Evaluating Novel Healthcare Approaches to Nurturing and Caring for Hospitalized Elders
NCT05929703
This study is recruiting at 7 US sites in 6 states, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP) with a family-augmented version of HELP (FAM-HELP), that includes family members and care partners, for the prevention of delirium in older patients during hospital admission. The main objectives of the trial are the following: To compare the effectiveness of FAM-HELP and HELP in reducing both the incidence of delirium and its severity. To compare the effectiveness of FAM-HELP and HELP in improving patient- and family-reported outcomes.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Delirium
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Alzheimer Disease
- Aging
- Family Support
- Family Members
- Caregiver Burden
- Implementation Science
- Patient Satisfaction
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 70 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- September 8, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
California · 1
- Saddleback Medical Center · Orange, CA
Maine · 1
- MaineHealth · Portland, ME
Michigan · 1
- Michigan Medicine · Ann Arbor, MI
Pennsylvania · 2
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh, PA
Utah · 1
- University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT
Wisconsin · 1
- Meriter Hospital · Madison, WI
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.