Actively Recruiting
Delirium and Neuropsychological Recovery Among Emergency General Surgery Survivors
Led by University of Wisconsin, Madison · Updated on 2026-04-14
528
Participants Needed
6
Research Sites
228 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lead Sponsor
I
Indiana University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study will evaluate the usefulness of the Urgent and Emergency Surgery (UES) Delirium Recovery Model. It is hypothesized that the cognitive, physical and psychological recovery of older UES delirium survivors will be improved through the use of the DANE Recovery Model. Participants can expect to be on the study for 18 months.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Delirium and Neuropsychological Recovery Among Emergency General Surgery Survivors
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 65 years and older
- Admitted to one of the participating hospitals
- Underwent emergency or unplanned abdominal, orthopedic, skin, or vascular surgery
- English-speaking
- Able to provide consent or have a legally authorized representative to provide consent
- Access to a telephone or an internet-connected computer or smart device
- Discharged to home or sub-acute rehabilitation
- Experienced at least one episode of delirium or subsyndromal delirium before discharge as identified by the Confusion Assessment Method-ICU (CAM-ICU)
You will not qualify if you...
- Self-reported diagnosis of cancer with short life expectancy
- History of dementing illnesses or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson disease, or vascular dementia
- Current use of anti-dementia medication or dementia ruled out by Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) score
- History of significant traumatic brain injury
- Acute or subacute neurologic deficits expected to prevent independent living after discharge
- Spinal cord injury with persistent neurologic deficit at enrollment
- Incarcerated or homeless at enrollment
- Acquired neurologic injury (stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral edema/swelling, anoxic brain injury, or other severe neurologic deficits) as admitting diagnosis or new event during hospitalization
- History of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia confirmed by medical records
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 6 locations
1
SwedishAmerican Hospital
Rockford, Illinois, United States, 61104
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 47405
Actively Recruiting
3
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
Actively Recruiting
4
Meriter Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53715
Actively Recruiting
5
East Madison Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53718
Actively Recruiting
6
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sarah Robbins
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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