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CONNECT for Better Falls Prevention in VA Community Living Centers

NCT00836433 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 689

Last updated 2015-04-24

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Summary

This is a randomized trial of 2 nursing home staff educational approaches to reduce falls in VA nursing home (CLC) residents. One is a traditional falls education program using web-based modules, feedback of quality indicators, and meetings with influential peers. The other is a 12 week program that trains staff to form better connections and use effective communication strategies with a diverse network of co-workers, so that problem solving about resident problems is enhanced. The study will test whether the second intervention increases the effectiveness of the traditional falls education program.

Conditions

  • Accidental Falls

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CONNECT educational intervention

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.

BEHAVIORAL

FALLS educational intervention

FALLS is a traditional falls quality improvement education program including online modules, audit and feedback, and academic detailing sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric, MD · Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-02-28
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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