Multicomponent non-pharmacological intervention to prevent delirium for hospitalised people with advanced cancer: study protocol for a phase II cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Delirium is a significant medical complication for hospitalised patients. Up to one-third of delirium episodes are preventable in older inpatients through non-pharmacological strategies that support essential human needs, such as physical and cognitive activity, sleep, hydration, vision and hearing. We hypothesised that a multicomponent intervention similarly may decrease delirium incidence, and/or its duration and severity, in inpatients with advanced cancer. Prior to a phase III trial, we aimed to determine if a multicomponent non-pharmacological delirium prevention intervention is feasible and acceptable for this specific inpatient group.

Methods and analysis

The study is a phase II cluster randomised wait-listed controlled trial involving inpatients with adv

SUBMITTER: Hosie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352777 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature