Reconfiguring the Patient Room to Increase Patient Stability

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Accidental Falls; Hospitals; Elderly, Frail
• Interventions: Other: Room configuration

• Registration Number: NCT04003779
• Lead Sponsor: University of Utah

Brief Summary

Despite decades of research into patient falls, falls and the injuries incurred continue to be a serious threat to patient safety. Fall rates continue to be unacceptably high. The purpose of this project is to increase the safety of a hospital room for patient mobility, using innovative simulation strategies and patient-centric design.

Detailed Description

Despite decades of research into patient falls, falls and the injuries incurred continue to be a serious threat to patient safety. Fall rates continue to be unacceptably high. The purpose of this project is to increase the safety of a hospital room for patient mobility, using innovative simulation strategies and patient-centric design.

An innovative simulation environment will be built to enable rapid assessment of room layout and fixture positioning and patient stability. The results from multiple simulations will be used to fabricate a prototype room layout that will be tested by patients with Parkinson disease and reviewed and updated with input from other relevant stakeholders. A final room prototype will be built and tested. Results will be translated and shared with all stakeholders and disseminated for implementation.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-06-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-06-28
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-01
• Study Start: 2022-07-14
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-08
• Primary Completion: 2024-09
• Study Completion: 2024-09-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• Frail elderly, impaired gait

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Exclusion Criteria

• Use of walking aid

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Participant stability with various room configurations	Room configuration	Single-arm. Ergonomically exploring patient stability moving around various configurations of a hospital room.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait: increased stability	24 months	Increased balance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dumke Health Professions Building; 🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States