Does an enhanced exercise and cognitive program reduce incident delirium?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000044628

Enrollment

900

Registered

2005-07-26

Start date

2005-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This project aims to investigate the effects of additional exercise and a standardised orientation intervention on the development of delirium in hospital.

Interventions

Twice daily progressive exercise program and orientation protocol for the duration of hospital admission.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Hospital inpatient under a medical bed card in the trial area.

Exclusion criteria

Severe dysphasia, death expected within 24 hours, infectious isolation, documented contraindication to mobilisation, admission to the stroke or critical care unit, planned admission of less than 48 hours, major psychiatric diagnosis, admission for known delirium, admission from another hospital, previous inclusion in the study.

Outcome results