Clinical trials: Fall Injury
Fall
A Service Intervention to Reduce Falls in Hospital
The head of nursing at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) plans to roll out an intervention across groups of hospital wards over the next four months.
- Trial name
- NCT03192384
- Testing
- Educational programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Aging
Effects of Dance on Reaction Time in Experienced Older Adults
Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-month ballroom dance (3 times/wk) on physical fitness and reaction time in twenty- four experienced older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04680364
- Testing
- partnered dance
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Magna Graecia
Lower Limb Amputation Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Validity and Reliability of The 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
Clinicians are routinely required to make decisions about fall risk among lower limb prosthesis users. For these decisions, clinicians should use valid, reliable, quantitative, and multidimensional measures of balance test for…
- Trial name
- NCT05095584
- Testing
- 3 meter backward walk test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tezel Yıldırım Şahan
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
Fall Injury, Osteoporotic Fractures
Pole Walking Intervention in Retirement Communities
This patient-oriented, multi-site study aims to co-design and test a pole walking program with resident and staff representatives from participating independent living and retirement communities.
- Trial name
- NCT05388227
- Testing
- Pole walking
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Effect Of Methylphenidate On Balance In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that may have poor motor coordination and balance control. The effect of Methylphenidate treatment on balance and fall risk is still unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT05522478
- Testing
- Fall risk
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
Bridging Generations: Educating Children on Dementia and Fall Prevention Through Animation
A retrospective data review was conducted on a case-control trial involving 60 children (29 boys, 31 girls) as part of a public education initiative hosted on the web-based platform "Hand in Hand Across Barriers - Public…
- Trial name
- fall (NCT07000370)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Vestibular Disorder, Fall
Vestibular Rehabilitation for Chronic Central Vestibular Deficits: A Case Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation for an individual who has chronic central vestibular deficits due to cerebellar dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Vestibular Disorder, Fall, Coordination and Balance Disturbances
- Trial name
- NCT03952936
- Testing
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Methodist University, North Carolina
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
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
Pediatric Nursing
The Effect of Digital and Classical Education Based on Planned Behavior Theory Given to Mothers in the Risk Group on Their Self-Efficacy in Identifying Safety Measures and First Aid for Home Accidents
Childhood home accidents are a significant health problem in our country and the world. Home accidents are more common in children aged 1-5, and cause temporary and permanent disabilities in deaths.
- Trial name
- Home Accidents (NCT06981416)
- Testing
- Digital education group, classical education group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Influenza
Safety and Immunogenicity of Fluzone® Vaccine in Children Who Received 2 Doses of the 2005-2006 Fluzone Formulation.
To compare the groups with respect to influenza immune responses following Dose 1 of Fluzone vaccine (2006-2007 formulation).
- Trial name
- NCT00390884
- Testing
- Influenza Virus Vaccine, Fluzone®
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
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
Accidental Fall, Postural Balance
Standing Balance as the Fifth Vital Sign in Clinical Setting
This 18-month prospective, observational study involving real world data will determine if the use of a standing scale that delivers a quantitative measure of standing balance along with weight (balance + weight) in place of a…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Postural Balance, Clinical Decision-making
- Trial name
- NCT04139642
- Testing
- SimpleSway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Fracture, Fractures, Hip
The PREVENT Trial: a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multifaceted Fracture Prevention Model for Long-term Care
Hip fractures occur nearly twice as often for older adults residing in long-term care as they do in older adults of a similar age still living in other settings.
- Conditions
- Fracture, Fractures, Hip, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT04947722)
- Testing
- PREVENT Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Fall, Pressure Ulcer
PROSENIOR. Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Malnutrition, Poor Oral Health and Falls Among Older Persons Receiving Municipal Health Care and Are Registered in the Quality Registry Senior Alert
Inclusion criteria for study I and II is nurse aides, registered nurses and managers working in nursing homes who register in Senior Alert.
- Conditions
- Fall, Pressure Ulcer, Malnutrition, Oral Health
- Trial name
- NCT05308862
- Testing
- Care process for assessements of risks
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malmö University
Fall
Mapping Post-falls Organisational Processes in Care Homes
The aim of this study is to map post-falls management organisational processes for older people in care homes. The main question to answer is 'What post-falls management organisational processes are used for older people in care…
- Trial name
- Post-falls (NCT07350408)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Parkinson Disease, Fall
Effects of Protective Step Training on Proactive and Reactive Motor Adaptations in Parkinson's Disease Patients
The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent PD affects the ability to walk, respond to balance perturbations (i.e., Protective Step Training) and produce acute short-term effects to improve compensatory reactions and…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Fall, Protective Step Training, Falls, Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07399613
- Testing
- Protective Step Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Fall Related Injury, Social Isolation
KOSO (Keep On Stepping On)/ Stepping Online
The overall purpose of this multi-phase study is to develop (Phase 1) and test potential effectiveness and feasibility of Keep On Stepping On (KOSO)/Stepping Online, an online falls prevention maintenance program for Stepping On…
- Trial name
- NCT02774889
- Testing
- Stepping Online
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
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