Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a Hospital Fall Prevention Moments of Care intervention: a pilot trial

St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospital0 sites10,000 target enrollmentNovember 30, 2023

ConditionsFalls Immobility Health literacy Injuries and Accidents - Fractures Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy Public Health - Health promotion/education

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Falls
Sponsor: St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospital
Enrollment: 10000
Status: Recruiting
Last Updated: last year

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 30, 2023

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•There are two ‘levels’ of participation:
•1\.Approximately 200 study ward caregivers responsible for providing patient care on study wards who will receive training to deliver the interventions prior to commencement. Eligible caregivers are nursing and allied health staff employed by SJGMPPH on study wards who engage with patients during moments of care when the intervention will be delivered. There are approximately 50 caregivers who work on each of the four study wards, rather than moving across different wards, including with permanent or casual SJGMPPH employment contracts. A purposive sample of these study ward caregivers will undertake a qualitative survey during follow\-up to gather primary feasibility outcomes, and this will occur following written informed consent.
•2\.Patients who are admitted to study wards and may include people who are highly dependent on medical care or people with a cognitive impairment, an intellectual disability, or a mental illness. Patient state of alertness and cognition will be measured using the 4AT score (Anand et al., 2019\), which is a validated cognitive screen already in use at the hospital as a part of usual care. Participants who are assessed as having possible cognitive impairment (4AT score between 1 and 3\), or possible delirium and cognitive impairment (score of 4 or more), will continue to be included, and caregiver training will guide intervention delivery. A purposive sample of these patients will undertake a semi\-structured survey during control and intervention delivery to determine feasibility outcomes, and this will occur following written informed consent.