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Comparing two teaching methods given to nurses to improve fall-related outcomes for patients in intensive care units

The effect of implementing two educational approaches about fall prevention on patients’ outcomes: quasi-experimental design

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN99818869
Enrollment
142
Registered
2026-07-21
Start date
2024-05-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patient fall prevention and patient saftey in intensive care units Other

Interventions

Arm 1 – Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) group (71 nurses): Nurses received fall-prevention training through realistic clinical scenarios and hands-on simulation in a controlled environment, including

Sponsors

Mansoura University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurses 1. Nurses working in the ICU with more than 6 month of experience 2. Providing direct patient care 3. Willing to participate Patients 1. Adult patients aged 18 years or older 2. Both genders 3. Admitted to the ICU during the studay period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients less than 18 years old 2. Patients marked as brain death

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient fall risk in ICU measured using the Morse Fall Scale, at ICU admission (within the first 24 hours) and reassessment during the ICU stay (pre- and post-implementation of the educational approaches)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Critical care nurses’ fall prevention practice measured using the Fall Prevention Practice Observation Checklist, at pretest before the intervention and posttest immediately after completing the eight educational sessions

Countries

Saudi Arabia

Contacts

Public ContactAfaf Alresheedi
hanobarhom@gmail.com+966506597999

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026