Status:

COMPLETED

Pilot Study of Haloperidol to Treat Critical Illness Delirium

Lead Sponsor:

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborating Sponsors:

Denver Health Medical Center

Conditions:

Delirium

Critical Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether haloperidol reduces the time on the breathing machine in critically ill patients with delirium.

Detailed Description

Delirium is a frequent end-organ complication of critical illness and is an independent predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. However, management of delirium is a major therapeut...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Mechanically ventilated within 24 hours of arrival to the ICU
  • Delirium as assessed by CAM-ICU within 24 hours of arrival to the ICU
  • Age \> 18

Exclusion

  • Known allergy to haloperidol or other neuroleptics
  • Neurological injury or trauma
  • \< 24 hours after a major operation
  • History of Axis I psychiatric disorder or significant dementia
  • Baseline QTc of \> 500 msec or a pacemaker which makes the QTc uninterpretable
  • History of seizure disorder
  • Morbid obesity (\> 1kg/cm body weight)
  • Hepatic failure (Child's Class C)
  • Neuromuscular disease (C5 or higher spinal cord injury, ALS, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and myasthenia gravis)
  • Malignancy or other irreversible disease or condition for which 6 month mortality is estimated to be ≥ 50%
  • Pregnancy (negative pregnancy test required for women of child-bearing potential)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00429676

Start Date

December 1 2005

End Date

September 1 2007

Last Update

November 14 2012

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Denver Health Medical Center

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80204