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Delirium in Persons With Dementia

NCT01394328 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 308

Last updated 2018-01-16

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Summary

The aims of this study were to identify risk factors associated with delirium in hospitalized persons with dementia, and to describe immediate and post-hospital (1\&3 months) trajectory of cognitive decline and associated outcomes in persons with dementia who develop delirium. It was hypothesized that factors such as CNS-active medications, urinary tract infection, stage of dementia, pain, activity level, and dehydration would be associated with an increased risk of delirium and delirium severity in patients with dementia compared to dementia patients without delirium. It was also hypothesized that persons with DSD will have worse outcomes (longer hospital length of stays, decreased functional status, a steeper negative slope of cognitive decline) than dementia patients without delirium. Lastly, it was hypothesized that higher delirium severity would be associated with poorer outcomes in persons with dementia. The long-term objectives were to use the results from this study to design and test an intervention strategy to improve early recognition, management, prevention, and outcomes in persons with DSD.

Conditions

  • Delirium Superimposed on Dementia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Augusta University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Harvard University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Indiana University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Donna Fick, PhD · Penn State University

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • United States

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