Prevalence of delirium in Gastroenterology patients: Cross-sectional study to assess prevalence of delirium using the clinical test 4AT in an acute care setting

• Conditions: F05; Delirium, not induced by alcohol and other psychoactive substances

• Registration Number: DRKS00014804
• Lead Sponsor: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-25
• Study Completion: 2018-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 188

Inclusion Criteria

German language, impatient status on one of the assessment-days in one of three gastroenterological units.

Exclusion Criteria

prefinal state, comatose patients, insufficient German language

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of delirium according to the 4AT in a timeframe of 2 month with 6 points of assessment (every 12 days)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subtype of delirium according to the delirium motor subtype scale. Correlation of delirium and age, liver-disease, gender and lenght of stay until assessment (data of Patientrecords)