Geriatric Trauma Care Program for Living Alone Older Adults With Injuries

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Conditions studied: Limb Injury, Older Adults, Geriatric, Pain, Geriatric Depression, Barthel Index, Quality of Life, Loneliness

In brief

To examine the long-term effects of the Geriatric Trauma Care Program (GTCP) regarding pain, functional disability, depression, loneliness, and health-related quality of life among older adults with traumatic injuries who live alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06902636

Run by

Kaohsiung Medical University

People needed

90

Starts

2025-03-27

Expected to finish

2026-10-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-06

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• willing to join this study for three months
• with limb injuries
• living alone in a household
• aged 65 years old or older
• independent before a traumatic injury
• having a smartphone.

You may not qualify if…

• with an ISS greater than 16 (severe injuries)
• having cognitive impairments
• diagnosed with psychiatric illness

Where it is running

• Kaohsiung Medical University Chung Ho Memorial Hospital — Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung, Taiwan (enrolling)

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