Development, Validation and Evaluation of the Feasibility of the Observational Risk Assessment of Contractures (Longitudinal Evaluation) Tool: The ORACLE Study
NCT ID: NCT06042907
Last Updated: 2024-11-27
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
224 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2023-09-11
2024-10-01
Brief Summary
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The results from the previously conducted studies (Phase One) as part of this project: (i) a systematic review of the literature and an (ii) online Delphi survey with field experts provided initial evidence for further development, content validity, and modification of the tool.
The current study (Phase Two) aims to establish the psychometric validation, acceptability, and usability of the modified tool through formal testing on adult care home residents in Dorset. It consists of two streams of work: Stream A aims to establish the psychometric validation by completing the ORACLE assessments on adult care home residents. The assessments will be performed by the care home staff. In Stream B, a realist evaluation will be performed to explore the usability and practicality of ORACLE with selected care home managers and staff who were involved in organising and completing the assessments on ORACLE respectively.
The results from this two-phase design will then inform further revisions of the tool if required.
Detailed Description
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It has been reported that the care home residents spend most of their time remaining sedentary. Reduced mobility or lack of physical activity adversely affects the residents' physical and psychological well-being of the residents, including reduced motivation to engage in physical and social activities, pain, increased risk of pressure sores, contractures, and physical dependency.
Structured risk assessments play an important role in referring patients to the appropriate health care practitioner and enacting early treatment strategies to reduce the risk of the condition progressing. However, there is a clear lack of a standardised, evidence-based measure that can actively identify the risk of contractures and trigger appropriate and timely referrals to healthcare professionals.
The tool, Observational Risk Assessment for Contractures- Longitudinal Evaluation (ORACLE) was initially designed with the aim to address the gap mentioned above by a group of healthcare professionals (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and nurses within Dorset Healthcare, Bournemouth Borough Council, Poole Borough Council, Dorset County Council, and Dorset CCG. The working party discussed the potential causes and factors associated with contracture development and/or progression based on their clinical experience and developed relevant themes to define the construct of the tool. The original construct developed underwent a series of transformations before a face-to-face consensus over a series of meetings to finally include eight items in the tool.
To establish the academic validation of the tool before widespread use and implementation, Dorset Health Care collaborated with Bournemouth University and sponsored a match-funded PhD Studentship. The PhD project has been structured into two main phases: Phase One: content validation and phase II: external validation.
Phase One:
In the first phase, first a systematic review of literature was conducted collate evidence on factors associated with contractures in literature. Based on the findings of this review, an online two-round Delphi consensus survey was designed and conducted with a group of purposively sampled 30 panel experts to determine which items were significant for inclusion in ORACLE. The collective data provided by the systematic review and Delphi survey was then used to further develop and modify ORACLE.
Phase Two:
The current study (Phase Two) aims to establish the psychometric validation, acceptability, and usability of the modified tool through formal testing on adult care home residents in Dorset. It consists of two streams of work: Stream A aims to establish the psychometric validation by completing the ORACLE assessments on adult care home residents. The assessments will be performed by the care home staff. In Stream B, a realist evaluation will be performed to explore the acceptability and usability of ORACLE with selected care home managers and staff who were involved in organising and completing the assessments on ORACLE respectively. The results from this two-phase design will then inform further revisions of the tool if required.
Conditions
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Study Design
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OTHER
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
Bournemouth University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Hina Tariq
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Bournemouth University
Locations
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Stratfield Lodge Care Home
Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Muscliff Nursing Home
Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
Avon view
Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom
Highcliffe Nursing Care Home
Christchurch, Dorset, United Kingdom
Fernhill Dementia Home
Ferndown, Dorset, United Kingdom
Branksome Park Care Centre
Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
Colten Care-Newstone House (Residential, Nursing and Dementia Care)
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, United Kingdom
Farway Grange Care Home
Bournemouth, , United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Bartoszek G, Fischer U, von Clarenau SC, Grill E, Mau W, Meyer G, Strobl R, Thiesemann R, Nadolny S, Muller M. Development of an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-based standard set to describe the impact of joint contractures on participation of older individuals in geriatric care settings. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Jul-Aug;61(1):61-6. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.03.005. Epub 2015 Mar 25.
Born CT, Gil JA, Goodman AD. Joint Contractures Resulting From Prolonged Immobilization: Etiology, Prevention, and Management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2017 Feb;25(2):110-116. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-15-00697.
Fergusson D, Hutton B, Drodge A. The epidemiology of major joint contractures: a systematic review of the literature. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2007 Mar;456:22-9. doi: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e3180308456.
Forster A, Airlie J, Birch K, Cicero R, Cundill B, Ellwood A, Godfrey M, Graham L, Green J, Hulme C, Lawton R, McLellan V, McMaster N, Farrin A; REACH Programme Team. Research Exploring Physical Activity in Care Homes (REACH): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Apr 19;18(1):182. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1921-8.
Muller M, Fischer U, Bartoszek G, Grill E, Meyer G. Impact of joint contractures on functioning and social participation in older individuals--development of a standard set (JointConFunctionSet): study protocol. BMC Geriatr. 2013 Feb 21;13:18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-18.
Offenbacher M, Sauer S, Riess J, Muller M, Grill E, Daubner A, Randzio O, Kohls N, Herold-Majumdar A. Contractures with special reference in elderly: definition and risk factors - a systematic review with practical implications. Disabil Rehabil. 2014;36(7):529-38. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2013.800596. Epub 2013 Jun 17.
Skalsky AJ, McDonald CM. Prevention and management of limb contractures in neuromuscular diseases. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2012 Aug;23(3):675-87. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.06.009.
Wagner LM, Clevenger C. Contractures in nursing home residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2010 Feb;11(2):94-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.04.010. Epub 2010 Jan 15.
Tariq H, Collins K, Tait D, Dunn J, Altaf S, Porter S. Factors associated with joint contractures in adults: a systematic review with narrative synthesis. Disabil Rehabil. 2023 Jun;45(11):1755-1772. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2071480. Epub 2022 May 11.
Tariq H, Collins K, Dunn J, Tait D, Porter S. The Delphi of ORACLE: An Expert Consensus Survey for the Development of the Observational Risk Assessment of Contractures (Longitudinal Evaluation). Clin Rehabil. 2024 May;38(5):664-677. doi: 10.1177/02692155241229285. Epub 2024 Feb 8.
Other Identifiers
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45572
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id