PARCHED
Research type
Research Study
Full title
PARCHED: Prompting And encouRaging Community Hydration through Education Reducing frailty through improved hydration in community-dwelling urinary catheterised district nurse patients using an innovative prompting cup, education or a combination of these interventions.
IRAS ID
257723
Contact name
Christina Erwin
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 27 days
Research summary
PARCHED (Prompting And encouRaging Community Hydration through EDucation) is studying whether we can improve the hydration of people living at home who use catheters. We would like to see if improved hydration can stop or reduce the risk of frailty. There is very little research looking at hydration (fluid intake) and its impact on frailty. However, because hydration can help someone’s appetite and digestion, we want to see if it can also lower the risk of frailty for people using a catheter living at home. This is a feasibility study, so what we are most interested in is whether these interventions are practical and acceptable for our study population and district nurses.
PARCHED will randomise four areas in Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB to receive one of four different interventions. Individuals will then receive an intervention based on which area they live in, each participant will take part in the study for 12 weeks.
In each area, we aim to recruit 20 people. The four interventions are:
1. Usual care: district nurses encourage patients to keep up fluid intake as normal
2. These patients will receive a cup that flashes and vibrates at set intervals to encourage them to drink more fluids
3. These patients will receive additional information, support and encouragement from their district nurse to encourage them to drink more fluids
4. These patients will receive both of the prompting cup and additional information.
As well as having one of the 4 interventions, we will interview people who take part and district nurses about their experience of the study and their views on hydration and frailty. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires on hydration, frailty, self-efficacy and quality of life. We will also use routinely collected health data.REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/WM/0287
Date of REC Opinion
16 Oct 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion