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Validation Study of the CORNELL ASSESSMENT PEDIATRIC DELIRIUM (CAPD) Scale in Italian Language

Validation Study of the CORNELL ASSESSMENT PEDIATRIC DELIRIUM (CAPD) Scale in Italian Language

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04589767
Enrollment
70
Registered
2020-10-19
Start date
2020-01-01
Completion date
2021-09-30
Last updated
2022-03-02

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Conditions

Delirium

Keywords

delirium, monitoring

Brief summary

70 children (based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria described above) admitted in PICU will be daily assessed by two nurses (inter-evaluator agreement) using the Italian version of CAPD scale administered twice at a distance of 2 minutes (intra-evaluator agreement).

Detailed description

The psychometric validation study will take place in the PICU of the Hospital of Padua. CAPD translation and cultural adaptation was developed within the Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit of the Federico II Polyclinic. In this study we aim to perform the psychometric validation. 70 children (based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria described above) admitted in PICU will be daily assessed by two nurses (inter-evaluator agreement) using the Italian version of CAPD scale administered twice at a distance of 2 minutes (intra-evaluator agreement). The score will be recorded in a data collection card, all the cards will be collected and then analyzed.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCAPD scale

Two nurses will apply CAPD scale. One nurse will repeat the CAPD evaluation two minutes later

Sponsors

Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* PICU admission * Comfort Behavioral Score \> 11

Exclusion criteria

* use of neuromuscular blocking agents at the moment of CAPD evaluation * Comfort Behavioral Score \< 11

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
inter-evaluator agreement1 hour during PICU stayCAPD evaluation by two operators
intra-evaluator agreement2 minutes during PICU stayCAPD evaluation by two operators

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026