The HIP-HOP Flooring Study: Helping Injury Prevention in Hospitalised Older People

University of Portsmouth571 enrolled

Overview

In hospitals, older people can fall and hurt themselves. The investigators want to see if a new type of flooring can help stop people hurting themselves as badly, if they accidentally fall.

We will carry out the study in eight elderly care wards across England. We will first study the wards for up to 6 months. Then, half of the wards will have the new floor laid. Wards will be chosen to receive the new floor, or remain with a standard floor, by chance. The new floor has 'shock-absorbent' properties. We will study all the wards for another 12 months. This will allow us to compare the new flooring with the normal flooring.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

571

Conditions

Accidental Falls

Interventions

New flooringOTHER

8.3mm thick vinyl floor covering with foam backing, manufactured by Tarkett and installed by Tyndale Flooring Ltd.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * all patients admitted to the study area on a participating elderly care ward Exclusion Criteria: * none.

Locations (8)

Ward D1, Queen Alexandra Hospital

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Newchurch Ward, St Mary's Hospital

Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Ruby Ward, Ellesmere Port Hospital

Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fall-related injury

Time frame: Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).

Secondary Outcomes

Number of falls

Time frame: Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).

Unexpected adverse events

Time frame: Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).

Slip resistance of flooring

Time frame: Measured at 4 time-points over 1.5 years (1 month; 6 months; 12 months; 18 months)

Shock-absorbency of flooring

Time frame: Measured at 4 time-points over 1.5 years (1 month; 6 months; 12 months; 18 months)

Place of residence (for cost-effectiveness analysis)

Time frame: Each patient followed-up 3 months post-discharge

Quality of life (for cost-effectiveness analysis)

Time frame: Each patient followed-up 3 months post-discharge

Number of hospital re-admissions (for cost-effectiveness analysis)

Time frame: Each patient followed-up 3 months post-discharge

User views (patients and staff)

Time frame: Collected during 1 year follow-up of intervention sites (months 6 to 18)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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