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Nutritional Therapy for Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Subjects
Led by University of Arkansas · Updated on 2026-01-12
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
319 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators have developed a proprietary blend of amino acids that they think will help to prevent or reduce the severity of delirium in older adults (60 years and older) who are hospitalized for certain infections. In this study, up to 60 people will be enrolled.20 will be asked to drink this blend twice a day for up to 4 days, and 20 will receive standard treatment in the hospital for the same time period. The other 20 subjects will be non-delirious control subjects who do not consume any study products.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Nutritional Therapy for Delirium in Elderly Hospitalized Subjects
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 60 years and older
- For delirious group: documented delirium, acute confusion, or altered mental status in medical record
- Currently hospitalized with diagnosis of sepsis/septicemia, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, Clostridium-difficile infection, other bone or tissue infection, or fever of unknown origin
- For non-delirious group: aged 60 years and older
- Currently diagnosed with sepsis/septicemia, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, Clostridium-difficile infection, other bone or tissue infection, or fever of unknown origin
You will not qualify if you...
- Chronic kidney disease with eGFR less than 30
- Hospital admission for major psychiatric illness
- Major psychiatric illness not controlled by medication or treatment
- Delirium caused by drug overdose or alcohol withdrawal
- Major surgery within the past five days
- Known or suspected Covid-19 positive
- Use of continuous feeding tube
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UAMS Center on Aging
Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205
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Research Team
G
Gohar Azhar, M.D.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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