Original publication: 2018 | Peer-reviewed study protocol
Source authors: Sarah Cockayne and colleagues
Research programme: SSHeW — this is one of three documents from the same trial programme.
About this research
The published trial protocol sets out the SSHeW research question, randomisation, planned outcomes and safeguards before the results were known.
How the research was conducted
The 2018 BMJ Open paper documents the intended randomised controlled trial design and methods.
Main findings and significance
This is a protocol and does not itself report the eventual 37% reduction in self-reported slips. Read alongside the completed 2021 trial report.
Interpretation and limitations
The protocol describes planned methods, not completed results. It is part of the same SSHeW research programme as the main report and Plain English summary.
Original source and further reading
Publisher / original publication