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Improve the Patients’ Recovery by Engagement and Partnerships with Family- CaregiveRs to End Delirium

Overview

About this study

Patients who are prepared and are more aware of what to expect during their hospitalization will experience less acute confusion and rate the confusion they do experience as less distressful.

This study aims to:

  1. Determine the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of the iPREPARED intervention for use by older hospitalized adults 60 years of age or older and their caregivers.
  2. To estimate the effect size needed to reduce the incidence of delirium in participants using the iPREPARED intervention.
  3. Identify patient-caregiver reported strategies to improve the usability of the iPREPARED intervention.

 

 

Participation eligibility

Participant eligibility includes age, gender, type and stage of disease, and previous treatments or health concerns. Guidelines differ from study to study, and identify who can or cannot participate. There is no guarantee that every individual who qualifies and wants to participate in a trial will be enrolled. Contact the study team to discuss study eligibility and potential participation.

Inclusion Criteria - Patient:

  • 60 years of age or older.
  • Have 1 risk factor for delirium (pre-existing cognitive impairment, vision/hearing impairment, identified as high risk for falls, illness rated as severe).
  • Estimated length of stay of 24 hours or more in hospital.
  • Have an informal caregiver (18 years of age or older, family member or friend) willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria - Patient:

  • Patient lacks capacity to consent.
  • Unable to communicate or participate in study due to language barriers or sensory deficits.
  • Prisoners.
  • Documented history of dementia in the medical record.
  • Upon enrollment dementia is indicated with a MoCA score of ≤ 18.
  • Patient admitted to hospice service or actively dying.
  • Delirium present upon admission to hospital.
  • COVID-19 positive test.

Inclusion Criteria - Caregiver:

  • 18 years of age or older.
  • Family member, friend, or neighbor of the patient willing to participate in the study and support the patient during the study period (support can be in-person or virtual).

Exclusion Criteria - Caregiver:

  • Unable or unwilling to participate due to language barriers, availability, or other communication barriers.

Eligibility last updated 5/19/22. Questions regarding updates should be directed to the study team contact.

Participating Mayo Clinic locations

Study statuses change often. Please contact the study team for the most up-to-date information regarding possible participation.

Mayo Clinic Location Status Contact

Rochester, Minn.

Mayo Clinic principal investigator

Heidi Lindroth, Ph.D., R.N.

Closed-enrolling by invitation

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Not open to everyone who meets the eligibility criteria, but only those invited to participate by the study team.

Contact information:

Division of Nursing Research Study Team

(507) 422-5523

rstnursingresearch@mayo.edu

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