Efficacy of the installation of safety features to access steps to homes in Wellington and New Plymouth

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: medically treated injury; falls; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001178538
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Otago

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-11-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

Houses in Wellington Region (New Zealand) or New Plymouth, with access steps to front door in flights of between 5 and 15 steps but where there are not more than 20 steps in total to the front door. These steps lack handrails and high-visibility slip-resistant nosings.

Exclusion Criteria

Houses not fulfilling inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Count of medically treated home fall injuries. These will be identified from ACC records by anonymously matching addresses of injured people receiving ACC subsidy for medical treatment to the addresses of houses in the study.. This match will be undertaken by ACC staff, not by the study team. [3.5 years after treatment (or for controls: 3.5 years after median point of treatment for treatment group)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Count of medically treated home injuries due to falls where the word step” appears in the injury description in ACC records. Relevant injuries will be identified by anonymously matching addresses of injured people receiving ACC subsidy for medical treatment to the houses in the study.. This match will be undertaken by ACC staff, not by the study team. [3.5 years after treatment (or for controls: 3.5 years after median point of treatment for treatment group)];Assessment of safety benefits only for those who received the modifications (excluding those in treatment group who did not consent to the modifications). Relevant injuries will be identified by anonymously matching addresses of injured people receiving ACC subsidy for medical treatment to the houses in the study. [3.5 years after treatment]