REducing Falls in IN-patient Elderly

Completed

Conditions: Fall prevention
Signs and Symptoms
Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems

Registration Number: ISRCTN44972300

Lead Sponsor: ottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 1800

Inclusion Criteria

1. In-patients
2. Male and female
3. Elderly, i.e., aged 65 years and over

Exclusion Criteria

1. Permanently bed bound prior to admission
2. Moribund/unconscious
3. Receiving end of life care on admission
4. Previously been included in the study in an earlier admission

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of bedside in-patient falls per 1,000 bed days from time of randomisation until the participant is discharged from the ward. A bedside fall is defined as an unexpected event in which the participant comes to rest on the ground, floor or lower level in the area around the bedside, with the bedside being defined as the area encompassed by the curtained area surrounding the bed. Outcomes are measured one day prior, or on the day of, discharge.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Outcomes are measured one day prior, or on the day of, discharge:<br>1. Number of injurious in-patient falls per 1,000 bed days, defined as falls resulting in abrasion, bruise, swelling, cut, laceration, dislocation, fracture or muscle sprain or strain<br>2. Length of hospital stay<br>3. Residential status on discharge<br>4. Transfer/mobility score and activities of daily living, measured using the Barthel Index<br>5. Fear of falling, measured using the Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (mFES) to ascertain any differential fear of falling in the two participant groups due to an increased awareness of a potential for a fall, or a greater sense of safety arising from sensor use<br>6. Health related quality of life, measured using the EUROQOL EQ-5D