Testing the Effectiveness of a Falls Prevention System

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: High Risk for Falling

In brief

The purpose of this single arm intervention study is to determine if the fall rate (as measured by falls per 1000 patient days) for patients designated "high fall risk" decreases with the use of the PUP™ \[Patient is UP Falls Prevention System\] when compared to the historical falls rate data for the prior 12 months from those same nursing units within the OSUWM Brain \& Spine Hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03678402

Run by

Tammy Moore

People needed

521

Starts

2019-06-24

Expected to finish

2020-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-07-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years of age or older;
• All high-risk fall patients, eighteen years of age or older, who are admitted to the OSU Brain and Spine Hospital on Floors 8 South, 9 South, 10 South, 8 East, 9 East or 10 East. Patients will undergo a pre-assessment as per OSUWMC procedure to determine if they are a high-fall risk.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients whose medical condition as assessed by the PI prohibits their participation in the program, which would include among others the following: patients who lack the capacity to consent, patients with an anatomy or wound issue on their feet or around their calves that would bar them from wearing socks on either foot, and/or patients for whom the sock would impede medical treatment.

Where it is running

• The Ohio State University Medical Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States

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