N/A
Completed N=498
Delirium in the Emergency Department: Novel Screening
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01162343 ↗Enrolled (actual)
498
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2018
Primary outcomePrimary: Delirium — 98.0; 56.2; 56.2; 54.8 percent
Summary
Delirium is an acute confusional state characterized by altered or fluctuating mental status, inattention, and either disorganized thinking or an altered level of consciousness. This form of organ dysfunction occurs in up to 10% of older emergency department (ED) patients and is associated with worsening mortality, prolonged hospital length of stay, higher health care costs, and accelerated functional and cognitive decline. Despite the negative consequences of delirium, the majority of cases are unrecognized by emergency physicians because it is not routinely screened for. In an effort to facilitate delirium screening, the investigators sought to validate three brief delirium assessments in the ED setting.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Delirium |
98.0; 56.2; 56.2; 54.8; 78.0; 96.9 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 65 years of age or greater
- In the Emergency Department for less than 12 hour at the time of enrollment
Exclusion Criteria
- Severe mental retardation or dementia
- Baseline communication barriers such as aphasia, deafness, blindness, or who are unable to speak English
- Refusal of consent
- Previous enrollment
- Comatose
- Out of the hospital before the assessments are completed
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01162343). 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.