of oral midazolam on the delivery of care in elderly patients with moderat to severe neurocognitive disorders and opposing care.
- Detailed Description
Neurodegenerative disorders may lead to behavioral disturbances that can result in oppositional reactions, making the performance of certain medical treatments complex.
Midazolam is used to reduce anxiety and agitation in elderly patients with moderate to severe neurocognitive disorders. It has the advantages of rapid action, short half-life, and good tolerability. A recent study shows that its use by subcutaneous (SC) injection 'as needed,' off-label, is becoming increasingly common in elderly patients, particularly to facilitate care. However, SC injection may be poorly tolerated by patients, difficult to administer, and may cause a feeling of mistreatment.
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an oral form of midazolam adapted for the elderly on the performance of care.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Patient hospitalized (for a minimum estimated duration of 21 days) in a geriatric department in Medical Care and Rehabilitation, Cognitive-Behavioral Unit, or housed in a Reinforced Housing Unit, in a Long-Term Care Unit, or in a Psycho-Geriatric Unit.
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment, defined by a MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination) score <15. If not feasible at inclusion, MMSE score <15 less than 1 year old.
- Patient opposed to care, presenting at least two episodes of opposition to care (meals excluded) for which other non-medication alternatives have failed. These refusals of care are defined by a "resistance to care" score ≥3 on the Pittsburgh scale, over the last week. In practice, the resistance to care of patients is noted in the medical record following a weekly multidisciplinary decision.
The targeted cares:
Essential nursing care (indispensable, mandatory, and prescribed) Bathing and changing made essential by obvious lack of hygiene after evaluation Bedtime installation (e.g., with the SECURIDRAP® device) technical care: blood tests, wound care, dressing changes, insertion of urinary or nasogastric tubes; administration of medication by parenteral route
- Person affiliated with social security or beneficiary of such a scheme
- Informed, written, and signed consent by the patient or their legal representative (for adults under legal protection and unable to express their consent)
- Patient who has received midazolam treatment in the week before inclusion
- Patient with contraindications to midazolam:
severe Myasthenia Severe respiratory failure requiring continuous oxygen therapy Severe liver failure: PT <50% Severe sleep apnea syndrome not treated with a device Severe renal failure: Cockcroft <20mL/min Severe heart failure in a state of decompensation History of alcoholism or drug addiction
- Known hypersensitivity to the active substance, benzodiazepines, or any of the excipients
- Patient being treated concurrently with:
CYP3A4 enzyme inhibitors CYP3A4 enzyme inducers
- Weight <50 kg and >100 kg
- Gastrointestinal pathology that may limit or prevent the absorption of midazolam
- Identification of anxiety, defined by item E of the NPI (neuropsychiatric inventory) by an evaluation >2 in frequency and severity according to HAS recommendations.
- Identification of pain, defined by the Algoplus scale by an evaluation ≥2
- Identification of ideational disorders, defined by item E of the Cornell scale: E>0
- Subject in the exclusion period of another clinical trial
- Subject deprived of liberty by an administrative or judicial decision.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description placebo oral administration of midazolam or placebo The nurse administers an oral dose of placebo to the patient oral midazolam oral administration of midazolam or placebo The nurse administers an oral dose of midazolam to the patient
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evolution of resistance to care following oral administration of midazolam For each care: change of the care dimension of the Pittsburgh scale from the time of intention of care and 30 to 45 minutes after the study treatment intake. The efficacy will be evaluated by a decrease of at least two points in the resistance to care dimension of the Pittsburgh scale. the care dimension scale has 4 points, 4 is the worst score, 0 is the better.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number and description of Treatment-Related Adverse Events. From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4 months Measurement of saturation, respiratory rate, and heart rate, and collection of serious and non-serious adverse events occurring after the administration of midazolam gel.
effectiveness of oral midazolam in terms of acceptance of care For each care : This scale is measured immédiately after the end of the care. The acceptance of care is evaluated using the care acceptance scale by Rignell et al. (2007). This scale rangin from 1 to 4. the wrongest score is.
Evolution of agitation and refusal to care following oral administration of midazolam For each care: change from the time of intention of care and 30 to 45 minutes after the study treatment intake. Agitation and refusal of care will be evaluated using the global score of the Pittsburgh Agitation Scale. The scale ranging from 0 to 16. the wrongest score is 16
Satisfaction of the caregiving staff. For each care: immediatly after the care. Satisfaction questionnaire on the caregivers; sense of well-being towards patients.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Geriatric department of Grenoble Alpes university hospital
🇫🇷Grenoble, Isere, France