Effectiveness of the Delirium Zero Protocol to Prevent the Onset of Delirium in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: "Delirium Zero" protocol, Standard of Care to prevent Delirium..
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Hip Fracture, Delirium - Postoperative. Basic parameters: from 65 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Spain
- Next step
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Official title
Effectiveness of the Delirium Zero Protocol to Prevent the Onset of Delirium in Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: Randomized Clinical Trial
Overview
The main objective of this research will be to investigate whether the control of care provided by the family/caregiver can prevent the incidence of delirium in individuals undergoing surgical intervention for hip fracture. The research will be a randomized, single-blind, parallel, two-arm clinical trial that compares two conditions: intervention group, hereafter IG (Delirium Zero protocol based on a space-temporal orientation poster for the patient, a clock hung on the wall next to the orientation poster, and a checklist for the preventive measures taken by the caregiver/family), and control group, hereafter CG (standard of care). The participants will be patients over 65 years old, admitted to the trauma hospitalization units at the La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital (La Fe Health Department, Valencia, Spain) and at the Manises Hospital (Manises Health Department, Spain), who have had hip fracture surgery and are accompanied by a family member/caregiver. The research will take place in these centers because the rooms are private, which allows there to be no interference between the intervention under study (in the IG) or the standard care (CG).
Interventions
- Procedure "Delirium Zero" protocol
The protocol consists of: i) a patient orientation poster placed in the room in a visible location for the patient, with information updated daily by the family member/caregiver; ii) a clock hung on the wall next to the orientation poster; and iii) a verification sheet of the preventive measures taken by the caregiver/family member, where the caregiver/family member must indicate daily the frequency with which preventive activities have been performed. The caregiver/family member will have this - Procedure Standard of Care to prevent Delirium.
All participants in the study, regardless of the assigned group, receive information on strategies to prevent delirium, which is provided in the participant information sheet and includes an infographic and a guide for patients and their families. Participants are advised to keep this document accessible throughout their stay for reference.
Primary outcome measures
- Delirium: incidence [Time frame: Baseline, from the patient's admission to the trauma unit until hospital discharge or assessedup to 6 weeks, whichever came first.]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- Delirium: severity [Time frame: Baseline, from the patient's admission to the trauma unit until hospital discharge or assessedup to 6 weeks, whichever came first.]
- Delirium. Days of duration [Time frame: Baseline, from the patient's admission to the trauma unit until hospital discharge or assessedup to 6 weeks, whichever came first.]
- Delirium: number of episodes [Time frame: Baseline, from the patient's admission to the trauma unit until hospital discharge or assessedup to 6 weeks, whichever came first.]
- Adherence to the Delirium Zero protocol [Time frame: Baseline, from the patient's admission to the trauma unit until hospital discharge or assessedup to 6 weeks, whichever came first.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- The participants will be patients over 65 years old
- Admitted to the orthopedic hospitalization units of La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital (La Fe Health Department, Valencia, Spain) and Manises Hospital (Manises Health Department, Spain).
- Who are undergoing surgery for hip fracture
- Accompanied by a family member/caregiver who understands Spanish and knows how to read and write it.
Exclusion criteria
\- Delirium at the time of admission to the trauma guard (assessed with the CAM scale).
Have previously been diagnosed with severe cognitive impairment according to the Pfeiffer scale, which corresponds to a score of 8-10 points.
- Have previously been diagnosed with any serious mental disorder (schizophrenic disorders, schizotypal disorders, persistent delusional disorders, substance-induced delusional disorders, schizoaffective disorders, other non-organic psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, serious depressive episode with psychotic symptoms, and severe recurrent depressive disorders). - that they have delirium at the time of admission to the trauma room.
- That they have a language barrier, deep aphasia, coma, or terminal illness.
- That they have been previously enrolled in this study.
- That before the surgery they were admitted to a different hospital unit than those participating in the study, although they may then be transferred to one of these trauma units.
- That they present brain alterations (tumors, occupying lesions).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
Spain · 2 centers
- Hospital Manises — Manises
- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe — Valencia
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07202208 · DZ_Delirum Zero · PINV_05CNDE24