Smart home care aims to cut falls after hip fracture in seniors
NCT ID NCT07419789
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test a new, personalized smart home care model for older adults (60+) recovering from a hip fracture. The goal is to predict and improve recovery, reduce falls, and support caregivers. About 218 people from northern Taiwan will take part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 218 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 to 120 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. ≥ 60 years old, 2. had been transferred from the emergency department to the hospital due to a unilateral hip fracture, 3. repair of the hip fracture involved either hip arthroplasty or internal fixation, 4) their primary place of residence was northern Taiwan Exclusion Criteria: 1. severity of cognitive impairment (a CMMSE score of \< 10), 2. known to be terminally ill, 3. has no primary family caregiver, 4. residing in an institutional care facility
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Linkuo Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taiwan, 33302, Taiwan
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Tuchen Branch Chang Gung Hospital
New Taipei City, Taiwan, 106, Taiwan
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