Clinical trials: Falls, Accidental
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.
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Accidental Falls
The HIP-HOP Flooring Study: Helping Injury Prevention in Hospitalised Older People
In hospitals, older people can fall and hurt themselves. The investigators want to see if a new type of flooring can help stop people hurting themselves as badly, if they accidentally fall.
- Trial name
- NCT00817869
- Testing
- New flooring
- Where
- 8 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 571 people
- Sponsor
- University of Portsmouth
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
Parkinson Disease
Disease Burden and Cost Consequence of Falls Among Individuals With Parkinson's Disease in Hong Kong: A Prospective Cost-utility Analysis
Objective: Estimate the cost of disease and falls among people with Parkinson's disease living in Hong Kong. Design: Prospective cost-utility analysis (base year 2021) with one baseline and two follow-up assessments at 6 months…
- Trial name
- NCT05094219
- Testing
- No intervention will be offered
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic 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
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure
SMARTCARE Project: Deploying Integrated Health & Social Services for Independent Living by Older People
Against the background of the European Innovation Partnership on Active \& Healthy Ageing, SmartCare aims to define a common set of standard functional specifications for an open ICT platform enabling the delivery of integrated…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Falls Prevention
- Trial name
- SmartCare (NCT03112109)
- Testing
- 'New care'
- Volunteers
- 2,111 people
- Sponsor
- Him SA
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
Fall Patients
Keep Exercising & Stay Steady: Development and Feasibility of a Health Intervention to Encourage Exercise Maintenance After Fall Prevention Exercise Programmes End.
Falls and broken bones are a common health problem faced by older adults. Worldwide, one third of adults aged over 65 years old, and half of adults aged over 80 years, fall each year.
- Trial name
- KESS (NCT06447948)
- Testing
- Keep Exercising and Stay Steady
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Patient Safety, Fall
THE EFFECT OF STANDARD PATIENT AND WEB-BASED SIMULATION ON FALL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS
The most fundamental principle of any healthcare service is "First, do no harm." No one should be harmed in healthcare services.
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Fall, Simulation Edication
- Trial name
- NCT07391111
- Testing
- Standardized patient, web-based simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ESRA ERTUĞRUL