Can one shared plan stop the next fall in care homes?
NCT ID NCT07818200
First seen Sep 14, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Falls are common among older people in care homes and can cause serious injury. After a fall, residents often need quick checks and coordinated support from several health and social care organisations, but those groups may work differently. Researchers are running a study with care home residents, relatives, staff, and health professionals to map what happens after a fall and agree on principles for consistent post-falls management. The study uses journey mapping, interviews, and an online Delphi process to build shared guidance.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If it works, care homes and health services could share one consistent approach to helping older people after a fall, which may reduce confusion and repeated falls.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small planning study that produces principles, not proof that falls or injuries will drop. The principles may not fit every care home or may be hard to put into practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 138 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patient journey mapping: older people living in care homes who have experienced a fall Interviews: older people and relatives taking part in the patient journey mapping, care home and healthcare staff with experience of post-falls management in care homes. Delphi: care home and healthcare staff with experience of post-falls management in care homes.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Patient journey mapping: * Resident living in a care home in Nottinghamshire or Lincolnshire * Aged 65 or over * Has experienced a fall in the last six months * Has not fallen within the last two weeks * Is capable of providing written or verbal informed consent as assessed by the researcher in line with the Mental Capacity Act or has a diagnosis of dementia and has a personal or nominated consultee who can advise on the person's feelings and wishes Interviews: * Resident or relative of a resident taking part in the patient journey mapping * Care home staff in England with experience of post falls management with older people in care homes * Healthcare staff in England working in primary, community, emergency and acute settings with experience of post falls management with older people in care homes * Ability to communicate verbally Delphi: * Care home staff in any role or healthcare staff in any role working in a primary, community, emergency and acute settings * Work in a care home or healthcare setting in England * Has any previous experience in supporting older people immediately after a fall in a care home as part of their role * Aged 18 years or over Exclusion Criteria: Patient journey mapping: * Outside of stated location * Outside of stated age range * No falls in the last six months * Fallen within the last two weeks * Unable to provide written or verbal informed consent and a personal or nominated consultee cannot be identified for residents with a diagnosis of dementia Interviews: * Residents or relatives who did not take part in the patient journey mapping * Care home and healthcare staff outside of England * Staff working outside of stated settings * Care home and healthcare staff with no experience of post falls management with older people in care homes * Residents who do not have mental capacity to provide informed consent (written or verbal) and do not have a personal consultee who can advise on the person's feelings or wishes. * Unable to communicate verbally Delphi: * Care home and healthcare staff working outside of England * Staff working outside of stated settings * No experience in supporting older people immediately after a fall in a care home as part of their role * Under 18 years of age
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust
RECRUITINGNottingham, United Kingdom
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