NCT01316965

Impact of a Multifaceted Program to Prevent Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly

CONFUCIUS Study : Impact of a Multifaceted Program to Prevent Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 175 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Postoperative delirium is common in the elderly and is associated with a significant increase in mortality, complications, length of hospital stay and admission in long care facility. Several interventions have proved their effectiveness to prevent it but their combination within a multifaceted intervention needs to be assessed using rigorous methodology based on randomized study design. CONFUCIUS trial aims to measure the impact of a multifaceted program on the prevention of postoperative delirium in elderly.

Conditions

• Postoperative Delirium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Multifaceted prevention program HELP(Hospital Elder Life Program)	* A. Structured geriatric consultation will be performed by geriatricians of the MGT(Mobile Geriatric Teams) before surgery, including clinical examination and geriatric assessment * B. All members of medical and nursing staffs will attend a two hours training session performed by the MGTs and HELP(Hospital Elder Life Program) will be implemented in the surgical wards * C. On a quarterly basis, all members of medical and nursing staffs and MGTs will gathered to analyze medical records of patients having experienced a postoperative delirium.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-04-01
• Primary completion: 2017-05-01
• Completion: 2017-05-01
• First posted: 2011-03-16
• Last updated: 2017-05-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France