Please note that the copy function is not enabled for this field.
If you wish to
modify
existing outcomes, please copy and paste the current outcome text into the Update field.
LOGIN
CREATE ACCOUNT
LOGIN
CREATE ACCOUNT
MY TRIALS
REGISTER TRIAL
FAQs
HINTS AND TIPS
DEFINITIONS
Trial Review
The ANZCTR website will be unavailable from 1pm until 3pm (AEDT) on Wednesday the 30th of October for website maintenance. Please be sure to log out of the system in order to avoid any loss of data.
The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been endorsed by the ANZCTR. Before participating in a study, talk to your health care provider and refer to this
information for consumers
Download to PDF
Trial registered on ANZCTR
Registration number
ACTRN12617000978369p
Ethics application status
Submitted, not yet approved
Date submitted
3/07/2017
Date registered
6/07/2017
Date last updated
6/07/2017
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Measuring cognitive function at admission to hospital: the first step towards reducing delirium.
Query!
Scientific title
Towards a reduction in delirium in our surgical patients: implementation metrics from step one of the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) Delirium Clinical Care Standard.
Query!
Secondary ID [1]
292335
0
None
Query!
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
U1111-1198-6742
Query!
Trial acronym
None
Query!
Linked study record
None
Query!
Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Cognitive dysfunction
303882
0
Query!
Delirium
303933
0
Query!
Condition category
Condition code
Surgery
303244
303244
0
0
Query!
Other surgery
Query!
Anaesthesiology
303245
303245
0
0
Query!
Other anaesthesiology
Query!
Mental Health
303287
303287
0
0
Query!
Other mental health disorders
Query!
Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Query!
Patient registry
False
Query!
Target follow-up duration
Query!
Target follow-up type
Query!
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Administration of two cognitive function tests, the 4AT and the MoCA, to preoperative patients over the age of 65 years at the time of admission to the ward or preoperative area.
Test will be administered by trained nursing staff.
Primary aim is measurement of rate of cognitive dysfunction.
Quantitative data about patient demographics, time taken to complete the tests, rates of test completion and acceptability the test for the patient will be collected.
Qualitative data will be gathered from nurses and patients about difficulties in test completion.
Query!
Intervention code [1]
298514
0
Early Detection / Screening
Query!
Comparator / control treatment
No control group
Query!
Control group
Uncontrolled
Query!
Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
302624
0
Percentage of patients positive for cognitive dysfunction on 4AT and MoCA validated screening tools
Query!
Assessment method [1]
302624
0
Query!
Timepoint [1]
302624
0
Single time point at time of admission to ward or preoperative area.
Query!
Secondary outcome [1]
336546
0
Time to complete the 4AT and time to complete the MoCA
Query!
Assessment method [1]
336546
0
Query!
Timepoint [1]
336546
0
At single time point of test administration
Query!
Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Operative patients over the age of 65 years
Query!
Minimum age
65
Years
Query!
Query!
Maximum age
No limit
Query!
Query!
Sex
Both males and females
Query!
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Query!
Key exclusion criteria
Non english speaking with no interpreter available
Query!
Study design
Purpose
Screening
Query!
Duration
Cross-sectional
Query!
Selection
Convenience sample
Query!
Timing
Prospective
Query!
Statistical methods / analysis
Simple rate calculation
Query!
Recruitment
Recruitment status
Not yet recruiting
Query!
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/08/2017
Query!
Actual
Query!
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
30/11/2017
Query!
Actual
Query!
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
30/11/2017
Query!
Actual
Query!
Sample size
Target
60
Query!
Accrual to date
Query!
Final
Query!
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW
Query!
Recruitment hospital [1]
8469
0
St Vincent's Private Hospital (Darlinghurst) - Darlinghurst
Query!
Recruitment hospital [2]
8470
0
St Vincent's Hospital (Darlinghurst) - Darlinghurst
Query!
Recruitment postcode(s) [1]
16553
0
2010 - Darlinghurst
Query!
Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
296883
0
Other
Query!
Name [1]
296883
0
St Vincent's Health Australia
Query!
Address [1]
296883
0
Level 5,340 Albert St, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Query!
Country [1]
296883
0
Australia
Query!
Primary sponsor type
Other
Query!
Name
St Vincent's Health Australia
Query!
Address
Level 5, 340 Albert St, East Melbourne, VIC 3002
Query!
Country
Australia
Query!
Secondary sponsor category [1]
295889
0
None
Query!
Name [1]
295889
0
Query!
Address [1]
295889
0
Query!
Country [1]
295889
0
Query!
Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Submitted, not yet approved
Query!
Ethics committee name [1]
298103
0
St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)
Query!
Ethics committee address [1]
298103
0
97-105 Boundary St, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010
Query!
Ethics committee country [1]
298103
0
Australia
Query!
Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
298103
0
26/06/2017
Query!
Approval date [1]
298103
0
Query!
Ethics approval number [1]
298103
0
Query!
Summary
Brief summary
The ACQSHC introduced the Delirium Clinical Standard to prevent development of delirium in hospital and improvement management. Implementation of this standard involves educating nursing staff to use a validated cognitive assessment tool at the time of admission for those over the age of 65 years to assess for baseline cognitive decline. If cognitive decline is identified then the patient will be deemed high risk for delirium and daily measurement using a delirium screening tool will occur on the ward so that early treatment can be initiated by a geriatrician. This project aims to introduce the first step, which is the cognitive decline screening once on admission and measure how long this takes. We will also be asking nurses and patients about how easy and acceptable this process is and collecting some simple basic information about the patient. This information will be used to guide a broader roll out of the full Clinical Care Pathway.
Query!
Trial website
Query!
Trial related presentations / publications
Query!
Public notes
Query!
Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
75998
0
Dr Jennifer Stevens
Query!
Address
75998
0
Brian Dwyer Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
St Vincent's Public Hospital
Darlinghurst
Sydney
NSW 2010
Query!
Country
75998
0
Australia
Query!
Phone
75998
0
+61 2 8382 3200
Query!
Fax
75998
0
Query!
Email
75998
0
[email protected]
Query!
Contact person for public queries
Name
75999
0
Jennifer Stevens
Query!
Address
75999
0
Brian Dwyer Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
St Vincent's Public Hospital
Darlinghurst
Sydney
NSW 2010
Query!
Country
75999
0
Australia
Query!
Phone
75999
0
+61 2 8382 3200
Query!
Fax
75999
0
Query!
Email
75999
0
[email protected]
Query!
Contact person for scientific queries
Name
76000
0
Jennifer Stevens
Query!
Address
76000
0
Brian Dwyer Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine
St Vincent's Public Hospital
Darlinghurst
Sydney
NSW 2010
Query!
Country
76000
0
Australia
Query!
Phone
76000
0
+61 2 8382 3200
Query!
Fax
76000
0
Query!
Email
76000
0
[email protected]
Query!
No information has been provided regarding IPD availability
What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
Results publications and other study-related documents
Documents added manually
No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.
Documents added automatically
No additional documents have been identified.
Download to PDF