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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 HomeHealth team have spent the last few months publishing research papers and analysing the data collected from the trial. If you would like to read more about the trial findings, please visit the Findings from the Trial page, where you will find video recording of the symposium event, with detailed findings from the study.

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 - We are liaising with stakeholders and funders to explore how the beneficial aspects of HomeHealth can be embedded into routine care.

24/02/2025 - The main trial findings were published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.

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 with 49 participants about their experience have been conducted.

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.