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Delirium in the Emergency Department: Novel Screening

NCT01162343 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 498

Last updated 2018-05-03

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Summary

Delirium is an acute confusional state characterized by altered or fluctuating mental status, inattention, and either disorganized thinking or an altered level of consciousness. This form of organ dysfunction occurs in up to 10% of older emergency department (ED) patients and is associated with worsening mortality, prolonged hospital length of stay, higher health care costs, and accelerated functional and cognitive decline. Despite the negative consequences of delirium, the majority of cases are unrecognized by emergency physicians because it is not routinely screened for. In an effort to facilitate delirium screening, the investigators sought to validate three brief delirium assessments in the ED setting.

Conditions

  • Delirium

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jin H Han, MD, MSc · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2012-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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