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

King Abdullah University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fall Patients

Treatments: Other: Routine care; Combination Product: STEADI Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05815875

92-2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The STEADI program will be applied to this group of participants. The STEADI involves frequent assessment of patients' risk for falls and making appropriate changes to decrease the risk for falls.

Treatment:

Combination Product: STEADI Program

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

The STEADI program will not be applied to the control group participants. This group will receive the usual care provided to the patients in the hospital.

Treatment:

Other: Routine care