Clinical trials: Accidental Falls
HIV Infections
When to Start Anti-HIV Drugs in Children Infected With HIV (The PREDICT Study)
The purpose of this study is to determine when HIV infected children should begin taking anti-HIV medications in order to improve both patient quality of life and survival.
- Trial name
- NCT00234091
- Testing
- Abacavir, Efavirenz, Lamivudine
- Where
- 9 sites in Cambodia, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Gabapentin
Prevalence of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in Geriatric Falls Patients
This study investigates the prescription patterns of gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) in a geriatric fall clinic in Aalborg, Denmark, between 2013 and 2023.
- Trial name
- NCT06613802
- Testing
- Time
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Dementia, Falls
A Systems Approach to Falls and Discharge Planning
The aim of this study is to generate knowledge on how to improve care for people living with dementia who are in acute hospital.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Falls, Discharge Planning
- Trial name
- NCT03958994
- Testing
- Qualitative interviews
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Multiple Sclerosis
Falls Prevention and Balance Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis
Background. Balance disorders and falls are common in People with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) Objective: Our hypothesis was that PwMS treated for balance disorders would reduce balance disorders and frequency of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT02390830
- Testing
- Falls Prevention, Reduction of limitations at body function and activity levels
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Falls, Motor Imagery
The Effect of Motor Imagery on Balance in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
This study will investigate if the use of motor imagery to practice a balance task is as effective as physically practicing balance tasks as measured by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) in persons with MS.
- Conditions
- Falls, Motor Imagery, Multiple Sclerosis, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT05615207
- Testing
- Motor Imagery as compared to physical practice for balance tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Dominican University New York
Age Problem
The SUMAMOS EXCELENCIA Project: Assessment of Implementation of Best Practices in a National Health System
There is a gap between research and clinical practice, leading to variability in decision-making. Clinical audits are an effective strategy for improving implementation of best practices.
- Trial name
- NCT03725774
- Testing
- GRIP (Getting Research into Practice) model
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teresa Moreno Casbas
Accidental Falls
Trial to Reduce Falls Incidence Rate in Frail Elderly
Background: Approximately 750,000 elderly Dutch people fall at least once a year, which often results in physical injuries and a fear of falling, with high costs and far-reaching consequences on functionality, physical activity…
- Trial name
- CP (NCT00512655)
- Testing
- Fall prevention course
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Accidental Falls, Healthy
The Use of Music Therapy in the Prevention of Falls
The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to music will demonstrate changes in human postural stability and whether those changes might be useful in fall prevention strategies.
- Trial name
- NCT00121693
- Testing
- Music therapy (listening to specific music)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Arthritis
Balance Impairment and Falls Risk in People With Lower Limb Arthritis, and Can These be Improved With Exercise?
Arthritis has been reported as a risk factor for falls. Few studies have investigated the effect of balance training on balance performance in women with lower limb arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00527189
- Testing
- Balance Exercises
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Ageing Research Institute, Australia
Fall
Project Grow: Establishing an Intergenerational Falls Prevention Gardening Programme
Wandsworth Integrated Falls and Bone Health Service (IF \& BHS) provides an evidence-based falls prevention exercise programme, but yearly about 500 of 1800 patients decline participation or do not continue to exercise.
- Trial name
- PGROW (NCT03216031)
- Testing
- Gardening programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roehampton
Nursing Home Residents
Feasibility of Risk Sign Displays to Prevent Falls, Dehydration and Pulmonary Aspiration in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: Prior research has shown a relationship between dehydration, falls and pulmonary aspiration among older adults in nursing and health care facilities, which contributes to its loss of independence and quality-of-life.
- Trial name
- NCT03123601
- Testing
- Risk sign displays
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Neurológico Sénior
Fall, Music
Risk of Falls in Patients Attending Music Sessions on an Acute Geriatric Ward
Music therapy has long been used to improve communication, health and quality of life. Music is also known to regulate pain, mood and anxiety levels.
- Conditions
- Fall, Music, Aged
- Trial name
- NCT03348657
- Testing
- Music Session
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Aging
Proximity Alarms to Reduce Patient Falls
The purpose of this study is to test an intervention to introduce and implement proximity alarms on the risk of falls in hospitalized patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00183053
- Testing
- BedEx Patient Occupancy Monitoring System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Parkinson Disease (PD)
Enhanced Tai Chi for Parkinson's Disease (Enhanced Tai Chi PD)
This pilot study evaluates whether a structured, Parkinson's disease-specific Tai Chi programme ("Enhanced Tai Chi") can improve motor and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- ETC-PD (NCT07297368)
- Testing
- Enhanced Tai Chi (Enhanced-Tai-Chi-PD), Usual Treatment (Standard Clinical Care)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Accidental Falls
Improving Strength and Balance Through Exercise With LudoFit
The goal of this mixed methods cohort study is to explore how an innovative game-based, technology-enabled home exercise software compares to a conventional home-based exercise program in older adults at risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT05993013
- Testing
- LudoFit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Huang
Falls
Falls Prevention in Acute Care Hospital
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a multifactorial falls prevention program in an acute internal medicine ward.
- Trial name
- PRECEPT (NCT01054287)
- Testing
- Multifactorial falls prevention program, No falls prevention intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Drowning, Drowning, Near
Patients Treated by the Danish Emergency Medical Services Following Non-drowning Water Rescues From 2016 to 2023
Since 2015, all Danish prehospital EMS have used the nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record (PEMR). In 2023, the investigators developed the Danish Drowning Formula (DDF), a text-search algorithm designed to search the…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning, Near, Submersion, Submersion - Accidental
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT06327893)
- Testing
- Submersion or immersion in liquid
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Abdominal Injuries, Physical Abuse
Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
The purpose of the study is to generate pilot data describing test characteristics of contrast enhanced ultrasound in young children with concern for abdominal trauma.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Injuries, Physical Abuse, Accidental Fall, Motor Vehicle Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03473249
- Testing
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound using Lumason
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Accidental Falls, Cross Infection (Hospital-Acquired Infections)
Impact of Primary Nursing on Nursing-sensitive Outcomes in Inpatients Units: a Multicentre Pre-Post Study
The aim of this quasi-experimental before-after study is to evaluate whether the implementation of the Primary Nursing (PN) pattern of care improves nursing-sensitive outcomes in adult inpatients and nurse-related outcomes across…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Cross Infection (Hospital-Acquired Infections), Acute Care Unit
- Trial name
- PRIMARY (NCT07687251)
- Testing
- Primary Nursing
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,708 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Study of Two Exercises Protocols for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Introduction: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized as a neurodevelopmental disorder, with motor symptoms that may predispose to falls and gait changes.
- Trial name
- STEP-TEA (NCT05908357)
- Testing
- Exergaming, Booklet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Bahia