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

November 28, 2014 updated by: Martin Severs, University of Portsmouth

Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of Flooring to Reduce Injuries From Falls in Elderly Care Units

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

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

Enrollment (Actual)

571

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • Hampshire
      • Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, PO6 3LY
        • Ward D1, Queen Alexandra Hospital
    • Isle of Wight
      • Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, PO30 5TG
        • Newchurch Ward, St Mary's Hospital
    • Merseyside
      • Ellesmere Port, Merseyside, United Kingdom, CH65 6SG
        • Ruby Ward, Ellesmere Port Hospital
    • North East Lincolnshire
      • Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, United Kingdom, DN33 2BA
        • Ward C5, Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
    • North Yorkshire
      • Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HG2 7SX
        • Granby Ward, Harrogate District Hospital
    • Somerset
      • Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom, BS23 4TQ
        • Draycott Ward, Weston General Hospital
    • Tyne and Wear
      • Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, NE7 7DN
        • Ward 15, Newcastle Freeman Hospital
    • Yorkshire
      • York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, YO31 8HE
        • Ward 25, York District Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: New Flooring
Will receive 8.3mm thick floor covering (Omnisports EXCEL) to replace previous floor covering.
Other: New flooring
8.3mm thick vinyl floor covering with foam backing, manufactured by Tarkett and installed by Tyndale Flooring Ltd.
Other Names:
  • Omnisports EXCEL
No Intervention: 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
fall-related injury
Time Frame: Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).
Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of falls
Time Frame: Study duration = 18 months. Outcome measured for each patient for duration of stay in ward (approx. 30 days).
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).
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)
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)
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
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
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
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)
Collected during 1 year follow-up of intervention sites (months 6 to 18)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Portsmouth

Collaborators

University of Sheffield
University of Bath
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
The Dunhill Medical Trust
Department of Health, United Kingdom
National Osteoporosis Society
Health & Safety Laboratory
National Patient Safety Agency

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Martin Severs, University of Portsmouth
  • Study Director: Amy K Drahota, University of Portsmouth
  • Principal Investigator: Derek Ward, University of Portsmouth
  • Principal Investigator: Julie Udell, University of Portsmouth

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

January 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 2, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2014

Last Verified

November 1, 2014

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 13247
  • UKCRN ID: 5735

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