The acceptability and accessibility of magnetic walking aids when used in hospital: a randomised trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: In Hospital Falls; Joint replacement surgery; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000790842
• Lead Sponsor: Wolper Jewish Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-06-23
• Study Completion: 2022-04-17
• Last Update Posted: 10 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Inpatient Requiring a Walking stick or Elbow crutch to mobilize.
Total hip or total knee replacement within the last 4 weeks.
Exclude cognitively impaired, nil stroke, nil Parkinson’s Disease.

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitively impaired based on past medical history on admission.
Not mobilizing with either a walking stick, elbow crutch or axillary crutch prior to admission hospital.
Does not have the strength to pull the magnetic walking aid off the wall.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient acceptability of the magnetic walking aids (MWA) compared to the standard walking aid (SOC), as assessed with a patient questionnaire and staff survey. For example, question 11 on the Follow-up patient questionnaire.[Patient acceptability of the MWA to be assessed by patient questionnaire on discharge (approx. 8xdays)<br><br>. <br>];Patient accessibility of the MWA compared to the SOC, as assessed with a patient questionnaire and the ‘number of times walking aid dropped’ form. For example, question 6 on the follow up patient questionnaire.[Patient accessibility of the MWA to be documented daily during the course of the patients admission on the self reported form 'number of times walking aid dropped' and submitted on discharged.];Staff acceptability of the MWA compared to the SOC, as assessed with staff survey.[Staff acceptability of the MWA to be assessed by staff survey at the conclusion of the study once all 40 participants have completed the study.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of occasions MWA's come to rest on the floor accidentally compared to the SOC as reported in the 'number of times walking aid dropped’ form[To be documented daily during the course of the admission on the self reported form 'number of times walking aid dropped' and submitted on discharged. ]