Assessment and therapy of cognitive deficits in sepsis patients - comparison of standard therapy vs. occupational therapy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: A41; Other sepsis

• Registration Number: DRKS00031487
• Lead Sponsor: Physikalische und Rehabilitative Medizin, Klinik für Unfall-, Wiederherstellungschirurgie und Rehabilitative Medizin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

awake, responsive patients in intensive care units with sepsis and after at least 24 hours of invasive/non-invasive ventilation (from RASS -1)
- Sufficient knowledge of German as mother tongue or foreign language level at least C1
- Written consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

Health condition that does not allow or enable the tests to be carried out (e.g. deep sedation, coma).

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive performance (by means of occupational therapy computer-based assessment) in the course of intensive care treatment at T0, T1 (7 days), T2 (discharge/14 days)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary target criteria are the frequency of delirium as well as the examination of confounding and influencing variables, e.g. age, previous illness and gender, number of days on ventilation, cognitive function.