- ICH GCP
- Yhdysvaltain kliinisten tutkimusten rekisteri
- Kliininen tutkimus NCT00836433
CONNECT for Better Falls Prevention in VA Community Living Centers (CONNECT)
Tutkimuksen yleiskatsaus
Tila
Ehdot
Yksityiskohtainen kuvaus
Background:
The current standard to improve resident outcomes in VA nursing homes combines educational programs and quality improvement processes. These educational programs typically focus on individual staff members' behavior and mastery of content, and use such instructional techniques as didactic modules, audit and feedback of individual performance, and academic detailing by influential peers. However, social constructivism theory and complexity science suggests that learning is a social process that occurs within the context of the relationships and interactions of the individual in their environment. Thus, traditional QI educational programs will not result in optimal changes in staff behavior unless a context is present which allows social learning to occur.
Objectives:
Based on social constructivist theory, complexity science, and prior research we have developed an educational intervention (CONNECT) that teaches staff to improve connections within and between disciplines, improve information flow, and seek out cognitive diversity in problem-solving about resident issues. The objectives of this study are to: (a) determine whether CONNECT improves staff interaction measures, fall-related process measures, and fall rates when combined with standard training on fall risk factor reduction, and (b) use the insights gained about social constructivist learning in CLCs to develop other educational interventions that address multi-factorial geriatric syndromes and system issues such as patient safety in VA nursing homes.
Methods:
To achieve these objectives we are conducting a randomized, controlled, single-blind study in which nursing homes receive either CONNECT plus a falls QI educational intervention (FALLS) or FALLS alone. Four VA CLCs in VISN-6 will participate, with an estimated n=144 participating staff members, and n=340 unique individuals with falls. The CONNECT intervention will be delivered over 3 months, and includes interactive in-class learning sessions, unit-based mentoring, and relationship mapping, all focused on helping staff build networks and relationships for problem-solving. The FALLS intervention will be delivered over 3 months either alone or after the CONNECT intervention. It includes web-based modules, audit and feedback, and academic detailing, all focused on individual fall reduction behaviors. Measurement is performed prior to intervention (all measures), at the conclusion of intervention (staff interaction measures, work environment measures, and social constructivist learning focus groups), and 6 months after the intervention (fall-related process and outcome measures). Analysis will use mixed models to account for the complex nesting of patients and staff within facilities.
Status:
Funding will begin on August 1, 2009 with anticipated intervention start time of January, 2010.
Opintotyyppi
Ilmoittautuminen (Todellinen)
Vaihe
- Vaihe 3
Yhteystiedot ja paikat
Opiskelupaikat
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North Carolina
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Asheville, North Carolina, Yhdysvallat, 28805
- VA Medical Center, Asheville
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Durham, North Carolina, Yhdysvallat, 27705
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
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Virginia
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Richmond, Virginia, Yhdysvallat, 23249
- Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
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Salem, Virginia, Yhdysvallat, 24153
- VA Medical Center, Salem VA
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Osallistumiskriteerit
Kelpoisuusvaatimukset
Opintokelpoiset iät
- Lapsi
- Aikuinen
- Vanhempi Aikuinen
Hyväksyy terveitä vapaaehtoisia
Sukupuolet, jotka voivat opiskella
Kuvaus
Inclusion Criteria:
- All clinical and support staff in participating VA Community Living Centers
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to speak and understand English
Opintosuunnitelma
Miten tutkimus on suunniteltu?
Suunnittelun yksityiskohdat
- Ensisijainen käyttötarkoitus: Terveyspalvelututkimus
- Jako: Satunnaistettu
- Inventiomalli: Rinnakkaistehtävä
- Naamiointi: Yksittäinen
Aseet ja interventiot
Osallistujaryhmä / Arm |
Interventio / Hoito |
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Active Comparator: FALLS only
Traditional falls educational intervention, including self-study modules, audit and feedback, falls team training, academic detailing, and toolkit.
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FALLS is a traditional falls quality improvement education program including online modules, audit and feedback, and academic detailing sessions
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Kokeellinen: CONNECT and FALLS
CONNECT educational intervention is designed to improve relationship-building and communication.
The intervention includes 2 in-class session, group mapping exercise, individual relationship mapping exercises, Self-monitoring of interactions, individual staff coaching sessions.
FALLS is a traditional falls educational intervention, including self-study modules, audit and feedback, falls team training, academic detailing, and toolkit.
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FALLS is a traditional falls quality improvement education program including online modules, audit and feedback, and academic detailing sessions
The CONNECT educational intervention is a training program for staff to improve communication with a more dense network of co-workers, in order to improve resident problem-solving.
Includes in class sessions, group and individual mapping exercises, self-monitoring of interactions, and individual staff coaching.
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Mitä tutkimuksessa mitataan?
Ensisijaiset tulostoimenpiteet
Tulosmittaus |
Toimenpiteen kuvaus |
Aikaikkuna |
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Fall-related Process Measures
Aikaikkuna: 6 months
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The proportion of applicable fall quality indicators documented for residents with falls during the study period.
Quality indicators are specific fall risk assessment or prevention activities including orthostatic blood pressure assessment, vision assessment, environmental modification (bedroom, bathroom), footwear change, physical or occupational therapy referral, psychoactive medication reduction.
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6 months
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Toissijaiset tulostoimenpiteet
Tulosmittaus |
Toimenpiteen kuvaus |
Aikaikkuna |
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Change in Facility Fall Rates
Aikaikkuna: 6 months
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Change in the risk-adjusted facility fall rates in the 6 months post intervention(s) compared to the 6 months before the intervention(s).
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6 months
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Yhteistyökumppanit ja tutkijat
Sponsori
Yhteistyökumppanit
Tutkijat
- Päätutkija: Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric, MD, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Julkaisuja ja hyödyllisiä linkkejä
Yleiset julkaisut
- Anderson RA, Corazzini K, Porter K, Daily K, McDaniel RR Jr, Colon-Emeric C. CONNECT for quality: protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial to improve fall prevention in nursing homes. Implement Sci. 2012 Feb 29;7:11. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-11.
- Colon-Emeric CS, Lyles KW, Su G, Pieper CF, Magaziner JS, Adachi JD, Bucci-Rechtweg CM, Haentjens P, Boonen S; HORIZON Recurrent Fracture Trial. Clinical risk factors for recurrent fracture after hip fracture: a prospective study. Calcif Tissue Int. 2011 May;88(5):425-31. doi: 10.1007/s00223-011-9474-4. Epub 2011 Feb 18.
Hyödyllisiä linkkejä
Opintojen ennätyspäivät
Opi tärkeimmät päivämäärät
Opiskelun aloitus
Ensisijainen valmistuminen (Todellinen)
Opintojen valmistuminen (Todellinen)
Opintoihin ilmoittautumispäivät
Ensimmäinen lähetetty
Ensimmäinen toimitettu, joka täytti QC-kriteerit
Ensimmäinen Lähetetty (Arvio)
Tutkimustietojen päivitykset
Viimeisin päivitys julkaistu (Arvio)
Viimeisin lähetetty päivitys, joka täytti QC-kriteerit
Viimeksi vahvistettu
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