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While preventive multicomponent strategies are well established, the effectiveness of interventions for treating delirium in older adults remains unclear.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the efficacy of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions for treating delirium after onset in older adults (\u226565\u00a0years), with delirium duration as primary outcome and length of stay as secondary.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials evaluating interventions for treating delirium across settings, excluding ICU-only studies. MEDLINE, Cochrane, Web of Science and PsycINFO were searched through October 2024. Comparators included usual care, placebo or other drug treatments. Random-effects meta-analyses with subgroup analyses by setting and drug type were performed. Sensitivity analyses excluded high risk-of-bias studies. PROSPERO registration: CRD42024500346.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Seventeen trials (3765 randomised patients) were included. Non-pharmacological multicomponent interventions (k\u2009=\u20096, n\u2009=\u20092634) reduced delirium duration by \u22121.79\u00a0days [95% confidence interval (CI): \u22123.08 to \u22120.51] compared to usual care, with high heterogeneity (I2\u00a0=\u200997%). Effects were significant in medical and mixed settings. Pharmacological interventions (k\u2009=\u20097, n\u2009=\u2009259) showed no significant effect (mean difference: \u22120.58\u00a0days; 95% CI: \u22121.24 to 0.08), and subgroup analyses revealed no differences. Neither intervention type significantly reduced length of stay.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Non-pharmacological multicomponent interventions may reduce delirium duration in older adults, but evidence is limited by heterogeneity and the few studies focused on treatment. Pharmacological and single-component interventions showed unclear benefit, underscoring the need for more high-quality trials in this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ageing\/afag085","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,23]],"date-time":"2026-03-23T12:24:43Z","timestamp":1774268683000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Effectiveness of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions on delirium duration in older adults with delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"55","author":[{"given":"Alba","family":"S\u00e1nchez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Potsdam , Potsdam, Brandenburg ,","place":["Germany"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pallavi","family":"Sawant-Uttekar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Klinik 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