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The 'HomeHealth' trial: maintaining independence for older people at home

The HomeHealth trial evaluated the effectiveness of the HomeHealth service. This service was facilitated by the HomeHealth team and aimed to help participants stay healthy and independent. This was different for everyone, but included home exercise programmes, nutritional support to improve energy levels, and increasing connection with the local community. These sessions took place once a month over six months. The HomeHealth service was developed in 2014-2015 in partnership with older people, carers, health and social care professionals and tested in a feasibility study. The RCT is now in the dissemination stage, with all data collected and evaluated for clinical and cost effectiveness. The team are in the process of publishing papers containing the results - please check back here for updates in the future.

This study is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (NIHR128334). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.

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News and Updates

Currently - The team are currently in the process of publishing papers containing results, which will be shared on this page in the future.

13/09/2023 - The HomeHealth team came together at a sympsium event in London, where findings from the study were presented to industry leaders, participants and team members.

04/07/2023 - We have finished the final 12-month follow-up visits. We saw 330 participants equalling 85% retention. This is above the 80% retention target

18/05/2023 - All interviews conducted with participants about their experience, with 49 participants interviewed in total

15/01/2023 - We have finished the 6-month follow-ups. We saw 345 participants with 89% retention

10/08/2022 - First interview conducted with participants about their experience of taking part in the study

01/07/2022 - We have recruited our final (388th) participant

18/01/2021 - We have recruited our first participant into the HomeHealth trial