Clinical trials: Fall
Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries
Gait Characteristics Following a Fall
The purpose of this study is to quantify the safety degree of the patient's gait, to detect the reason for the fall and quantify the biomechanical parameters related to fall.
- Conditions
- Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries, Neurological Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT01631604
- Testing
- Walking aids and devices, Muscle/nerve injection, Corrective surgery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
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
Stroke, Osteoporosis
Sarcopenia and Risk of Falls in Patients With Major Chronic Diseases
The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of therapeutic exercise and nutrition intervention for sarcopenia and risk of falls in patients with major chronic diseases.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Osteoporosis, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03798418
- Testing
- elastic band strengthening exercise, diet counseling
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
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, 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
Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
Training of Falling Techniques on Landing Mechanics
The overall purpose of this study is to quantify the effect and retention of one-week training of falling techniques on landing biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading compared to soft-landing…
- Conditions
- Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Knee Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04768088
- Testing
- Falling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
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
Anesthesia
Influence of the "Atelier du rêve" (Dream Workshop) on the Quality of Falling Asleep in the Operating Room.
A "dream workshop" is organized for the children by nurses specialized in anesthesia in the CHI Creteil. During this workshop, the anesthesia process is explained to the children using games, drawings, songs, etc.
- Trial name
- REVA (NCT03651999)
- Testing
- participation in a workshop: "dream workshop" animated by a nurse anesthesist
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Accidental Fall, Nurse's Role
Virtual Reality Fall Education for Caregivers
Falls place a huge financial burden on healthcare delivery systems, as well as physical and emotional harm to patients and families.
- Trial name
- NCT05161117
- Testing
- Virtual reality simulation app for caregiver education, online fall prevention education module
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
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
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
Kyphosis
Correction for Kyphotic Posture for Improving Balance in Cerebral Palsy
Children with spastic diplegia are at an increased risk of spinal deformities. The most common types of these spinal deformities are scoliosis and kyphosis.
- Trial name
- NCT05063175
- Testing
- Conventional Physical Therapy Protocol, TheraTog orthotic undergarment with its strapping system
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Umm Al-Qura University
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Clinical Evaluation of a Wireless Monitoring Device to Reduce Falls in the Elderly and Others at High Risk of Falling
Falls are a public health problem of significant social and economic significance. No primary intervention devices have been shown to be effective in reducing falls and associated injuries.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT00249743
- Testing
- FallSaver (formerly called NOCwatch)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- NOCwatch International
Cerebral Palsy
Fall Frequency in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this cross-sectional clinical study is to evaluate the frequency of falls in children diagnosed with cerebral palsy and compare it with healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT06679166
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beylikduzu State Hospital
Stroke, Cognition Disorder
The Effects of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Motor Performance, Balance and Fear of Falling in Stroke Patients
One of the most common complications in stroke patients is cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment affects a large part of the life of stroke patients.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cognition Disorder, Fear Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05490628
- Testing
- Cognitive Rehabilitation, Conventional Therapy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Technology
Efficacy of Bed Mattress Sensor for Detecting Pre-fall Activities and Preventing Bedside Falls in Elderly in Residential Setting
The study has 1 primary research question and 5 auxiliary research questions regarding the use of bed mattress sensor for detecting pre-fall activities in elderly residents in old-age home setting: Primary research question: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05490368
- Testing
- Bed mattress sensor system
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Parkinson Disease, Falls
Steps Against the Burden of Parkinson's Disease - TelAviv/Bologna
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects over 10 million worldwide, causing unstable gait and falls in 70% of patients despite medication. This leads to confidence loss, isolation, fractures, and hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- StepuP (NCT07105787)
- Testing
- SDTT + VR triggered adaptations, Speed-dependent treadmill training (SDTT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel, Italy
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kiel
Vaccine Exposure During Pregnancy
H1N1 Vaccine in Pregnancy: a Registry for the Fall and Winter of 2009
The goal of this study it to rapidly create a brief registry of pregnant women who receive the H1N1 vaccine in Ontario, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia during the pandemic H1N1 2009/2010 influenza season.
- Trial name
- NCT01374009
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalhousie University
Falls
Dane County Safety Assessment (SAFE) Research Study
A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an at-home comprehensive approach to preventing falls among adults 65 years and older at high risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00140322
- Testing
- Exercise, fall risk reduction
- Volunteers
- 455 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health
Dyspnea, Risk of Falling and Quality of Life in Adolescents, Youth and Geriatric Groups
To assess the correlation between aspects of the dyspnea scale (indicating poor functionality), the fall efficacy scale (indicating a higher fear of falling), and all aspects of the SF36 (indicating quality of life) in 3 age…
- Trial name
- NCT06303700
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 604 people
- Sponsor
- Amira Hussin Hussin Mohammed