Active clinical trials for "Delirium"

A questionnaire on "Cognition and Attitudes of Nurses on Postoperative Deafness in Neurosurgical Patients" was initially formed through reference literature and expert opinions. The content includes two dimensions of knowledge and attitude, all of which are single-choice questions. There are 11 items in the knowledge dimension, 1 point for the correct answer, 0 point for the wrong answer, and 0 to 11 points for the total score. The average score is the average score and the score of the score is the average score. The average score is ≤60%. Knowledge; attitude dimension is 7 items, using the Likert 4 rating method, "very disagree ~ very agree" count "1 to 4 points", total score 7 to 28 points. A sample questionnaire survey was conducted among non-severe unit nurses in the top three hospitals in the province to understand the level of cognitive mastery of the neurosurgical nurses in the province and the current status of interventions, and to compare the attitudes of nurses with different academic qualifications, years of work and work experience to postoperative intervention. And the level of knowledge mastery. Patients who underwent surgery on the neurosurgery in our hospital from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2019 were used as the control group. After informed notification, the patients with the enrollment conditions were screened for Fried's debilitating phenotype and performed. Post-routine care; patients who underwent craniotomy in our department of neurosurgery from January 1, 2020 to June 31, 2020 were included in the intervention. Patients who met the criteria for admission were informed and informed consent was obtained. Develop an early rehabilitation process to guide patients to systematic early rehabilitation training. To compare the incidence of debilitating, sputum incidence (Nursing Delirium Screening Scale, Nu-DESC), sputum-related adverse events, Activity of Daily Living (ADL), patient satisfaction, etc. The clinical application effect of the early rehabilitation intervention system.

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]).

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 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.

To investigate whether single-bed rooms can prevent and reduce incidence and duration of delirium compared to multi-bed rooms in elderly patients admitted to a geriatric department. In addition, it is investigated whether single-bed rooms reduce the use of psychotropic drugs, opioids, parenteral medication, fixed guard, falls, hospitalization and discharge to institution among delirious patients. Furthermore, to study if delirium is associated with of re-hospitalization, traumatic fall, institutionalization and death within 30 days, compared to those who do not develop delirium.

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.

Delirium is a common and serious complication of medical care that affects 10% of older Emergency Department (ED) patients, which unfortunately is unrecognized in up to 75% of ED patients.Studies have shown that 26 - 42% of patient with delirium are sent home. And 80% of patients sent home with unrecognized delirium are re-hospitalized within 4 days. Unrecognized delirium also has grave consequences for patient care - Kakuma showed that patient with unrecognized delirium who were sent home had 3-8x the mortality rate of patients with recognized delirium at 6 months. Fluctuating severity over time is a key clinical characteristics of delirium, making its diagnosis challenging. Regardless of cause, failure to recognize delirium means that ED staff cannot meet their patient"s needs. For example, ED staff may miss serious medical conditions associated with delirium, may not provide understandable discharge instructions or ensure a caregiver can supervise and assist a patient with delirium who is discharged. These care adaptations require staff to recognize the presence of delirium. Thus it is not surprising that unrecognized delirium has such grave consequences for patients. Thus recognition of delirium is critical to improving patient outcomes and reducing repeat ED visits. Patients with delirium may appear to have normal mental status at times, making its diagnosis challenging. High levels of service demand in the ED, plus the competing demands of numerous other initiatives to improve quality and reduce waiting times may explain why delirium continue to go unrecognized despite guidelines promoting routine delirium screening as a top priority in the ED. To address this care gap, the investigators developed an innovative solution. Rather than adding tasks to overburdened ED staff, our solution takes advantage of the long waiting times clients have in the ED for their initial assessments and between interactions with clinical staff. During these times, patients will use the PrEDICT "serious game" - similar to the Whack-a-Mole carnival game. The investigators have developed an algorithm based on participants" performance on this simple but serious game that can identify patients at high risk for delirium. The investigators propose to conduct a prospective, multi-center randomized clinical trial in 4 provinces. The primary objective of this study is to assess the impact of our tablet technology on the recognition of delirium by ED staff. All eligible patients who agree to participate will be treated in the same manner and will play the PrEDICT tablet based game. The investigators will randomly assign half of patients to have their test performance shared with clinical staff. Patients assigned to the control condition will be treated using the current standard of care, clinical assessments, to identify delirium. This project will allow us to solidly advance this technology from a working prototype (TRL7) to a commercially ready product demonstrated effective in multiple "real-world" environments under expected operational conditions (TRL8). Also it will provide evidence that the PrEDICT tablet app is clinically, technically, commercially and operationally feasible.

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.