Status:

RECRUITING

Antibiotics for Delirium in Older Adults With No Clear Urinary Tract Infection

Lead Sponsor:

Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sault Area Hospital

Michael Garron Hospital

Conditions:

Infectious Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Delirium is an acute confusional state that is experienced by many older adults who are admitted to hospital. To treat delirium the underlying cause needs to be identified promptly, but this is challe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria
  • Age ≥ 60 and admitted to a hospital ward (including rehabilitation hospital);
  • Active delirium (defined by CAM: \[1\] inattention AND \[2\] acute and fluctuating level of consciousness, and either \[3\] disorganized thinking OR \[4\] altered mental status; OR physician's diagnosis)
  • Less than 24 hours of antibiotics (prior to trial assessment)
  • Either pyuria (defined as white blood cells detected on urinalysis or dipstick) or bacteriuria (defined as bacteria growing on urine culture)
  • Exclusion criteria
  • Fever (temperature \> 37.9C or \> 100.2F) in the past 48 hours;
  • Signs of lower urinary tract infection symptoms (such as new dysuria) or upper urinary symptoms (such as costovertebral tenderness)
  • In the opinion of the treating physician, there is a reason apart from delirium and urine test results to treat with antibiotics (e.g., pneumonia)
  • Indwelling urinary catheter for \> 72 hours
  • Receipt of an antibiotic where a single dose suffices for the treatment of a UTI (such as Fosfomycin)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 18 2024

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    September 1 2027

    Estimated Enrollment :

    550 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06004739

    Start Date

    May 18 2024

    End Date

    September 1 2027

    Last Update

    September 19 2024

    Active Locations (7)

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    Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

    2

    The Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus

    Ottawa, Canada

    3

    The Ottawa Hospital General Campus

    Ottawa, Canada

    4

    Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital

    Toronto, Canada