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CompletedNCT05193773

Effects of a Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce Physical Restraints for Care Providers in Nursing Homes

The Effects of a Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce Physical Restraints for Care Providers in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
354 (actual)
Sponsor
Su-Hua Liang · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

Scholars from around the world have been strongly advocating restraint-free care in long-term care institutions. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a multifactorial intervention to reduce physical restraints for care providers in nursing homes.

Detailed description

In Taiwanese nursing homes, the use of physical restraints on residents as a protective measure is fairly common. However, physical restraints can be seen as a violation of human rights, and there is no guarantee of the effectiveness or safety of such physical restraints.This study was to evaluate the effects of a multifactorial intervention to reduce physical restraints for care providers in nursing homes. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted using pretest-posttest control group design. A purposive sampling of participants was chosen from care providers of 6 nursing home institutions in Taiwan, who were then randomly assigned to the experimental group (3 nursing homes) or the control group (3 nursing homes). The experimental group underwent multifactorial interventions to reduce physical restraint.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
OTHERmultifactorial interventionsThe experimental group underwent multifactorial interventions to reduce physical restraint, including developing routines for physical restraint, promoting institutional policies to reduce the use of physical restraint, developing alternative methods, education, and consultations.

Timeline

Start date
2015-09-07
Primary completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-02-29
First posted
2022-01-18
Last updated
2022-01-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05193773. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.