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NCT Number: NCT05815875

The Effect of The STEADI Program on Falls and Falls Prevention in Neurosurgical Patients in Jordan

The goal of this interventional study will be to evaluate the effectiveness of the STEADI Program on falls and falling prevention compared with routine falling assessment in neurosurgical patients in Jordan. The researchers will compare the effectiveness of the STEADI intervention in the intervention group. Participants in the intervention group will be assessed for falls risk using well-established tools as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The control group participants will receive regular falling assessment which involves using Morse Fall Scale.

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Key information

Conditions

Fall Patients

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Jehad Rababah

Irbid, 22110, Jordan

About this study

The STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries) program was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help healthcare providers address falls among older adults. The STEADI program provides healthcare providers with tools and resources to screen their older patients for fall risk, assess risk factors, and develop and implement an individualized fall prevention plan. The STEADI program is an evidence-based approach to fall prevention and has been shown to reduce falls among older adults. However, evidence regarding the effectiveness and usefulness of the STEADI among neurosurgery patients is lacking. The investigators of the current research will conduct a 2-hour educational session to train healthcare providers in a neurosurgery unit on using the STEADI tools and algorithm. Then, the investigators will collect data to assess whether applying the STEADI decreases the risk for falls in neurosurgery patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Newly admitted patients to the neurosurgery unit as a case of neurosurgery, have ≥4 scores on the Stay Independent Brochure (SIB), 18 years old or older.

Exclusion criteria

  • Bedridden and unconscious/comatose patients

Treatment and study plan

STEADI Program

Combination Product

The investigators will conduct STEADI Algorithm for Falls Prevention educational sessions for healthcare providers in the neurosurgery unit, including doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and pharmacists. All healthcare providers in the neurosurgery unit will be invited to attend the educational sessions. Their participation will be voluntary and no obligations will be made, though. Healthcare providers will be invited to attend one 2-hour educational session. In each session, The investigators will have between 8-10 healthcare providers. The educational sessions will be delivered in the classroom available in the neurosurgery unit to facilitate the healthcare providers' access. PowerPoint presentations, videos, quizzes, case studies, and in-class discussions will be used to deliver learning content during the educational sessions. Healthcare providers will then be asked to apply the STEADI interventions on a group of patients.

Routine care

Other

The control group participants will receive routine care. Routine care involves only assessing for falls using Morse Falls Scale (MFS). MFS assesses a patient's fall risk upon admission, following a change in status, and at discharge or transfer to a new setting.

Primary outcomes

  1. The Stay Independent Brochure (SIB)

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 5-days and 1-month

    The Stay Independent Brochure (SIB) will be used to assess the risk for falls as recommended by the CDC's STEADI. The SIB involves 12 items, and each item has a potential response of "No" (= 0) or "Yes" (= 1). Scoring relies on the number of "yes" answers to each question item, with a total possible score of 12. Participants are considered to be at risk of fall based on the following criteria: answer "yes" to 4 or more out of 12 questions, otherwise not at risk.

  2. The clinician's 3 key questions

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 5-days and 1-month

    The clinician's 3 key questions will also be used to assess the risk for falls as recommended by the CDC's STEADI. The three questions used are "fell in the past year?" "feel unsteady when standing or walking?" and "worries about walking?" Participants with a "yes" answer to any of the 3 key questions will be considered at risk of falls, and those with all "no" answers will be considered not at risk for falls.

  3. Time Up and Go (TUG)

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 5-days and 1-month

    The TUG is designed to evaluate mobility skills, balance, and fall risk. TUG performance is measured as the time taken to complete the test, with a longer completion time indicating poorer functional mobility and higher fall risk.

  4. 30-Second Chair Stand

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 5-days and 1-month

    The 30-S Chair Stand assesses lower extremity strength and endurance. This test uses a chair with a straight back without armrests and a seat height of 17 inches. The participant will sit in a chair with their arms crossed over their chest. When the investigator says "go," the participant will stand up and sit down again. And repeat this for 30 seconds. The investigator will count how many times a participant can do this. A lower number may mean the participant is at higher risk for a fall.

  5. The 4-Stage Balance test

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 5-days and 1-month

    The 4-Stage Balance test is an assessment of static balance in four different positions and increasingly challenging positions: (1) feet together, (2) instep of foot advanced to toe of other foot, (3) foot in front of other foot (tandem), and (4) and single-leg stance. Without being able to stand or lasting less than 10 seconds, all 4 types are considered to be at risk for falls, standing for 10 seconds or more is considered not at risk for falls.

  6. Actual falls

    Time frame: At final (1-month) assessment

    The actual number of falls will be recorded for all patients. Results will be reported as an average number of falls.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

King Abdullah University Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Jordan University of Science and Technology

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 18, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 6, 2023

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