Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00919698 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 12, 2009
Last Update Posted
: December 3, 2014
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Condition or disease |
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Delirium |
Study Type : | Observational |
Actual Enrollment : | 102 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Official Title: | An Assessment of Delirium in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Undergoing Daily Awakening From Sedation |
Study Start Date : | June 2010 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2013 |

Group/Cohort |
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Sedated mechanically ventilated patients |
- Delirium [ Time Frame: Daily ]
- ICU admitting diagnosis [ Time Frame: At enrollment ]
- Medications [ Time Frame: Daily ]
- Ventilator free days (or first 28) [ Time Frame: At 28 days post-intubation ]
- ICU complications [ Time Frame: Daily ]
- Days to discharge [ Time Frame: At discharge ]
- Survival [ Time Frame: At discharge ]
- survival [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- institution free days [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- > 18 years old
- intubated and mechanically ventilated
- receiving sedative and/or analgesic medication
- candidate for daily awakening from sedative and/or analgesic medication
Exclusion Criteria:
- primary neurologic disease (stroke, seizure, elevated ICP)
- post cardiac arrest
- do not speak English (assessment only English language validated)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00919698
United States, Illinois | |
The University of Chicago | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637 |
Principal Investigator: | John P Kress, MD | University of Chicago |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | University of Chicago |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00919698 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
16938B |
First Posted: | June 12, 2009 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 3, 2014 |
Last Verified: | December 2014 |
Keywords provided by University of Chicago:
Hypnotics and Sedatives Respiration, Artificial Ventilators, Mechanical Critical care Intensive care |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Delirium Confusion Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations |
Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |