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Family Caregiver Role in Decreasing Delirium in Older Patients With Fractured Femur Using HELP Principles.

NCT05321771 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-05-07

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Summary

The Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) has been shown to reduce delirium in hospitalized patients. In this study a family caregiver will apply the principles of the HELP program in a structured manner following training by a nurse clinical specialist in geriatrics. The effect of this intervention in decreasing delirium in older patients treated in an acute orthopedic unit for fractured femur following a fall will be evaluated.

Conditions

  • Delirium
  • Femoral Fracture

Interventions

OTHER

Family caregiver application of HELP principles

The family caregiver will apply the principles of the HELP program in a structured manner following training by a nurse clinical specialist in geriatrics. These principles include engaging patients in conversation, particularly emphasizing orientation to time and place, encouraging eating and drinking, and assisting with early mobility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Galit Geller Bigelman, MA · Rambam Health Care Campus

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-12-02
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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