Survey Assessing the Level of Knowledge of Postoperative Delirium in Poland.

Postoperative Delirium Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Postoperative Delirium in Poland - a Survey Assessing the Level of Knowledge of the POD Problem Among the Staff of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Departments.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04250610
• Other study ID #: KB-0012/06/01/2020/Z
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: February 27, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2020
• Source: Pomeranian Medical University Szczecin
• Contact: Katarzyna L Kotfis, MD, PhD
• Phone: +48 91 466 1144
• Email: katarzyna.kotfis[@]pum.edu.pl
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Postoperative Delirium (POD) is one of the most common complications occurring after surgery with an incidence ranging from 4 to 53%. It may lead to increased postoperative morbidity and mortality, with loss of independence and cognitive dysfunction in certain groups of patients. Aiming to reduce the incidence of POD and improve the outcome of patients diagnosed with POD, it is necessary to raise awareness regarding POD. The most important issue are: identification of risk factors, improved monitoring, necessary prevention and adequate treatment. The Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy (PTAiIT) has made an attempt to improve the situation in Poland by testing the implementation of official POD guidelines published by the European Society of Anesthesiology in year 2017. While the guidelines provide recommendations for daily practice it is necessary to identify the degree of their implementation in each country. Therefore survey has been prepared regarding postoperative delirium in Poland. This Survey has been submitted to the Bioethical Committee of the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin (Poland) and received a waiver due to the non-interventional, observational character of the study (decision no. KB-0012/06/01/2020/Z).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 460
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Specialists and residents working in the field of anesthesiology and intensive therapy, anesthesiology nurses who respond to an invitation to an on-line survey of the Polish Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy (PTAiIT)

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Delirium
• Postoperative Delirium

Intervention

Other:
• Survey
On-line survey.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Poland	Medical University in Lublin	Lublin
Poland	Pomeranian Medical University	Szczecin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pomeranian Medical University Szczecin

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Poland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Status of diagnosis of postoperative delirium	Answers of PTAiIT-members regarding instruments used to diagnose postoperative delirium. Anonymous on-line survey including Multiple Choice Questions, Closed and Open Questions.	Up to 2 months
Secondary	Identification of postoperative delirium risk factors	Answers of PTAiIT-members regarding risk factors of postoperative delirium. Anonymous on-line survey including Multiple Choice Questions, Closed and Open Questions.	Up to 2 months
Secondary	Status of prevention of postoperative delirium	Answers of PTAiIT-members regarding measures of postoperative delirium prevention. Anonymous on-line survey including Multiple Choice Questions, Closed and Open Questions.	Up to 2 months
Secondary	Status of treatment of postoperative delirium	Answers of PTAiIT-members regarding measures of postoperative delirium treatment. Anonymous on-line survey including Multiple Choice Questions, Closed and Open Questions.	Up to 2 months