Status:
WITHDRAWN
Brief Delirium Assessments in Non-Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Conditions:
Delirium
Eligibility:
All Genders
65-100 years
Brief Summary
Delirium is an acute confusional state characterized by fluctuating mental status, inattention, and either disorganized thinking or an altered level of consciousness. This form of organ dysfunction oc...
Detailed Description
Delirium is often missed because 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 incorporated into t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years of age or greater
- In the non-ICU inpatient setting
- Consulted and evaluated by psychiatry
Exclusion
- Severe mental retardation or dementia
- Baseline communication barriers such aphasia, deafness, blindness, or who are unable to speak English
- Refusal of consent
- Previous enrollment
- Comatose
- Out of hospital before the assessments are completed
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01162369
Start Date
July 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2016
Last Update
May 7 2018
Active Locations (2)
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1
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 27232
2
Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-4700