ISRCTN ISRCTN55767124
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN55767124
Secondary identifying numbers 4951
Submission date
29/04/2010
Registration date
29/04/2010
Last edited
22/11/2013
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof John Young
Scientific

The Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation
, Duckworth Lane
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designNon-randomised interventional and observational prevention cohort study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study designNon randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typePrevention
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleComparative study of a standardised care system to prevent delirium
Study objectivesDelirium is a syndrome of acute, fluctuating confusion, which commonly affects older people who are unwell and is associated with poorer outcomes, but has the potential to be prevented.

The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of a novel, multi-component intervention called the Delirium Prevention System of Care on delirium occurrence in older people admitted to hospital, thereby improving their clinical outcomes.
Ethics approval(s)Bradford REC, 18/09/2007, ref: 07/H1302/73
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedTopic: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network; Subtopic: Dementia; Disease: Dementia
InterventionControl/before group:
Usual care

Intervention/after group:
Delirium prevention care system - education of all grades of ward staff about delirium and its prevention (education provided by delirium champions), staff modification of prevention protocols, use of multicomponent delirium prevention protocols multiple times a day by all staff, focused on modifying common risk factors for delirium.

Observation detail:
Daily assessments of all recruited participants for delirium using Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)

Study entry: registration only
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureIncident delirium (measured using Confusion Assessment Method score greater than 2 and Delirium Rating Scale [DRS-R-98] total score greater than 17) by 7 days after study ward admission
Secondary outcome measures1. Cumulative length of delirium episodes per patient by ward discharge and 6 months after ward discharge
2. Number of delirium episodes per patient by ward discharge and 6 months after ward discharge
Overall study start date05/10/2007
Completion date30/01/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupSenior
SexBoth
Target number of participantsPlanned Sample Size: 500; UK Sample Size: 500
Key inclusion criteriaAdmitted to one of study elderly care wards
Key exclusion criteria1. Consent or assent is refused
2. Not enrolled within 24 hours of ward admission
3. Patient leaves the ward prior to their first outcome assessment
4. Unable to speak English and there is no translator available
5. Unconscious or dying
6. Aged 73 - 104 years, either sex
Date of first enrolment05/10/2007
Date of final enrolment30/01/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

The Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Hospital/treatment centre

Learning and Research Centre
Wigginton Road
York
YO31 8HE
England
United Kingdom

Website http://www.york.nhs.uk/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/027e4g787

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Research into Ageing (UK) (ref: 293)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/11/2013 Yes No