NCT04154176

Validation of the Greek Version of the Confusion Assessment Method Diagnostic Algorithm (CAM) and the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) and Their Inter-rater Reliablity

Validation of the Greek Version of the Confusion Assessment Method Diagnostic Algorithm (CAM) and the Nursing Delirium Screening Scale (Nu-DESC) and Their Inter-rater Reliablity: A Prospective Cohort Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Thessaly · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study attempts to validate the Greek version of the CAM Diagnostic Algorithm and Nu-DESC in patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia.

Detailed description

Accurate diagnosis for Greek speaking patients suffering from postoperative delirium is limited by the need for a translation of standardized tools that were investigated for their inter-rater reliability/agreement. Our primary aim is to validate the Greek version of the CAM Diagnostic Algorithm and Nu-DESC in patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. Our secondary aim is to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of NuDESK in our population. This study will provide the first official Greek translation of CAM and Nu-DESC, according to the ISPOR guidelines, and the first evaluation of their inter-rater agreement.

Conditions

• Postoperative Delirium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	CAM, Nu-DESC	Two trained raters, who are blinded and have no access to each other's evaluation, administer the CAM and Nu-DESC questionnaires in each shift, during the first postoperative day after the discharge from the post-anaesthesia care unit, independently. The two assessments are completed within 60 minutes of each other. If the research team set the diagnosis of POD, the appropriate treatment will be initiated, according to the Hospital's protocol

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-01
• Primary completion: 2019-11-30
• Completion: 2019-12-15
• First posted: 2019-11-06
• Last updated: 2021-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece