Impact of Alarm Reduction on Delirium in ICU (ALADIN)

Central Hospital, Nancy, France

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Delirium

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04246892

2019PI225

Details and patient eligibility

About

Delirium is an acute and fluctuating disturbance of consciousness and can occur in 80% of critically ill patients. Delirium is more frequent in mecanically ventilated patients and is associated with longer hospital stay, increased cognitive impairment and mortality. On the occasion of the change of the monitors in the ICU ward, allowing a total withdrawal of alarms in patients room, this study evaluates the prevalence of delirium before and after the alarm withdrawal. During the first period the patients will be monitored as usual, and during the second period patients will be monitored without alarms ringing in patients room. Delirium will be screened with a validated, clinical tool.

Enrollment: 89 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age>18 years, admission to ICU

Exclusion criteria

• length of stay in ICU<24 hours, moribund patient, deafness, dementia, psychiatric pathology, delirium at admission, acute neurological pathology at admission (stroke, epilepsy, neuro-infection), hepatic encephalopathy, admission for cardiac arrest, admission for voluntary drug intoxication, pregnancy

Trial design

89 participants in 2 patient groups

group before alarm withdrawal

groupe after alarm withdrawal