Brain scans may predict recovery from ICU delirium in lung failure patients
NCT ID NCT06206473
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study investigates cognitive problems in intensive care patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who develop delirium (sudden confusion). Researchers use a non-invasive EEG cap and auditory tests to measure brain activity at the bedside. The goal is to identify brain patterns linked to attention, memory, and self-awareness, and to see if these patterns can predict long-term mental recovery.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to diagnose and predict cognitive recovery in critically ill patients with delirium.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with a small sample, so findings may not apply broadly. The EEG technique is non-invasive but may not capture all aspects of cognitive function.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to the intensive care unit with ARDS (according to Berlin criteria) * Delirium (according to Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)-ICU criteria) * Membership of a social security scheme * Signed consent of the referring person * Discontinuation of any sedative agent for ≥ 72 hours Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing psychotic disorders * Pre-existing cognitive deficits (short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (short IQCODE) ≥ 3,4) * Recent ICU admission (\> 5 days of ICU hospitalization within 6 months prior to current ICU admission) * Patients whose delirium cannot be reliably assessed due to blindness, deafness or inability to speak French * Patients whose life expectancy is unlikely to exceed 24 hours * Pregnant ans breastfeeding women * Patients under court protection * Patients who have already participated in the study
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