Delirium in Home-dwelling Old People Receiving Home Nursing Care

NCT ID: NCT03066232

Last Updated: 2018-08-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

211 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-11

Study Completion Date

2018-07-08

Brief Summary

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Study the prevalence of delirium among old persons with home-nursing care living in the community. By recruiting the persons in a stable phase, the investigators wish to study the influence of an episode of delirium upon further cognitive and physical function.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Delirium

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Home nursing service at least once a week.
* Home dwelling (not permanently institutionalised)
* Age 65 years or more
* Informed consent by the patient or a close relative (if the patient is unable to give a valid informed consent)

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient or relative denies inclusion
* Terminal illness
* Patients diagnosed with dementia with Lewy bodies (its fluctuating course makes the diagnosis of delirium challenging)
* Patients with chronic diseases that have needed assistance from the home nursing service before the age of 65.
* Assistance from the home nursing service is due to addictive substances.
* Assistance from the home nursing service is due to psychiatric illnesses other than dementia.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sandefjord kommune

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Norwegian Centre for Ageing and Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Hospital of Vestfold

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oslo University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maria Krogseth

MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Torgeir Bruun Wyller, MD, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo

Locations

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Sandefjord kommune

Sandefjord, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

Other Identifiers

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2014/1972

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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