Clinical trials: Accidental Fall
Healthy
Indomethacin and Mechanisms Underlying Risk of Falling
The purpose of this study is to determine whether indometacin has an effect on reaction time, postural stability, and the avoidance of obstacles.
- Trial name
- NCT00462111
- Testing
- Indometacin
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sint Maartenskliniek
Accidental Falls, Gait, Unsteady
Operability and Implementation of a Patient Motion Monitoring System Using Wireless Body Worn Sensors
In this observational study, a motion monitoring system including body-worn sensors, communication portals, data capture system, and algorithms will be tested with geriatric patients in Garrison Geriatric Education and Care…
- Trial name
- GFD1 (NCT02272933)
- Testing
- Smart Slipper, Belt-Clip Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Sideways Treadmill Training to Improve Paretic Leg Stepping in Persons Post-Stroke
People who are living in the community following a stroke fall frequently. The ability to take a step in response to a balance disturbance helps to prevent falls but stroke survivors tend not to step with their paretic leg in…
- Trial name
- NCT02516176
- Testing
- treadmill training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Knee Osteoarthritis, Task Performance and Analysis
Knee Osteoarthritis, Motor Control, Risk of Falls and Virtual Reality
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about knee osteoarthritis, functionality, and risk of falls in community-dwelling adults aged 60 years and older.
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Task Performance and Analysis, Accidental Falls, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT06362785
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Therapeutic exercise
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Mobility Limitation
Effects of Improved Calf Muscle Function on Gait, Balance and Joint Loading in Older Adults
This study investigates the role of calf muscle function in gait performance, balance and knee joint loading. Previous studies have linked age-related loss of calf muscle function with impairments in gait performance and balance…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Mobility Limitation, Accidental Fall
- Trial name
- NCT03921801
- Testing
- Gait retraining, Gait retraining + strength training
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Accidental Falls
Effect of Perturbation Training on Balance Control in Elderly Persons
The proposed project is a prospective experimental Randomized Control Trial study design. Independent old adults (age 70 years old and older) who do not suffer from balance problems willing to participate in the study will be…
- Trial name
- BaMPer (NCT01439451)
- Testing
- perturbation training
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barzilai Medical Center
Accidental Falls
Effect on Falls Reduction of a Multimodal Intervention in Frail and Pre-frail Elderly Community-dwelling People
Practice guidelines in caring for the geriatric population recommend performing an annual screening of falls . However, one of the problems that interfere with fall prevention programs is the lack of importance accorded to health…
- Trial name
- FAREMAVA (NCT02631330)
- Testing
- Multicomponent physical activity
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 466 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de la Ribera
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Benchmarking the iOS Balance Application Against the Berg Balance Test
This study aims to benchmark the performance of an iOS application against the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), which is the most commonly used assessment tool by clinicians for measuring balance across the continuum from acute care to…
- Conditions
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Ankle Injuries, Knee Injuries
- Trial name
- BBAaBBT (NCT02705690)
- Testing
- iOS Balance Application
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stannah Stairlifts
Accident Prevention, Wounds and Injuries
Health Belief Model-Based Web Education for Preventing Home Accidents in Mothers of Children Aged 0-3
This randomized controlled experimental study evaluates the effect of a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based web education program on preventing home accidents among mothers of children aged 0-3 years registered in a Family Health…
- Conditions
- Accident Prevention, Wounds and Injuries, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- HBM-HAWE (NCT07356934)
- Testing
- HBM-Based Web Education for Home Accident Prevention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Accidental Fall
Effects of Task-Specific Step Training on Reactive Balance
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a novel and pragmatic (i.e., not requiring specialized equipment) task-specific step training regimen that aims to improve reactive balance after tripping.
- Trial name
- NCT05734443
- Testing
- step training, treadmill training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Accidental Falls
Balance-Enhancing Effects of Insole Hardness and Thickness for Older Adult Footwear
The purpose of this study is to investigate the long term balance-enhancing effects of insoles that are hard and thin for older adults. Thirty older female adults between the ages of 65-84 years will be recruited for this study.
- Trial name
- NCT02569138
- Testing
- Modified Insole, Non-Modified Insole
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wilfrid Laurier 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
Accidental Fall, Fall Injury
The Impact of Specifically Adapted Judo-based Training Program on Risk Factors for Falls Among Adults
This is a control study with a 2-group pretest-posttest design investigating the effects of a 10-week judo-inspired exercise program (Judo4Balance) for physical functions, self-efficacy, activity level, and fall techniques among…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Fall Injury, Work-related Injury, Work Accident
- Trial name
- J4BA (NCT04294342)
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Participants in 10 week Judo Inspired Exercise program
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalarna University
Aging, Accidental Fall
Reducing CNS-Active Medications to Prevent Falls and Injuries in Older Adults
The overall objective of STOP-FALLS is to test whether a patient-centered deprescribing intervention that focuses on CNS-active medications reduces medically treated falls among older adults.
- Trial name
- STOP-FALLS (NCT05689554)
- Testing
- STOP Falls Educational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,367 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Accidental Falls
The Effectiveness of a Fall Prevention Program
Phase 1 of the study: Falls are the leading cause of preventable injury, long term disability, premature institutionalization and mortality in the older adult population.
- Trial name
- ADL (NCT01833182)
- Testing
- Tailored home intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Accidental Fall, Accident Prevention
Effect of Treadmill Perturbation Training on Falls
This parallel, randomized, controlled trial aims to quantify the effects of slip- and trip-perturbation training on fall rates collected over 12 months, compared to time-matched treadmill walking, among community-dwelling older…
- Trial name
- NCT04733222
- Testing
- Perturbation training, Treadmill walking
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Accidental Falls
Lower-limb Strength and Flexibility Program on Prevention of Falls in the Community-dwelling Elderly
Accidental falls result in major physical and psychological morbidity in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lower-limb strength and flexibility program, which is analyzed under the control of other…
- Trial name
- NCT01830634
- Testing
- Theraband with strengthening and stretching exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Falls, Accidental Falls
Prevention of Falls and Injurious Falls Among Elderly People
The aim of this study is to describe and analyse the effects of multifactorial trial on the incidence of falls and injurious falls and on different risk factors of falling among the home-dwelling aged.
- Trial name
- NCT00247546
- Testing
- Multifactorial prevention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 592 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital District of Satakunta
Accidental Falls
FallSensing Clinical Tool for Fall Risk Prevention in Community-dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Over
Fall prevention programs should include strength and balance training, home hazard assessment and intervention, vision assessment and referral and also medication review with modification/withdrawal.
- Trial name
- NCT03591185
- Testing
- FallSensing Clinical Tool
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anabela Correia Martins
Accidental Falls
Chinese Version of LIVE-LiFE for Older Adults With Previous Falls
The research is to solve the problem of the high incidence of falls among older adults in China. To this end, the investigators will develop a multi-dimensional fall prevention program by cultivating nursing students as community…
- Trial name
- NCT05377801
- Testing
- Multi-dimensional fall prevention intervention program for 12 weeks
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sigma Theta Tau International