Feasibility of a Software App for Testing Inattention in Delirium

NCT02603380 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DelApp phase A
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 48
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This qualitative study aims to evaluate the usability of a smartphone application called DelApp. The study will assess usability and acceptability of the software app by asking 40 clinicians to administer the DelApp assessment to consented patient and clinicians. Feedback will be collected through semi-structured interviews with the clinicians. The feedback will be used to optimise the software application in preparation for formal validations studies.

Conditions

Delirium

Keywords

Delirium; Feasibility study; software application; qualitative

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Semi-structured interviews with clinicians and patients to produce a set of recommendations to refine and optimise the DelApp.

  Clinicians and patients who have used the DelApp will be interviewed using semi structured interviews.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• System usability scale to measure the usability of the DelApp.

  Baseline

Study Arms (2)

Clinical staff

Clinicians in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Other: No intervention

Patients

Patients in intensive care units and general wards in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

This is an observational study. No intervention will be given.

Clinical staff; Patients

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE) general wards and intensive care units.

You may qualify if:

• Native or fluent English speaker
• Capacity to give consent to participate in the study
• Aged 65 or over

You may not qualify if:

• Vision, hearing or speech impairment severe enough to preclude testing and interview.
• Known or suspected cognitive impairment including dementia
• Photosensitive epilepsy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Edinburgh: lead
• Medical Research Council: collaborator
• NHS Lothian: collaborator
• University of Glasgow: collaborator
• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde: collaborator
• Cambridge Cognition Ltd: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Delirium

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Confusion; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• David J Stott

  University of Glasgow

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Elizabeth Wilson

  NHS Lothian

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Timothy Walsh

  University of Edinburgh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Tara Quasim

  University of Glasgow

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Jonathan Evans

  University of Glasgow

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Christopher Weir

  University of Edinburgh

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Alexander Weir

  Medical Devices Unit

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Stuart Parks

  Medical Devices Unit

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Jenny Barnett

  Cambridge Cognition Ltd

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 19, 2015
• First Posted: November 11, 2015
• Study Start: March 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2015
• Study Completion: June 1, 2015
• Last Updated: November 11, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-11