Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of Flooring to Reduce Injuries From Falls in Elderly Care Units
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
- Enrollment
- 571
- Locations
- 8
- Primary Endpoint
- fall-related injury
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Martin Severs
Professor
University of Portsmouth
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •all patients admitted to the study area on a participating elderly care ward
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
fall-related injury
Time Frame: Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).
Secondary Outcomes
- 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))