Methodist Dallas Medical Center- Clinical Research Institute
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
Location status: Recruiting
Recruiting
NCT Number: NCT06698315
Evidence-based Approach to Reduce Falls in Adult Patients
The project aims to promote patient safety and quality care by reducing preventable falls and falls with injuries using an evidence-based solution.
Recruiting
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Conditions
Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
The project aims to promote patient safety and quality care by reducing preventable falls and falls with injuries using an evidence-based solution: the Fall Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety (TIPS) intervention. The three objectives include: (a) developing personalized fall prevention interventions for high-risk patients, (b) engaging patients and families in fall prevention initiatives, and (c) promoting effective communication among teams using a bedside visual tool.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Adult (≥18 years) inpatients admitted for various medical-surgical conditions in 3 Medical unit at MRMC. All patients will be included in the project except those diagnosed with psychiatric conditions and cognitive impairments.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with psychiatric conditions and cognitive impairments will be excluded from the project. This assessment is routine.
Treatment and study plan
observation
OtherMedical Records Chart Review
Primary outcomes
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Determine if the Fall TIPS initiative is effective at reducing falls at MRMC.
Time frame: through study completion, up to 18 months
Data will be collected from Verge and EPIC reports. To ensure intervention effectiveness, monitoring will be done through chart audits and staff reporting. EPIC slicer dicer generates customized reports, enhancing EHR effectiveness (Ayaad et al., 2022).
Study contacts
Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.
Colette Ngo Ndjom, MS
CONTACT
Jeff Wilson, BS
CONTACT
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Methodist Health System
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Tailored Interventions for Patient Safety: an Evidence-based Approach to Reduce Falls in Adult Patients
Important dates
- Study start
- 2024
- Primary completion
- 2025
- Study completion
- 2025
- First posted
- Nov 20, 2024
- Registry last updated
- Nov 20, 2024
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