NCT04188795

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Delirium Preventive Care Protocol

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Delirium Preventive Care Protocol for Hip Fracture Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The prospective, randomized controlled experimental trial investigates the effectiveness of delirium preventive care protocol for hip fracture patients.

Detailed description

The aim of this prospective, randomized controlled experimental trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of delirium preventive care protocol on pain, functional status, sleep quality and delirium prevention in patients with hip fracture. This research was conducted at a training and research hospital's orthopedics and traumatology department. The study sample was compromised of 80 patients with hip fracture. Intervention and control groups were applied after block randomization. Study data was collected by using Patient Information Form, Mini-Cog Test, Confusion Assessment Method, Visual Analogue Scale, Barthel Index, Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form and Richards Campbell Sleep Questionnaire. The patients in the intervention group were provided with nursing care in accordance with the delirium preventive care protocol developed with the support of literature. In the control group, routine nursing care was provided in line with the clinical procedure. The data was analyzed by using number, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, Interquartile Range, Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson's chi square test, Fisher corrected chi-square test, ANOVA test, Paired Sample t test, Friedman test, Wilcoxon test and Cronbach α coefficient.

Conditions

• Delirium

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Delirium Preventive Care Protocol	Nursing care was applied to hip fracture patients in the experimental group in accordance with the care protocol developed to prevent delirium. Delirium preventive care protocol was consist of; psychosocial care, monitoring of oxygen saturation, prevention of dehydration, nutritional support, normal elimination, pain control, sleep regulation, avoidance of bladder catheterization and early mobilization. Confusion Assessment Method, Barthel Index and Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire were repeated to patients on the first postoperative day and on the third day.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-05-25
• Primary completion: 2019-01-30
• Completion: 2019-04-01
• First posted: 2019-12-06
• Last updated: 2020-03-19

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)