Active clinical trials for "Delirium"

This research is planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of using eye mask and earplugs in preventing delirium with evidence-based nonpharmacological nursing interventions in intensive care units.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperative administration of Modified Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan Hydrogel Patch prevents the incidence of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing major surgery.

There is lack of attention to preoperative cognitive function and delirium in elderly who underwent surgery. The investigators are investigating different tools that can help to screen for cognitive dysfunction and delirium in the future.

In our study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between vitamin D levels and postoperative delirium in children who had undergone tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy.

This study evaluates the efficacy of melatonin 5mg in the prevention of Delirium in the older adults in emergency department. Half of the participants will receive melatonin 5mg and the other half will use a starch-based placebo.

This study compares the efficacy of scoring models used in delirium prediction in patients applying to intensive care unit. The diagnosis of delirium is based on the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). The aim of this study is determine the sensitivity and specificity of three prediction models (Delirium prediction model for ICU patients version 1 [Predeliric version-1], Delirium prediction model for ICU patients version 2 [Predeliric version-2] and Early prediction model for delirium in ICU patients [E-Predeliric]).

Recent data suggests that anesthetics can have prolonged effects on gene expression, protein synthesis and processing as well as cellular function in ways that the investigators are only beginning to understand, especially in the very young and the elderly. Within moments to days of emerging from anesthesia - cardiac or non-cardiac - some patients experience mild to very severe disorientation and changes in memory and thinking ability without apparent cause. For the vast majority of patients, this Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD), generally subsides, but for some with "diminished cognitive reserve" - especially the elderly, those with less education or prior CNS events such as stroke or early dementia - changes in memory and executive function may persist. If prolonged for more than three months, POCD has been linked to an increased risk of death. In 1-2% of elderly patients, the problem may ultimately continue for more than a year, leading to a loss of ability to care for themselves and early demise. Though this may seem like a small percentage, seniors will comprise up to 40% of the 50-75 million surgical procedures performed annually over the next 20-30 years. This amounts to 70,000 - 200,000 elder affected, and for them and their families, the cost of POCD in longer-term care, lost wages, and extended suffering will remain very high.

Haloperidol is prescribed in high risk ICU patients concerning delirium (50% or more chance to develop delirium detected with the delirium prediction model PRE-DELIRIC, or patients with history of dementia or alcohol abuse)since the delirium protocol is changed and haloperidol is added as a prevention treatment we are gathering information what the effect is on several aspects of delirium

The purpose of this project is to determine the levels of stress biomarkers associated with severe pain, agitation from intoxication or psychosis, and excited delirium at various levels of the disease in order to compare them to pre-clinical models of law enforcement encounters. We hypothesize that the serum catecholamines and markers of metabolic acidosis will worsen with the duration and severity of agitation among agitated patients and will not worsen among patients with severe pain who are not agitated. Specific Aims To assess the prevalence of patients undergoing treatment for agitation from any cause requiring restraint or sedation. To assess the prevalence of excited delirium in the emergency department. To determine the difference in serum total catecholamines, serum dopamine, serum epinephrine, serum norepinephrine, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, mean arterial pressure, mortality, and disposition among patients with agitation requiring restraint, including excited delirium and patients with severe pain from extremity fractures. To describe changes in stress biomarkers among patients with changing levels of agitation as determined by the Altered Mental Status scale.

This study will evaluate several potential risk factors for postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery patients. The risk factors will include use of specific preoperative, intraoperative, and/or postoperative medications. Other risk factors investigated may include exposure to cardiopulmonary bypass, surgical technique, and or duration of surgery.