Actively Recruiting
Audio-Recorded Messages Delivered Via iPad to Prevent Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients
Led by Sengkang General Hospital · Updated on 2026-02-09
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
39 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to learn if personalized audio-recorded reorientation messages can be successfully implemented in general hospital wards for elderly patients after hip fracture surgery. It will also explore whether this intervention might help prevent confusion (delirium) after surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can the intervention be successfully delivered by nursing staff in a busy orthopedic ward? * How many eligible patients can be recruited and retained in the study? * Do patients tolerate listening to the personalized audio messages without problems? * Does listening to personalized audio messages show any early signs of reducing confusion after surgery? Researchers will compare patients who receive personalized audio messages to those who receive usual care to see if the intervention is feasible to implement and whether it shows promise for preventing delirium. Participants will: * Listen to 2-minute personalized audio-recorded reorientation messages played through an iPad and headphones three times daily for the first 3 days after surgery * Have their orientation and mental status checked daily for three times by nursing staff * Continue with all their regular medical care and treatments * Be monitored until discharge from the study wards.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Audio-Recorded Messages Delivered Via iPad to Prevent Delirium in Hip Fracture Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 60 years and above
- Undergoing hip fracture repair surgery
- No history of cognitive impairment as assessed by Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT)
- Able to understand any of the basic languages of Singapore (English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil)
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients not admitted directly to orthopaedic wards post-operation (such as those needing high-dependency unit care)
- Patients managed without surgical intervention
- Patients admitted for periprosthetic hip fracture repairs
- Patients who are deaf and mute
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Sengkang General Hospital
Singapore, Singapore, 544886
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
E
Elaine Goh, RN, BSN
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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