Delirium
Conditions
Keywords
Prevention, Critical care, Delirium, Nurse, RCT
Brief summary
Delirium is a common disorder in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and is associated with serious short- and long-term consequences. This study focuses on a program of standardized nursing and physical therapy interventions to prevent delirium in the ICU, and determines the effect of the program on the number of delirium-coma-free days in 28 days and several secondary outcomes in a multicenter randomized controlled trial.
Detailed description
Delirium is a common disorder in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and is associated with serious short- and long-term consequences, including re-intubations, ICU readmissions, prolonged ICU and hospital stay, persistent cognitive problems, and higher mortality rates. Considering the high incidence of delirium and its consequences, prevention of delirium is imperative. This study focuses on a program of standardized nursing and physical therapy interventions to prevent delirium in the ICU, called UNDERPIN-ICU (nUrsiNg DEliRium Preventive INterventions in the ICU). Objective: To determine the effect of the UNDERPIN-ICU program on the number of delirium-coma-free days in 28 days and several secondary outcomes, such as delirium incidence, the number of days of survival in 28 and 90 days and delirium-related outcomes. Design and Setting: A multicenter stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial. Methods: Eight to ten Dutch ICUs will implement the UNDERPIN-ICU program in a randomized order. Every two months the UNDERPIN-ICU program will be implemented in an additional ICU following a two months period of staff training. UNDERPIN-ICU consists of standardized protocols focusing on several modifiable risk factors for delirium, including cognitive impairment, sleep deprivation, immobility and visual and hearing impairment. Participants: ICU patients aged ≥ 18 years (surgical, medical, or trauma) and at high risk for delirium, E-PRE-DELIRIC ≥35%, will be included, unless delirium was detected prior ICU admission, expected length of ICU stay is less then one day or when delirium assessment is not possible.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALUNDERPIN-ICU program
UNDERPIN-ICU consists of standardized protocols focusing on several modifiable risk factors for delirium, including cognitive impairment, sleep deprivation, immobility and visual and hearing impairment.
Sponsors
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Radboud University Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* aged ≥ 18 years * surgical, medical or trauma patients * admitted to one of the participating ICUs * at high risk for delirium (\>35% determined with the E-PRE-DELIRIC prediction tool)
Exclusion criteria
* delirious before ICU admission * an ICU stay \< one day * reliable assessment for delirium is not possible due to: sustained coma; serious auditory or visual disorders; inability to understand Dutch; severely mentally disabled; serious receptive aphasia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The number of delirium-coma-free days | 28 days | The number of days a patient is not delirious and not in coma in 28 days starting from the day of inclusion in the study after ICU admission. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The number of days of survival | 28 days | The number of days survived since ICU admission. |
| Duration of mechanical ventilation | 28 days | The number of days a patient was mechanically ventilated. |
| Incidence of re-intubation | 28 days | Patients who need to be intubated within 28 days after ICU admission, following a previous extubation, irrespectively the reason for re-intubation, will be counted as incident case for re-intubation. |
| Incidence of ICU re-admission | 28 days | Patients who need to be readmitted to the ICU within 28 days, irrespectively the reason for readmission, will be counted as incident cases for ICU readmission. |
| Incidence of unplanned removal of tubes/catheters | 28 days | Incidents in which patients remove their tube or catheter themselves will be counted as incident cases for unplanned removal. The period in which this is measured is during patients' ICU stay or during the period when the patient is delirious (in case a patient is discharged to the ward) with a maximum of 28 days. |
| Delirium incidence | 28 days | One or more episodes of positive delirium screening after ICU admission. |
| ICU length of stay | 365 days | This is defined as the number of days a patient is admitted to the ICU. Hospital length of stay is defined as number of days a patient is admitted to the hospital. |
| Hospital length of stay | 365 days | This is defined as the number of days a patient is admitted to the ICU. Hospital length of stay is defined as number of days a patient is admitted to the hospital. |
| Health related quality of Life (HRQoL) | 90 days after ICU admission | — |
| Post-hoc analysis | During admission | — |
| Cost-effectiveness | During ICU admission | — |
| Incidence of physical restraints | 28 days | Patients who need physical restraints (fixation of their limbs to prevent them from removing tubes or lines) within 28 days, will be counted as incident cases for physical restraints. |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed