Status:

TERMINATED

Safe and Well Visits by the Fire and Rescue Service to Prevent Falls and Improve Quality of Life in Older People

Lead Sponsor:

Caroline Fairhurst

Collaborating Sponsors:

Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Conditions:

Accidental Fall

Quality of Life

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

FIREFLI is a large, pragmatic, individually randomised, controlled trial with embedded economic and qualitative evaluations. The aim of the research is to see whether Safe and Well Visits delivered by...

Detailed Description

The Fire and Rescue Services routinely carry out around 670,000 fire safety check visits in England each year in people's homes. The aim of these 'Safe and Well Visits' is to reduce fire risks, suppor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Main FIREFLI trial
  • Men and women aged 65 years and over in the Humberside FRS area or aged 79 and over in the Kent Fire and Rescue Service (FRS) area
  • Community dwelling
  • Willing to receive a SWV from the FRS

Exclusion

  • Living in a residential or nursing home
  • Bed bound
  • Unable to give informed consent to take part in the study and living alone
  • Had an occupational therapist (OT) visit within the past 12 months
  • Received a SWV from the FRS in the past three years
  • Have been referred to the FRS as an urgent referral
  • For those participants who have been sent a recruitment pack directly from York Trials Unit (YTU) in response to advertising or hearing about the study, as opposed to receiving an invitation and recruitment pack via the mail out from the FRS, a further eligibility check is required to see if the participant is eligible for a Safe and Well Visit by the FRS. In these circumstances, there is another exclusion criterion: Not eligible for a Safe and Well Visit with the FRS.
  • Recruitment Study within a trial (SWAT)
  • Inclusion criteria Any patient identified by the Fire and Rescue Service as eligible to receive a FIREFLI trial invitation pack.
  • Retention SWAT Inclusion criteria For logistical reasons, all participants due to be sent a four month questionnaire will be randomised into the SWAT. However, only those sent a four month questionnaire reminder letter will be included in the analysis.
  • Exclusion criteria Participants who withdraw from follow-up before their four month questionnaire is due and those for whom it is not necessary to send a reminder letter will be excluded from the SWAT.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 6 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 10 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

63 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04717258

Start Date

January 6 2022

End Date

July 10 2023

Last Update

June 4 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, HU4 7BB

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Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom, ME15 6XB

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