Feasibility study to reduce avoidable hospitalisations and promote Better Health in Residents in Care Homes (BHiRCH)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Ageing, Primary sub-specialty: Ageing; UKCRC code/ Disease: Other/ General symptoms and signs; Infections and Infestations; General symptoms and signs

• Registration Number: ISRCTN86811077
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London

Brief Summary

2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33651525/ (added 05/03/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-05-01
• Study Start: 2017-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 15 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

1. The study implements an enhanced version of usual care and because of the clustered nature of the setting this will be implemented across the care home. All residents will be invited to be involved in the collection of individual level outcome data.
2. Aged 18 and older

Exclusion Criteria

Residents receiving end of life treatment or palliative care or those who have stated they do not wish to be involved in research.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified