Impact of a Multifaceted Program to Prevent Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly (CONFUCIUS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01316965 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(enrollment of patients insufficient)
First Posted : March 16, 2011
Last Update Posted : May 30, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Postoperative Delirium | Behavioral: Multifaceted prevention program HELP(Hospital Elder Life Program) | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 175 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | CONFUCIUS Study : Impact of a Multifaceted Program to Prevent Postoperative Delirium in the Elderly |
Actual Study Start Date : | April 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2017 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: multifaceted prevention program |
Behavioral: Multifaceted prevention program HELP(Hospital Elder Life Program)
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No Intervention: usual care |
- Postoperative delirium rate within 7 days after surgery [ Time Frame: 7 days after surgery ]
- Mean delirium intensity within 7 days after surgery [ Time Frame: 7 days after surgery ]
- Length of hospital stay [ Time Frame: Hospital discharge ]
- Postoperative complications 30 days after surgery incidence [ Time Frame: 30 days after surgery ]
- Mortality 6 months after surgery [ Time Frame: 6 months after surgery ]
- Feasibility of the multidisciplinary prevention program [ Time Frame: 24 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 75 Years and older (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female subject aged over 75 years
- Admission for a scheduled surgery (i.e. all oncologic digestive surgery , ureterostomy, nephrectomy or cystectomy, total hip or knee replacement)
- Participation agreement
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a progressive and/or poorly managed psychiatric pathology (patients with stabilized depression could be included in the study)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01316965
France | |
Hospices Civils de Lyon-Hôpital des Charpennes | |
Villeurbanne, France |
Principal Investigator: | Pierre KROLAK-SALMON, Pr | Hospices Civils de Lyon- Hôpital des Charpennes |
Responsible Party: | Hospices Civils de Lyon |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01316965 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2009.577 |
First Posted: | March 16, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 30, 2017 |
Last Verified: | May 2017 |
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