Reconfiguring the Patient Room to Increase Patient Stability

Accidental Falls Clinical Trial

Official title:

Reconfiguring the Patient Room for a Fall Protection Strategy to Increase Patient Stability During Ambulation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04003779
• Other study ID #: 00099410
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 14, 2022
• Est. completion date: September 29, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: University of Utah
• Contact: Bob G Wong, PhD
• Phone: 801-587-9666
• Email: bob.wong[@]nurs.utah.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Despite decades of research into patient falls, falls and the injuries incurred continue to be a serious threat to patient safety. Fall rates continue to be unacceptably high. The purpose of this project is to increase the safety of a hospital room for patient mobility, using innovative simulation strategies and patient-centric design.

Description:

Despite decades of research into patient falls, falls and the injuries incurred continue to be a serious threat to patient safety. Fall rates continue to be unacceptably high. The purpose of this project is to increase the safety of a hospital room for patient mobility, using innovative simulation strategies and patient-centric design.

An innovative simulation environment will be built to enable rapid assessment of room layout and fixture positioning and patient stability. The results from multiple simulations will be used to fabricate a prototype room layout that will be tested by patients with Parkinson disease and reviewed and updated with input from other relevant stakeholders. A final room prototype will be built and tested. Results will be translated and shared with all stakeholders and disseminated for implementation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: September 29, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: September 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Frail elderly, impaired gait

Exclusion Criteria:

• Use of walking aid

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Accidental Falls
• Elderly, Frail
• Hospitals

Intervention

Other:
• Room configuration
Adjust distance, handrails, degrees of turn for participant

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Dumke Health Professions Building	Salt Lake City	Utah

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Utah	The Center for Health Design

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Gait: increased stability	Increased balance	24 months