The SSHeW study - Stopping slips among healthcare workers: a research study about slip resistant footwear in the NHS workplace

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Health services and delivery research, Primary sub-specialty: Health Services and Delivery Research; UKCRC code/ Disease: Other/ General symptoms and signs; Signs and Symptoms; Falls at work

• Registration Number: ISRCTN33051393
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30446577 protocol (added 25/11/2019) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33452038/ results (added 18/01/2021) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33728040/ results of embedded SWAT (added 18/01/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33620783/ (added 26/04/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-03-14
• Study Completion: 2019-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 8 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4553

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 02/08/2018:
1. Aged 18 years and over
2. Are NHS employees, who have at least six months remaining on their work contract
3. Are required to adhere to a dress code policy
4. Work at least 60% WTE
5. Work in clinical areas (including wards, outpatient clinics, patients’ homes), cafeterias, food preparation areas or areas where food is served or in the general hospital environment (including all clinical/catering areas in addition to the hospital stairs and corridors)
6. Have a mobile phone and agree to receive and send outcome data via text messages

Previous inclusion criteria:
1. Aged 18 years and over
2. Are NHS employees, who have at least six months remaining on their work contract
3. Are required to adhere to a dress code policy
4. Work at least 80% WTE
5. Work in clinical areas (including wards, outpatient clinics, patients’ homes), cafeterias, food preparation areas or areas where food is served or in the general hospital environment (including all clinical/catering areas in addition to the hospital stairs and corridors)
6. Have a mobile phone and agree to receive and send outcome data via text messages

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 02/08/2018:
1. Do not have a mobile phone or are unwilling/unable to receive/send text messages
2. Are provided with protective footwear by their employer
3. Temporary or agency staff
4. Staff who have less than 6 months remaining on their employment contract
5. Staff who work in office based areas
6. Staff who are not employed by the NHS
7. Staff who work less than 0.6 WTE

Previous exclusion criteria from 28/02/2018 to 02/08/2018:
1. Do not have a mobile phone or are unwilling/unable to receive/send text messages
2. Are provided with protective footwear by their employer
3. Temporary or agency staff
4. Staff who have less than 6 months remaining on their employment contract
5. Staff who work in office based areas
6. Staff who are not employed by the NHS
7. Staff who work less than 0.8 WTE

Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Do not have a mobile phone or are unwilling/unable to receive/send text messages
2. Are provided with protective footwear by their employer
3. Required to wear prescribed orthopaedic footwear or their footwear requires modifications to their work shoes by an orthotist
4. Temporary or agency staff
5. Staff who have less than 6 months remaining on their employment contract
6. Staff who work in office based areas
7. Staff who are not employed by the NHS
8. Staff who work less than 0.8 WTE

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified