Status:

TERMINATED

Rivastigmine for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Delirium

Lead Sponsor:

UMC Utrecht

Collaborating Sponsors:

ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Novartis

Conditions:

Delirium

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Delirium in Intensive Care (IC) patients is a frequent disorder. The aim of this study is to investigate whether treatment of delirium in the ICU with rivastigmine added to haloperidol shortens the du...

Detailed Description

Objective: To study whether rivastigmine added to treatment with haloperidol shortens the duration of delirium in ICU patients and reduces costs. Study design: Multicentre, double-blind, randomized c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years or older
  • Positive CAM-ICU

Exclusion

  • Known allergy to rivastigmine
  • Unable to receive enteric medication
  • Pregnant or lactating
  • Renal replacement therapy
  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Second or third degree atrioventricular block
  • Uncertainty about diagnosis delirium and no confirmation by neurologist, psychiatrist or geriatrician
  • Parkinson's disease.
  • Lewy body dementia.
  • ECG QT interval above 500 msec.
  • No informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

104 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00704301

Start Date

November 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2010

Last Update

August 13 2010

Active Locations (6)

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1

Gelre Hospitals; lukas site

Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands, 7300 DS

2

Medical Center Alkmaar

Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands, 1800 AM

3

Medical Center Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden, Provincie Friesland, Netherlands, 8901 BR

4

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands, 3000 CA