Bathing adaptations in the homes of older adults

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Housing adaptations; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14876332
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Nottingham (UK)

Brief Summary

2016 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27855109 protocol 2018 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30477474 results 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33168549/ follow-up results (added 11/11/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-12
• Study Completion: 2017-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 11 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Service users:
1. Aged 65 or over
2. Referred to the Adaptations and Renewals Agency, by a social care occupational therapy team member, for provision of an accessible showering facility.

Carers
1. Where a participant has a carer they will also be approached for informed consent to take part in the study. We will take a broad definition of ‘carer’ which will be led by the service user and carer’s views of their role. This will encompass people who provide practical and/or emotional support, those who assist with personal care and those who do not.

NB where a service user consents to take part in the study but a carer declines then the service user will still be eligible to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Service users:
1. Referred for an accessible showering facility plus one or more other adaptations (e.g. hoist, ramp, lift)
2. Priority ‘A’ referrals (those which are being ‘fast-tracked’ based on clinical assessment)

Carers:
1. Unable to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The main outcome for the study is to determine the feasibility of conducting a larger, powered study. This will be a composite of:<br>1. Whether the eligibility criteria are realistic<br>2. Whether users and carers are willing to be randomized<br>3. The study attrition rate<br>4. Whether the adaptations can be completed within 4 to 6 weeks of allocation to a project officer (in both groups)<br>5. The suitability and sensitivity of outcome measures<br>6. The most suitable outcome measure for use in the main study<br>7. The feasibility of collecting the data on costs and health and social care use