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Audio-Recorded Messages Delivered Via iPad to Prevent Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients

NCT07396532 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-02-09

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Summary

The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if personalized audio-recorded reorientation messages can be successfully implemented in general hospital wards for elderly patients after hip fracture surgery. It will also explore whether this intervention might help prevent confusion (delirium) after surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Can the intervention be successfully delivered by nursing staff in a busy orthopedic ward?
* How many eligible patients can be recruited and retained in the study?
* Do patients tolerate listening to the personalized audio messages without problems?
* Does listening to personalized audio messages show any early signs of reducing confusion after surgery?

Researchers will compare patients who receive personalized audio messages to those who receive usual care to see if the intervention is feasible to implement and whether it shows promise for preventing delirium.

Participants will:

* Listen to 2-minute personalized audio-recorded reorientation messages played through an iPad and headphones three times daily for the first 3 days after surgery
* Have their orientation and mental status checked daily for three times by nursing staff
* Continue with all their regular medical care and treatments
* Be monitored until discharge from the study wards.

Conditions

  • Delirium - Postoperative
  • Delirium and Post-operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD)
  • Delirium, Postoperative

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Audio-Recorded Reorientation Intervention

Participants in this arm receive personalized audio-recorded reorientation messages delivered three times daily during the first three post-operative days. Each message lasts approximately 2 minutes and contains personalized information including the current location, date and time, and encouraging messages. Messages are delivered via iPad and headphones by nursing staff during routine care. Audio messages are available in English, Mandarin, Malay, and Tamil to accommodate patient language preferences. Participants also receive all standard post-operative care and treatments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sengkang General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-29
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-07-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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