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Family Support System for Delirium

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Phillip E Vlisides, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day of hospital discharge, up to 30 days
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test whether a decision support system can help improve post-operative recovery for older, high-risk surgical patients. The system will provide alerts and recommendations to prevent delirium.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within 30 days after surgery
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within 30 days after surgery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Delirium
Secondary outcome measures
Anxiety Symptoms as Assessed by Hospitalized Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-A)
Delayed Discharge - Cognitive Impairment
Delirium Severity
+7 more
Other outcome measures
30-Day FAM-CAM Assessments
36-Item Short Form Survey
Agreement - FAM-CAM and Research-based CAM Assessments
+8 more

Trial Design

4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: HELP Support SystemExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This arm will receive the HELP Support System intervention only
Group II: Family Support SystemExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This arm will receive the Family Support system intervention only
Group III: Combined Support SystemsExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Participants randomized to this arm will receive both HELP- and family-based support system interventions
Group IV: Usual Care GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Usual care per surgical ward standards
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
HELP Support System
2019
N/A
~60
Family Support System
2019
N/A
~60

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of MichiganLead Sponsor
1,794 Previous Clinical Trials
6,373,856 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Delirium
4,057 Patients Enrolled for Delirium
National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,668 Previous Clinical Trials
28,005,004 Total Patients Enrolled
35 Trials studying Delirium
38,569 Patients Enrolled for Delirium
The Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence CentersOTHER
9 Previous Clinical Trials
238 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Recommendations and Alerting for Delirium Alleviation in Real-Time (RADAR)
Phillip Vlisides 2019. "Recommendations and Alerting for Delirium Alleviation in Real-Time (RADAR)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04007523.
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