High vs Low Fall Injuries in Asia: 7-Year Multicenter Study

Completed

• Conditions: Fall Injury; Trauma

• Registration Number: NCT07093658
• Lead Sponsor: Mackay Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

This multicenter study revealed a declining overall incidence of fall-related injuries, accompanied by a rising proportion of high falls, predominantly among non-elderly males. Mortality risk increased significantly at fall heights of 3 and 6 meters, supporting current field triage thresholds. Across both high and low falls, lower SpO₂ and GCS were key predictors of 30-day mortality, with head injury being an additional risk factor in low fall cases

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-12
• Study Completion: 2024-12-01
• Status Verified: 2025-07
• Study First Submitted: 2025-07-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-07-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-07-23
• Study First Posted: 2025-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 2025-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59099

Inclusion Criteria

• This study included adult patients (aged ≥18 years) who were transported by emergency medical services (EMS) between January 2016 and December 2022.
• Fall injury patients

Exclusion Criteria

• missing data on age, sex, injury mechanism, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR), oxygen saturation (SpO₂), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) for each body region, Injury Severity Score (ISS), Revised Trauma Score (RTS), or fall height
• missing records of 30-day mortality

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
30-day mortality	30-day	30-day mortality