Mapping Post-falls Organisational Processes in Care Homes (Post-falls)

April 24, 2026 updated by: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Mapping Post-falls Management Organisational Processes for Older People Who Fall in Care Homes in England

The aim of this study is to map post-falls management organisational processes for older people in care homes. The main question to answer is 'What post-falls management organisational processes are used for older people in care homes?' Participants (care home and healthcare staff) will complete a one off online national survey about policies and processes relating to falls management in their organisation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

234

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
    • Nottinghamshire
      • Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG7 2UH
        • Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust

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

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Care home staff in any role or healthcare staff in any role working in a primary, community, emergency and acute settings in England, with experience of supporting older people immediately after a fall in a care home as part of their role

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Care home staff in any role or healthcare staff in any role working in a primary, community, emergency and acute settings
  • Work in a care home or healthcare setting in England
  • Has any previous experience in supporting older people immediately after a fall in a care home as part of their role
  • Aged 16 years or over

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Care home and healthcare staff working outside of England
  • Staff working outside of stated settings
  • No experience in supporting older people immediately after a fall in a care home as part of their role
  • Under 16 years of age

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
post-falls practices for older people in care homes
Time Frame: Baseline only
The survey collects information about current policies and procedures being used to manage falls in care homes. This is a one off cross-sectional survey to collect this information at a single time point.
Baseline only

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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 (Actual)

November 12, 2025

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 28, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

February 28, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 11, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

January 20, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 25HC001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

The anonymised Excel file containing survey responses will be made available upon request, for supporting further research and ensuring transparency, by contacting the CI after the results have been published. Sharing the file will require sponsor approval. The file will not contain identifiable information. The spreadsheet will be sent securely from an NHS.net email address. There will be no geographical restrictions. Sharing research data will be in line with the NIHR's commitment to open access of research outputs

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After publication

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

For research purposes Sponsor approval required No geographical restrictions

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Clinical Trials on Fall

Search Similar Trials

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical Conditions

Drug Interventions

CROs by country

CROs in Germany

Conditions

Rare Diseases

Drug Interventions

Dietary Supplements

Sponsor/Collaborators

Locations

Subscribe