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Delirium treatment with Transcranial Electrical Stimulatio

Recruiting
Conditions
acute encephalopathy
delirium
10012221
Registration Number
NL-OMON56548
Lead Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
159
Inclusion Criteria

Age over 50 years.
Diagnosis of delirium
Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) score of -2 to +2.
Delirium duration of at least two days prior to study inclusion, based delirium
assessments and/or descriptions in the medical and/or nursing files.
Known causes underlying delirium are being treated adequately, as assessed by
the treating physician.

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to conduct valid delirium screening assessment (e.g. coma, deaf,
blind) or inability to speak the Dutch or English language.
Patients in a moribund state.
Alcohol/substance abuse withdrawal or stroke as precipitating factor for
delirium.
Diagnosis of dementia, based on medical record review and/or a score of >=4.5 on
the short form of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the
Elderly (IQCODE).
Standard contra-indications for tACS (history of serious head trauma or brain
surgery; large or ferromagnetic metal parts in the head (except for a dental
wire);
implanted cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator; skin diseases or inflammations;
epilepsy)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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