patient admitted to the intensive care unit. Delirium due to known physiological condition
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention in this study involves administering quetiapine, a medication commonly used to treat psychiatric disorders. The dose of quetiapine given is 25 mg,
Sponsors
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hospitalization in the intensive care unit Age over 18 years Patient satisfaction No alcohol addiction Healthy vision and hearing or elimination of vision and hearing defects by using glasses and hearing aids No use of psychoactive drugs
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: head trauma QT prolongation Encephalopathy Basal systolic blood pressure above 140 Basal diastolic blood pressure above 90 Tachycardia (beats more than 100 per minute) History of seizures Hypersensitivity to quetiapine intubated patient
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Delirium Frequency. Timepoint: every 8 hours. Method of measurement: The number of episodes of delirium observed in an 8-hour period. This variable measures how often delusions occur in each group And it is measured using the Neecham criterion.;Severity of delirium. Timepoint: every 8 hours. Method of measurement: The intensity or severity of delirium symptoms experienced by participants was measured using the Neecham scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammadreza Habibzadeh siahroodkolaee
Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed