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. 2020 Jan 21;2020(1):CD004770. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004770.pub3

van der Vorst 2019.

Methods Randomised controlled trial
Participants Hospitalised patients with advanced cancer diagnosed with delirium (DSM‐IV‐TR)
100 participants randomised between January 2011 and June 2016
Olanzapine (n = 50); haloperidol (n = 50)
Interventions Olanzapine versus haloperidol
Outcomes Primary outcome:
Delirium response rate (DRR) defined as the Delirium Rating Scale‐Revised‐98 (DRS‐R‐98) total severity score < 15.25 points and ≥ 4.5 points reduction
Secondary outcomes:
Time to response
Tolerability
Delirium‐related distress (assessed by the Delirium Experience Questionnaire)
Notes Responsible party: H.M.W. Verheul, VU University Medical Center.
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01539733
Conference abstract published: van der Vorst 2018.
Full paper unpublished at time of search (8 July 2019), but subsequently published on 4 December 2019 (van der Vorst 2019)