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

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Accidental Falls

Interventions

OTHER

New flooring

8.3mm thick vinyl floor covering with foam backing, manufactured by Tarkett and installed by Tyndale Flooring Ltd.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Dunhill Medical Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• National Osteoporosis Society

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Sheffield

  collaborator OTHER

• Health & Safety Laboratory

  collaborator OTHER

• National Patient Safety Agency

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Department of Health, United Kingdom

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University of Bath

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Portsmouth

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Martin Severs · University of Portsmouth

• Amy K Drahota · University of Portsmouth

• Derek Ward · University of Portsmouth

• Julie Udell · University of Portsmouth

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2010-04-30

Primary Completion

2011-08-31

Completion

2011-08-31

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations