N/A
Completed N=81
Delirium Treatment With Acupuncture in Internal Medicine Departments
Delirium in Old Age
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03398928 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
81
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Sep 2020
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Delirium-free Days During the 7 Days of Evaluation — 5.5; 0 days — p=<0.001
Summary
Delirium frequently occurs in hospitalized older people, and treatment options are limited. Acupuncture has been shown to reduce agitation in the setting of dementia. The investigators will test the hypothesis that it may also assist in treating delirium.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Delirium-free Days During the 7 Days of Evaluation |
5.5; 0 | <0.001 sig |
| PRIMARY Time-to-first Remission of Delirium in the 7 Days of Evaluation |
1; 7 | <0.001 sig |
| SECONDARY Length of Hospital Stay |
16.4; 18.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Functional Status at Discharge |
2; 3.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Delirium Severity |
11; 3; 6; 0; 9; 1 | 0.002 sig |
| SECONDARY Number of Days in Which Antipsychotic Drugs Were Used |
7; 7 | 0.253 |
| SECONDARY Visual Assessment Scale (VAS) for Pain |
0; 0; 0; 0; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Sleep |
1; 1; 0; 1; 0; 0 | — |
| SECONDARY Delirium Complications |
1; 1; 5; 5; 3; 2 | — |
| SECONDARY Mortality |
0; 0 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Hospitalized in internal medicine department
- Aged over 65 years
- Delirium or subsyndromal delirium within the last 48 hours
Exclusion Criteria
- Platelet count under 20x10^9/L
- Encephalopathy explained by a cause other than delirium (acute stroke, alcohol, cirrhosis, etc.)
- History of severe dementia
- Communication barriers preventing delirium assessment
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03398928). 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.