The Effectiveness, Feasibility and Potential Risks of Resident Handling Devices in Elderly Residential Setting

Summary

The study has 12 research questions regarding the use of resident-handling device in elderly residential setting:

Primary study questions:

1. Can the new resident-handling devices improve resident comfortability during the resident-handling task?
2. Are the new resident-handling devices perceived as safe compared to the conventional resident-handling devices?
3. What are the potential risks to the residents and care staff involve in the resident-handling tasks using the new and conventional resident-handling devices?

Secondary study questions:
4. What are care staff attitudes towards the new and conventional resident-handling devices?
5. What are the perceived difficulties in using the new and conventional resident-handling devices?

Auxiliary study questions:
6. What are the operation difficulties in the use of the new resident-handling devices in actual operation?
7. What are the perceived benefits and feasibility of using the new resident-handling devices compared to conventional resident-handling devices?
8. \[For resident-handling device for residents with low dependency only\] Can the new resident-handling device improve resident comfortability in functional activities?
9. \[For resident-handling device for residents with low dependency only\] Is the new resident-handling device perceived as safe for functional activities compared to the conventional resident-handling devices?
10. \[For resident-handling device for residents with low dependency only\] What are the potential risks to the residents and care staff involve in functional activities using the new and conventional resident-handling devices?
11. \[For resident-handling device for residents with high dependency only\] What is the average force exertion of care staff?
12. \[For resident-handling device for residents with high dependency only\] How frequently does care staff exert excessive force (i.e. Ergo feedback)?

Conditions

• Technology

Interventions

DEVICE

The resident-handling device

Care staff will perform resident-handling tasks using the new resident-handling devices. For low dependency during trial, the device helps care staff to assist residents in making a transition from a sit to a standing posture, vice versa. This device is used for functional activities and transferring and lifting participants. For high dependency during trial, when care staff are performing resident-handling tasks, the device moves with little force in any direction.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Haven of Hope Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund, Hong Kong

  collaborator OTHER

• The University of Hong Kong

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Yee Tak Cheung, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-03-13

Primary Completion

2023-10-20

Completion

2023-10-20

Countries

• Hong Kong

Study Locations