Testing the Validity of the "Modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department" (mCAM-ED)"

NCT02782143 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EKNZ-2015-123
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 289
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The proposed Study validates the accuracy of the modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department

Conditions

Delirium

Keywords

delirium detection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Delirium measured by geriatricians using Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV criteria

  acute confusional states in patients

  once during the stay at the emergency department which lasts an average of 24 hours

• Delirium measured by geriatricians using DSM-5 criteria

  acute confusional states in patients

  once during the stay at the emergency department which lasts an average of 24 hours

• Delirium measured by advanced practice nurses using the mCAM-ED

  acute confusional states in patients

  once during the stay at the emergency department which lasts an average of 24 hours

• degree of concordance between nurses' delirium measurement versus geriatricians' delirium measurement assessed in a four field matrix

  once during the stay at the emergency department which lasts an average of 24 hours

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 115 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admitted to the emergency department being 65 years and over

You may qualify if:

• Age \>= 65 years

You may not qualify if:

• patients under resuscitation or fatal illness
• not speaking German
• being aphasic
• being deaf

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Basel

Basel, Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Trzepacz, P. T., & Meagher, D. J. (2008). Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Delirium. In S. C. Yudofsky & R. E. Hales (Eds.), Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences (5 ed., pp. 445-518). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

  BACKGROUND

• Han JH, Zimmerman EE, Cutler N, Schnelle J, Morandi A, Dittus RS, Storrow AB, Ely EW. Delirium in older emergency department patients: recognition, risk factors, and psychomotor subtypes. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Mar;16(3):193-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00339.x. Epub 2009 Jan 20.

  PMID: 19154565 BACKGROUND

• Ryan DJ, O'Regan NA, Caoimh RO, Clare J, O'Connor M, Leonard M, McFarland J, Tighe S, O'Sullivan K, Trzepacz PT, Meagher D, Timmons S. Delirium in an adult acute hospital population: predictors, prevalence and detection. BMJ Open. 2013 Jan 7;3(1):e001772. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001772.

  PMID: 23299110 BACKGROUND

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

• Wolfgang Hasemann, PhD

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  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 16, 2015
• First Posted: May 25, 2016
• Study Start: November 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: September 1, 2016
• Last Updated: September 13, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-09

Locations

CH (1)