International Validation of a Delirium Prediction Model for ICU Patients

Radboud University Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Delirium

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01249755

20110901

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recently our ICU research group developed and validated a delirium prediction model in the NetherlandsThis. This model has a high predictive value. We want to examine what the predictive value is in ICUs of other European countries.

Full description

Delirium is a serious and common disorder in ICU patients. It is increasingly recognized that screening of ICU patients is a valuable tool for early detection and treatment of delirium, which may reduce its incidence, severity and duration. Apart from treatment of delirium, delirium prevention (pharmacological and nursing interventions)is an important issue. However, it is time consuming to take preventive measures in all ICU patients. The recently developed prediction model facilitates the conduct of preventive measures focused on high risk groups. This prediction model is developed and validated in the Netherlands. The aim of our study is to investigate the predictive value of the model in ICUs in other countries.

Enrollment: 2,000 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• delirious state within the first 24hours after ICU admission
• sustained comatose during complete ICU stay
• admission duration less than twelve hours;
• serious auditory or visual disorders
• unable to understand the language of the included centre
• severely mentally disabled
• serious receptive aphasia
• or if there are missing or incomplete delirium screenings during admission to the ICU

Trial design

2,000 participants in 1 patient group

delirious patients

Description:

The cohort is divided in delirious and non-delirious patients