Exploring how to enable care homes in the UK to use the Action Falls Programme (Formerly GtACH) in day-to-day care

Implementation of the ACTiON FALLS prevention programme (formally GtACH) into UK care homes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN79131660

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-19

Start date

2022-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Falls prevention in care homes Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Interventions

The ACTiON FALLS Collaborative Events will take the form of workshops and include: • Activities to encourage feedback on the use of the ACTiON FALLS programme • Networking time for discussion between

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Care Home inclusion criteria: 1. Long stay with old age and or dementia registration 2. Routinely record falls in resident personal records and on incident sheets Care Home staff inclusion criteria: 3. Employed by a Care Home participating in FinCH Imp study 4. Employed in a caring role Falls Leads inclusion criteria: 5. Participated in ACTiON FALLS trainer training 6. Provided ACTiON FALLS training in at least one participating care home

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Care Home exclusion criteria: 1. Homes exclusively providing care for those with learning difficulties or substance dependency 2. Homes with contracts under suspension with health or social providers, or that are currently subject to safeguarding investigations Care Home staff exclusion criteria: 3. Not employed directly by the care home e.g., agency worker or student Falls lead exclusion criteria: 4. None, provided inclusion criteria are met

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Understand the extent to which the collaborative approach has enabled effective implementation of the ACTiON FALLS programme across participating regions and homes. This will be achieved through measuring participation in collaborative events, reviewing the use of the ACTiON FALLs programme with residents, responses from the NOMAD instrument and using qualitative interviews 2. Collect monthly falls data from up to 1,770 residents (anonymous) using routinely collected data 3. Collect case studies at an individual resident, care home and regional level, of how the ACTiON FALLS programme has impacted on outcomes	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Understand the extent to which the collaborative approach has enabled effective implementation of the ACTiON FALLS programme across participating regions and homes. This will be achieved through measuring participation in collaborative events, reviewing the use of the ACTiON FALLs programme with residents, responses from the NOMAD instrument and using qualitative interviews 2. Collect monthly falls data from up to 1,770 residents (anonymous) using routinely collected data 3. Collect case studies at an individual resident, care home and regional level, of how the ACTiON FALLS programme has impacted on outcomes

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026