The Acceptability of Auto-wrapping Commode Chair in Elderly Residential Setting

NCT05671354 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HKU_commode_protocol_v1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study has 4 research questions regarding the use of auto-wrapping commode chairs in elderly residential setting: Primary study questions:

1. 1.Can the frequency of the spills of excretions during disposing of excretions be reduced when auto-wrapping commode chairs are used as compared to conventional commode chairs?
2. 2.Can the staff time spent on disposing of excretions from commode chairs be reduced when auto-wrapping commode chairs are used as compared to conventional commode chairs?
3. 3.What is the satisfaction of the residents and staff on using the auto-wrapping commode chairs?
4. 4.What are the perceived benefits and feasibility in allowing the residents to use the auto-wrapping commode chairs?

Conditions

Technology

Keywords

Toilet hygiene; Excretions; Gerontechnology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The frequency of the spills of excretions during disposing of excretions from the conventional and auto-wrapping commode chairs.

  The frequency of the spills of excretions during disposing of excretions from the conventional commode chairs will be recorded by the care staff at the end of night shifts during 7 days before the 7-day trial period. The frequency of the spills of excretions during disposing of excretions from the auto-wrapping commode chairs will be recorded by the care staff at the end of night shifts during the 7-day trial period.

  7 days before the 7-day trial period to the end of the 7-day trial period

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• The staff time spent on disposing of excretions from conventional and auto-wrapping commode chairs

  7 days before the 7-day trial period to the end of the 7-day trial period

• The satisfaction of the residents and staff on using conventional and auto-wrapping commode chairs

  From the start to the end of the 7-day trial period

• Qualitative measure: The perceived benefits and feasibility in allowing the residents to use the auto-wrapping commode chairs as compared to conventional commode chairs and toilets.

  At the end of the 7-day trial period

Study Arms (1)

The auto-wrapping commode chair

EXPERIMENTAL

The experimental group will use the auto-wrapping commode chair for 7 days.

Device: the auto-wrapping commode chair

Interventions

the auto-wrapping commode chair DEVICE

The auto-wrapping commode chairs will seal off the excretions in a plastic bag when a button is pressed, and then prepare a new bag for next excretions. The sealed excretions will then be disposed of as usual garbage. The same staff, who are responsible for disposing of the excretions from the commodes in the pre-test, will dispose of the excretions from the auto-wrapping commode chairs during the trial.

The auto-wrapping commode chair

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Use conventional commode chair at the bedside for at least 7 days before the trial, or
• Use diapers and is suitable to use auto-wrapping commode chairs, as assessed by a nurse
• Are responsible for assisting toileting of the participants, including disposing of excretions

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead
• Haven of Hope Hospital: collaborator
• The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund, Hong Kong: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Haven of Hope Woo Ping Care & Attention Home

Hong Kong, 00, Hong Kong

Location

Study Officials

• Yee Tak Cheung, PhD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor

Model Details: The participants will be trained by the care staff to use the auto-wrapping commode chair. They will use the auto-wrapping commode chair for 7 days. The auto-wrapping commode chairs will seal off the excretions in a plastic bag when a button is pressed, and then prepare a new bag for next excretions. The sealed excretions will then be disposed of as usual garbage. The same staff, who are responsible for disposing of the excretions from the commodes in the previous 7 days before the trial, will dispose of the excretions from the auto-wrapping commode chairs during the trial.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 2, 2023
• First Posted: January 4, 2023
• Study Start: March 5, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 3, 2023
• Study Completion: May 3, 2023
• Last Updated: May 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR
• Time Frame: Data will be available for 10 years.

Locations

HK (1)