Evidence-based Approach to Reduce Falls in Adult Patients
- Conditions
- Falls with Injuries
- Registration Number
- NCT06698315
- Lead Sponsor
- Methodist Health System
- Brief Summary
The project aims to promote patient safety and quality care by reducing preventable falls and falls with injuries using an evidence-based solution.
- Detailed Description
The project aims to promote patient safety and quality care by reducing preventable falls and falls with injuries using an evidence-based solution: the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) intervention. The three objectives include: (a) developing personalized fall prevention interventions for high-risk patients, (b) engaging patients and families in fall prevention initiatives, and (c) promoting effective communication among teams using a bedside visual tool.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1000
- Adult (≥18 years) inpatients admitted for various medical-surgical conditions in 3 Medical unit at MRMC. All patients will be included in the project except those diagnosed with psychiatric conditions and cognitive impairments.
- Patients with psychiatric conditions and cognitive impairments will be excluded from the project. This assessment is routine.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Determine if the Fall TIPS initiative is effective at reducing falls at MRMC. through study completion, up to 18 months Data will be collected from Verge and EPIC reports. To ensure intervention effectiveness, monitoring will be done through chart audits and staff reporting. EPIC slicer dicer generates customized reports, enhancing EHR effectiveness (Ayaad et al., 2022).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Methodist Dallas Medical Center- Clinical Research Institute
🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States