Status:
COMPLETED
Delirium in the Emergency Department: Novel Screening
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Conditions:
Delirium
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
Delirium is an acute confusional state characterized by altered or fluctuating mental status, inattention, and either disorganized thinking or an altered level of consciousness. This form of organ dys...
Detailed Description
Delirium is often missed because emergency physicians do not routinely screen for this diagnosis. Most delirium assessments can take up to 10 minutes to perform making them less likely to be incorpora...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years of age or greater
- In the Emergency Department for less than 12 hour at the time of enrollment
Exclusion
- Severe mental retardation or dementia
- Baseline communication barriers such as aphasia, deafness, blindness, or who are unable to speak English
- Refusal of consent
- Previous enrollment
- Comatose
- Out of the hospital before the assessments are completed
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
498 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01162343
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
May 3 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232