Quality improvement for delirium management: Implementation of a protocol for management of delirium for quality improvement with a pre/post evaluation

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017715

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-08-01

Start date

2019-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F05 I50

Interventions

Group 1: Before Implementation of a Protocol: Intensive Care patients are screened 4x per day for delirium and treated at individual discretion Group 2: After Implementation of a Protocol: Intensive C

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are =18 years old and have given written informed consent for research with their data

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients a) with palliative status, b) who are present during both before / after phases, or c) are pregnant, or d) who have been included in a competitive study with delirium as an outcome measure, or e) who are not assessable on delirium

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of delirium, measured in hours, assessed by valid instruments (Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit, Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
delirium incidence, duration of mechanical ventilation, length of intensive care unit stay, length of hospital stay, intensive care unit and hospital mortality, cumulative doses of delirium-related drugs, non-pharmacological interventions, and complications of delirium for a follow-up of 28 days	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPeter Nydahl

Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Pflegeforschung, Campus Kiel

Peter.Nydahl@uksh.de043150013812

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026