Use of virtual nursing rounds at night to prevent falls in hospitalized older patients

Virtual hourly intentional nursing rounds in hospitalized elderly patients during the nighttime: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

REBEC

Registry ID

RBR-5jbrjcb

Enrollment

290

Registered

2026-04-25

Start date

2026-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Frail Elderly

Interventions

This is a two-arm, single-blind randomized controlled trial. Experimental group: A total of 145 patients will receive intentional virtual hourly nursing rounds during the nighttime period (8:00 PM to

Eligibility

Age

65 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hospitalized patients aged between 65 and 100 years; patients admitted to geriatric or medical-surgical units, with or without a caregiver; patients who agree to participate and sign the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who refuse to participate; patients previously selected for continuous video monitoring according to institutional criteria; patients classified as bedridden or restricted to bed

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluate the outcomes of falls in general and injurious falls, verified through comparison between the groups (control and intervention) by calculating the incidence of both. The calculation will be performed based on the total number of overall falls and injurious falls in the control and intervention groups, divided by the number of patient-days, multiplied by 1,000.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measure the effectiveness of call bell activation using data obtained from the call bell monitoring system per bed (activation volume and staff response time). A comparison between the control and intervention groups will be conducted.;Evaluate the number of required nursing interventions based on data collected from telephone-based interventions conducted in the intervention group through virtual hourly rounding.;Measure patient satisfaction based on responses to the institutional satisfaction survey at the end of participation in both groups. This will be assessed using the NPS (Net Promoter Score) questionnaire and a version based on items proposed in HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), considering those related to the nursing staff.	—

Measure

Time frame

Measure the effectiveness of call bell activation using data obtained from the call bell monitoring system per bed (activation volume and staff response time). A comparison between the control and intervention groups will be conducted.;Evaluate the number of required nursing interventions based on data collected from telephone-based interventions conducted in the intervention group through virtual hourly rounding.;Measure patient satisfaction based on responses to the institutional satisfaction survey at the end of participation in both groups. This will be assessed using the NPS (Net Promoter Score) questionnaire and a version based on items proposed in HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), considering those related to the nursing staff.

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Countries

Contacts

Public ContactAngélica Britto

Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Hospital Albert Einstein

angelica.cruz@einstein.br+55 (14) 998397053

Outcome results

None listed

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