N/A
Completed N=187
Screening and Interventions in an Acute Care Setting
Depression · Medication Administered in Error · Mild Cognitive Impairment
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00545155 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
187
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2012
Primary outcomePrimary: Proportion of Subjects Cognitively Impaired in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) — 17 percentage of subjects
Summary
The purpose of this study is to: 1) evaluate the reliability and validity of EMS screening for depression and cognitive impairment and 2) to develop a pilot ED intervention program to address the needs of older adults found to be at risk for depression and cognitive impairment.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Proportion of Subjects Cognitively Impaired in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
17 | — |
| PRIMARY Proportion of Subjects Cognitively Impaired in the Emergency Department (ED) |
16 | — |
| PRIMARY Proportion of Subjects Cognitively Impaired in the ED |
55 | — |
| PRIMARY Test-Retest Reliability of Six Item Screener Screening |
0.52 | — |
| PRIMARY Concurrent Criterion Validity of Six Item Screener Screening |
0.23 | — |
| PRIMARY Proportion of Subjects Depressed in EMS. |
48 | — |
| PRIMARY Proportion of Subjects Depressed in the ED |
22 | — |
| PRIMARY Test-Retest Reliability Testing of PHQ-2 Screening |
0.50 | — |
| PRIMARY Concurrent Criterion Validity of PHQ-2 |
0.36 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- age 65 or older, cared for by participating EMS providers
Exclusion Criteria
- too ill to participate, not transported to participating hospitals
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00545155). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.