The HIP-HOP Flooring Study: Helping Injury Prevention in Hospitalised Older People

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Accidental Falls
• Interventions: Other: New flooring

• Registration Number: NCT00817869
• Lead Sponsor: University of Portsmouth

Brief Summary

In hospitals, older people can fall and hurt themselves. The investigators want to see if a new type of flooring can help stop people hurting themselves as badly, if they accidentally fall.

Detailed Description

We will carry out the study in eight elderly care wards across England. We will first study the wards for up to 6 months. Then, half of the wards will have the new floor laid. Wards will be chosen to receive the new floor, or remain with a standard floor, by chance. The new floor has 'shock-absorbent' properties. We will study all the wards for another 12 months. This will allow us to compare the new flooring with the normal flooring.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-01-06
• Study First Posted: 2009-01-07
• Study Start: 2010-04
• Primary Completion: 2011-08
• Study Completion: 2011-08
• Status Verified: 2014-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 571

Inclusion Criteria

• all patients admitted to the study area on a participating elderly care ward

Exclusion Criteria

• none.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
New Flooring	New flooring	Will receive 8.3mm thick floor covering (Omnisports EXCEL) to replace previous floor covering.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
fall-related injury	Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of falls	Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).
Slip resistance of flooring	Measured at 4 time-points over 1.5 years (1 month; 6 months; 12 months; 18 months)
Place of residence (for cost-effectiveness analysis)	Each patient followed-up 3 months post-discharge
Quality of life (for cost-effectiveness analysis)	Each patient followed-up 3 months post-discharge
Unexpected adverse events	Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).
Number of hospital re-admissions (for cost-effectiveness analysis)	Each patient followed-up 3 months post-discharge
Shock-absorbency of flooring	Measured at 4 time-points over 1.5 years (1 month; 6 months; 12 months; 18 months)
User views (patients and staff)	Collected during 1 year follow-up of intervention sites (months 6 to 18)

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

Draycott Ward, Weston General Hospital; 🇬🇧 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom

Ruby Ward, Ellesmere Port Hospital; 🇬🇧 Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Ward 15, Newcastle Freeman Hospital; 🇬🇧 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Ward 25, York District Hospital; 🇬🇧 York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Ward D1, Queen Alexandra Hospital; 🇬🇧 Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Newchurch Ward, St Mary's Hospital; 🇬🇧 Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Ward C5, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital; 🇬🇧 Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Granby Ward, Harrogate District Hospital; 🇬🇧 Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom