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Research questionWill prophylactic administration of haloperidol to patients with a high risk of developing a delirium according to DEMO, reduce the incidence of a delirium? HypothesesProphylactic administration of haloperidol in post-operative…
Primary objective(s):To evaluate the effect of early haloperidol prophylaxis on the incidence, severity and duration of in-hospital delirium in at-risk patients aged 70 years and over who are acutely admitted to the hospital through the ED, for…
In this study we aim to examine the effects of a low dosage of prophylactic haloperidol in patients with an expected ICU length of stay of >1 day. We use two different dosages of haloperidol in this study to compare with placebo. A dosage of…
In this study, we aim to improve recognition of delirium in a palliative care population with advancedcancer and we aim to provide evidence for optimal treatment of delirium through adequate dosing ofpreferred neuroleptic.Primary objectives:1) To…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of dopamine in learning about sexual reward in healthy females. We suppose that repeated associations between a neutral stimulus and sexual stimulation results, through classical conditioning, in…
To study whether rivastigmine added to treatment with haloperidol shortens the duration of delirium in ICU patients and reduces costs.
To evaluate whether preventive treament with haloperidol lowers the risk for delirium in stroke patients with an increased risk for delirium.
The primary objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that discontinuation of antipsychotics does not lead to deterioration in functioning as measured by the ABC.