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| TIR 103945 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) |
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| Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) | OTHER_GOV |
| Age-Well NCE Inc. | INDUSTRY |
| Fraser Health Authority | UNKNOWN |
| Centre for Hip Health and Mobility |
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This study will evaluate the efficacy of novel compliant flooring in reducing injuries due to falls in a long-term care facility, determine the cost effectiveness of this intervention, and assess perceptions about compliant flooring among staff, residents, and families.
The investigators hypothesize that compliant flooring will (1) reduce the incidence of injuries due to falls in long-term care residents; (2) represent an overall cost-savings when material and implementation costs are considered relative to direct and indirect costs associated with injuries due to falls; and (3) be received positively by staff, residents, and their family members.
Falls are the number one cause of unintentional injury among older adults in Canada, and are responsible for economic costs in excess of $1 billion CAD annually. In high-risk environments, such as long-term care (LTC) facilities, 60% of residents will experience at least one fall each year. Moreover, approximately 30% of falls in LTC residents result in injury, and 3 to 5% cause fractures.
A promising strategy for reducing the incidence of fall-related injuries in LTC facilities is to decrease the stiffness of the ground surface, and the subsequent force applied to the body parts at impact. Purpose-designed compliant flooring can reduce the force applied to the hip during a fall by up to 35 % (to allow a raw egg to be successfully bounced without cracking). Yet, few LTC facilities have flooring designed to reduce the impact of falls. This study will address this gap.
Resident rooms at a local LTC facility will be randomly assigned to installation of compliant flooring or control (non-compliant) flooring. Following installation, primary and secondary outcomes, including fall-related injuries and falls, will be monitored for 4 years and compared between resident rooms with and without compliant flooring. In addition, health resource utilization and their costs will be compared between resident rooms with and without compliant flooring. Perceptions about compliant flooring will be assessed among staff, residents, and their families.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Compliant Flooring (CF) | Experimental | Compliant flooring |
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| Control (CON) | Placebo Comparator | Non-compliant flooring |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| SmartCell flooring | Other | SmartCell (SATECH Inc., Chehalis, WA, USA) is a continuous rubber surface layer supported by an array of cylindrical rubber columns 14 mm in diameter, and spaced at 19 mm intervals. It has a surface hardness of 50 durometer. It has been reported to provide approximately 35% peak force attenuation during mechanical tests that simulate falls on the hip. It has also been reported to have minimal effect on balance and mobility of older women during activities of daily living. It will be covered with hospital-grade vinyl and will be inspected regularly for maintenance requirements. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Fall-related injuries | Moderate and serious injuries that result from falls in resident rooms. Assessed from incident and follow-up reports at participating long-term care facility. | 4 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Falls | Falls in resident rooms. Assessed from incident reports at participating long-term care facility. | 4 years |
| Fractures | Fractures in resident rooms. Assessed from incident and follow-up reports at participating long-term care facility. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Dawn C Mackey, PhD | Simon Fraser University | Principal Investigator |
| Fabio Feldman, PhD | Fraser Health Authority | Principal Investigator |
| Andrew C Laing, PhD | University of Waterloo | Principal Investigator |
| Stephen N Robinovitch, PhD | Simon Fraser University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| New Vista Care Home | Burnaby | British Columbia | V5E 3Z3 | Canada |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 27044272 | Background | Lachance CC, Feldman F, Laing AC, Leung PM, Robinovitch SN, Mackey DC. Study protocol for the Flooring for Injury Prevention (FLIP) Study: a randomised controlled trial in long-term care. Inj Prev. 2016 Dec;22(6):453-460. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042008. Epub 2016 Apr 4. | |
| 31233541 | Derived | Mackey DC, Lachance CC, Wang PT, Feldman F, Laing AC, Leung PM, Hu XJ, Robinovitch SN. The Flooring for Injury Prevention (FLIP) Study of compliant flooring for the prevention of fall-related injuries in long-term care: A randomized trial. PLoS Med. 2019 Jun 24;16(6):e1002843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002843. eCollection 2019 Jun. |
| Label | URL |
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| Technology for Injury Prevention in Seniors (TIPS) | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D050723 | Fractures, Bone |
| D000070642 | Brain Injuries, Traumatic |
| D016489 | Head Injuries, Closed |
| D006620 | Hip Fractures |
| D012887 | Skull Fractures |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D001924 | Brain Concussion |
| D013119 | Spinal Cord Injuries |
| ID | Term |
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| D001930 | Brain Injuries |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| New Vista Society Care Home | UNKNOWN |
| Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research | OTHER |
| Canada Research Chair Program | UNKNOWN |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada | OTHER |
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| Plywood flooring | Other | Plywood flooring covered with the same hospital-grade vinyl as the SmartCell flooring. |
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| 4 years |
| Health resource utilization | Hospital transfers and admissions, emergency room visits, length of hospital stay, physician visits, physiotherapy and occupational therapy visits, nursing visits, diagnostic and lab procedures. | 4 years |
| Musculoskeletal injuries | Work-related musculoskeletal injuries experienced by staff at participating long-term care facility. | 4 years |
| D006259 |
| Craniocerebral Trauma |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
| D014949 | Wounds, Nonpenetrating |
| D005264 | Femoral Fractures |
| D025981 | Hip Injuries |
| D007869 | Leg Injuries |
| D013118 | Spinal Cord Diseases |