Clinical trials: Falls
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 Falls, Bone Fracture
Flooring for Injury Prevention Trial
This study will evaluate the efficacy of novel compliant flooring in reducing injuries due to falls in a long-term care facility, determine the cost effectiveness of this intervention, and assess perceptions about compliant…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Bone Fracture, Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Injuries, Closed
- Trial name
- FLIP (NCT01618786)
- Testing
- SmartCell flooring, Plywood flooring
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Stephen Robinovitch
Insomnia
Ramelteon 8 mg Tablets Specified Drug-use Survey: <Long-term Survey on Insomnia Accompanied by Difficulty Falling Asleep> - Transitional Survey From the Preceding Drug-use Survey -
The purpose of this survey is to examine the safety and efficacy of long-term use of ramelteon tablets (Rozerem 8 mg Tablets) in participants with difficulty falling asleep associated with insomnia in daily medical practice.
- Trial name
- NCT02153086
- Testing
- Ramelteon
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Learning Disability
Investigating the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Lycra Splinting
People with learning disabilities (LDs) experience high levels of health problems, including cerebral palsy, other problems associated with posture, movement and function, and injury (falls are the commonest cause of injury in…
- Trial name
- NCT02345512
- Testing
- Lycra Splinting Garment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Drowning, Drowning and Submersion While in Bath-Tub
Using Machine Learning to Optimise the Danish Drowning Formula
The Danish Drowning Formula (DDF) was designed to search the unstructured text fields in the Danish nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record on unrestricted terms with comprehensive search criteria to identify all…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning and Submersion While in Bath-Tub, Drowning and Submersion While in Natural Water, Drowning and Submersion While in Swimming-Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_DDF2 (NCT06310525)
- Testing
- Drowning incident
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
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
Parkinson's Disease
Development of a Fall Prevention and Fall Detection System for Ambulatory Rehabilitation of Parkinson's Patients
The investigators plan to conduct a first-stage experiment by recruiting ten subjects, including five PD patients and five non-PD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01262950
- Testing
- portable motion detector
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
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
Wounds and Injuries
Intervention to Prevent Fall Injuries to Young Children in the Home
Currently, six Public Health Units (PHUs) in Southwestern Ontario are taking part in the developed and implementation of a social marketing intervention campaign aimed at lowering the incidence of falls to children in the home…
- Trial name
- NCT01845415
- Testing
- Social Marketing Campaign, Intervention components
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
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
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Falling
NDT on Fall Risk in Cerebral Palsied Children
Children with spastic cerebral palsy experience falls due to weakness in balance skills and abnormalities in gait parameters. It is necessary to improve the quality of life of these children by reducing the frequency of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT05956444
- Testing
- Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT), Conventional Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Nurse's Role, Nurse-Patient Relations
Rehab MATRIX: Impact of a Nursing-Led Acuity Algorithm on Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality
To determine whether implementation of Rehab MATRIX will improve patient safety, patient satisfaction and nursing indices.
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role, Nurse-Patient Relations, Satisfaction, Patient Fall
- Trial name
- Rehab MATRIX (NCT02850952)
- Testing
- Rehab MATRIX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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
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
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
Fall Prevention
Validation Study of the Speedy Meyer Fall Scale for Determining the Fall Risk of the Paediatric Patient
Fall prevention is an essential element in ensuring safe care for paediatric patients. The first step in building a risk reduction programme is the adoption of an assessment tool to identify those most at risk at an early stage.
- Trial name
- NCT06311409
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 332 people
- Sponsor
- Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS
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
Ankle Injuries, Risk of Falling
Weight Variations Impacts on the Ankle of the Child
Obesity is a global health problem. It changes the measurement of the human body and makes a big change to move the body. The increased weight and mass change the way the limbs and whole body generate and react to force Excess…
- Conditions
- Ankle Injuries, Risk of Falling, Stability
- Trial name
- NCT05074511
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Delta University for Science and Technology
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, 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