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

NCT ID: NCT00817869

Last Updated: 2014-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

571 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-04-30

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Accidental Falls

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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New Flooring

Will receive 8.3mm thick floor covering (Omnisports EXCEL) to replace previous floor covering.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

New flooring

Intervention Type OTHER

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

Standard Flooring

Ward will remain with standard floor covering. The overlay will have a comparable slip resistance rating to the new flooring. The sub-floor will also be comparable.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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New flooring

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

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Omnisports EXCEL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* all patients admitted to the study area on a participating elderly care ward

Exclusion Criteria

* none.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Dunhill Medical Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Osteoporosis Society

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Sheffield

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Health & Safety Laboratory

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Patient Safety Agency

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Department of Health, United Kingdom

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Bath

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Portsmouth

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Martin Severs

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Martin Severs

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Portsmouth

Amy K Drahota

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Portsmouth

Derek Ward

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Portsmouth

Julie Udell

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Portsmouth

Locations

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Ward D1, Queen Alexandra Hospital

Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Newchurch Ward, St Mary's Hospital

Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

Site Status

Ruby Ward, Ellesmere Port Hospital

Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, United Kingdom

Site Status

Ward C5, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Granby Ward, Harrogate District Hospital

Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Draycott Ward, Weston General Hospital

Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom

Site Status

Ward 15, Newcastle Freeman Hospital

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

Site Status

Ward 25, York District Hospital

York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Drahota A, Gal D, Windsor J, Dixon S, Udell J, Ward D, Soilemezi D, Dean T, Severs M. Pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of flooring to reduce injuries from falls in elderly care units: study protocol. Inj Prev. 2011 Dec;17(6):e7. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040154. Epub 2011 Sep 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21890580 (View on PubMed)

Drahota AK, Ward D, Udell JE, Soilemezi D, Ogollah R, Higgins B, Dean TP, Severs M. Pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of flooring to reduce injuries from falls in wards for older people. Age Ageing. 2013 Sep;42(5):633-40. doi: 10.1093/ageing/aft067. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23868093 (View on PubMed)

Latimer N, Dixon S, Drahota AK, Severs M. Cost--utility analysis of a shock-absorbing floor intervention to prevent injuries from falls in hospital wards for older people. Age Ageing. 2013 Sep;42(5):641-5. doi: 10.1093/ageing/aft076. Epub 2013 Jul 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23838763 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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UKCRN ID: 5735

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

13247

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id