delirium. Other delirium
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Patients who are in the drug group will be gavage with 2 grams of omega-3 daily. Intervention 2: In the control group placebo (syrup, methyl cellulose) will be gavage.
Treatment - Drugs
Patients who are in the drug group will be gavage with 2 grams of omega-3 daily.
In the control group placebo (syrup, methyl cellulose) will be gavage.
Sponsors
Vice- Chancellor for Research of Zanjan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: APACHEE score under 25; GCS=7-9; age over 18 years; Patients under mechanical ventilation; No history of dementia-Alzheimer and Parkinson; No use of anti-psychotic drugs; No history of allergy to omega-3 or fish; Patients who are not suffering from brain damage; Patients who were admitted due to surgical complications in the intensive care unit Exclusion criteria: Separated from the ventilator in less than 72 hours; Death in less than 48 hours; Discharge from the ICU in under 72 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of days without delirium during the first 7 days of hospitalization. Timepoint: Twice daily. Method of measurement: CAM-ICU: Confusion assestment method for the ICU. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mortality during hospitalization in ICU. Timepoint: End of the study. Method of measurement: Records.;The number of days that patients are not connected to ventilator in the ICU stay. Timepoint: End of the study. Method of measurement: Records.;The number of ICU days stay. Timepoint: End of the study. Method of measurement: Records. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNavid Shafigh
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed