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. 2018 Nov 23;2018(11):CD009783. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009783.pub2

Page 2015.

Methods Double‐blind placebo‐controlled randomized trial (see Page 2013), this study is the follow‐up after 6 months
Setting: general ICU
Country: UK
Groups: haloperidol vs. placebo
Period: not stated
Participants Sample size: 142
Included
  1. Not stated


Excluded
  1. Not stated


Missing: not stated how many, however data were imputed
Interventions Interventions: receive haloperidol 2.5 mg every 8 hours
 Control: 0.9% saline placebo intravenously every 8 hours until delirium free for 48 hours, discharge or death.
Outcomes Primary
  1. Score on telephone interview of cognitive status (TICS‐M)


Secondary
  1. Score on EQ‐5D (resource use and quality of life ‐ QALY)

  2. Number of survival days


Measured by: TICS‐M and EQ‐5D
Adverse events: not stated
Notes Conclusion: TISC‐M scores assessed in 57 survivors (69%) were below normal, however not different between groups. Authors concluded: delirium adversely impacts cognitive function and QoL following critical illness.
Funding: not stated
Conflict of interest: not stated
Study number: not stated, but referred to as HOPE‐ICU trial (ISRCTN83567338)
This health evaluation and cost‐effectiveness originated from Page 2015 study data (see previous).
Contact with authors: authors were emailed 12 September 2016, asking for further results and full paper reporting — awaiting response.