Family power: new program aims to stop hospital confusion in elders

NCT ID NCT05929703

Summary

This study tests if involving family members in a proven hospital care program is better at preventing delirium (sudden, severe confusion) in older patients. It will compare the standard Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) with a new version that trains and includes family caregivers (FAM-HELP). The goal is to see which approach more effectively reduces how often and how severely delirium occurs during a hospital stay.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Allegheny General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212, United States

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  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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  • MaineHealth

    RECRUITING

    Portland, Maine, 04102, United States

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  • Meriter Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States

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  • Michigan Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

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  • Saddleback Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Orange, California, 92868, United States

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  • University of Utah

    RECRUITING

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

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