Clinical trials: Falls, Accidental
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
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
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
Musculoskeletal Physiology, Healthy
Postural Control in the Elderly
This study will examine loss of balance in the elderly. Falls due to balance problems are a major health issue in older people, often resulting in bone fractures and other bodily injuries, and functional decline.
- Trial name
- NCT00059501
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Falls
Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents
Tiredness, lack of motivation and low compliance can be observed in nursing home residents during the practice of physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT01759680
- Testing
- Vibrosphère device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Parkinson's Disease, Falls
Falls and Balance of Patients With Parkinson's Disease With Urinary Disturbance
The aim of this study is to determine the fall and balance conditions of Parkinson's patients according to their urinary complaints.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Falls, Balance, Urinary Bladder Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03845725
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Patients Susceptible to Falls
A Pilot Study to Assess the Association Between Human Bioimpedance Measurements and Clinical Urodynamic Procedures
A Pilot Study to Assess the Association between Human Bioimpedance Measurements and Clinical Urodynamic Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT05183633
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Curbell Medical Products, Inc.
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
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), COPD
Balance Training Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Balance in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
This study aims to see if a co-designed balance training programme called Sport4Steadiness (S4S), is acceptable to people with COPD and if the study procedures, including recruitment and the collection of outcomes, is feasible.
- Conditions
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), COPD, Balance Exercise, Falls, Intervention
- Trial name
- B-PuRe (NCT07750821)
- Testing
- Sport4Steadiness
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Samantha Harrison
Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia
Primary or Secondary Drowning
According to WHO's rules, any death certificate must state the underlying cause of death and contributory causes of death may also be stated.
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near, Drowning in Swimming Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_COD (NCT06310499)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Pediatric Obesity, Postural Balance
Physical Activity, Posture and Body Composition in Ontogeny
The main aim of the research is to assess the impact of various forms of physical activity on body composition and posture. The basis of the research is the assessment of the current condition of people of different ages and the…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Postural Balance, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT06419829
- Testing
- psychoprophylactic program aimed at normalizing body weight through medical training, psychoprophylactic program aimed at improving body posture, psychoprophylactic program aimed at improving physical fitness
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
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
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
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
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
Falls Risk
Examining Nurses' Trust and Acceptance of FAIR, an AI-powered Falls Risk Recommender
An exploratory mixed-method study will be conducted to test acceptance and trust of an AI-powered falls risk predictor system by inpatient hospital nurses
- Trial name
- NCT07078240
- Testing
- Falls risk - Artificial Intelligence Recommender (FAIR), modified Western Health Falls Risk Assessment Tool (mWHeFRA)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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 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
Fall, Fatigue
Determinants of the Fall Risk Profile and Quality of Life of Older Subjects Visting Climatic Health Resorts
The main objective of the study conducted in subjects aged 65 or older visiting the French Balaruc-les-bains climatic health resort was to : Determine factors that distinguish fallers from not fallers Determine factors that may…
- Trial name
- NCT04277000
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,471 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier