NCT01356810

Prophylactic Environmental Management of Delirium

Manejo Ambiental Profilactico Del Delirium Intrahospitalario

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 287 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad de Valparaiso · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome with an acute onset and fluctuating course which is presented in 15 to 20% of patients admitted to general wards. It is a potentially life - threatening complication which can be prevented. It is the objective of this randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether a multicomponent environmental intervention could reduce the incidence of delirium in a general medical ward.

Detailed description

A total of 287 patients 65 years of age or older who had been admitted to a general medicine ward and who were at risk of delirium were studied. Eligible patients were randomized to a multicomponent environmental intervention or standard care. Both groups were well balanced in patients characteristics and followed during the full hospital stay by a group trained in the application of the confusion assessment method to detect incident delirium.

Conditions

• Delirium
• Falls

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Environmental Intervention	The environmental intervention consisted of daily reorientation, avoidance of sensorial deprivation, longer visiting hours, the availability of a clock, a calendar and the presence of familiar objects in the room.
OTHER	Standard Care	Delirium management by the attending physician's preferences.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2010-06-01
• First posted: 2011-05-20
• Last updated: 2019-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Chile