Objective evaluation of sedation, pain and delirium in palliative care patients in a nursing home; pilot study

Objective evaluation of sedation, pain and delirium in palliative care patients in a nursing home; pilot study - Evaluation of sedation, pain and delirium in palliative care; pilot

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON31858

Enrollment

Registered

2008-07-23

Start date

2008-08-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

palliatieve zorg comfort sedation

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients in terminal stages of illness at palliative unit in nursing home Laurens, Antonius IJsselmonde, Rotterdam; informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no informed consent; time too short to take a BIS score before sedation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary research question: Can comfort be monitored in palliative care patients in a nursing home by measuring sedation, pain and delirium?	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secundary research question: Is the Bispectral index (BIS) monitor valid to measure depth of sedation in palliative care patients in a nursing home and associated with the given medication? Is a change in BIS score correlated to a change in medication given to influence the depth of sedation?	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results