Clinical trials: Accidental Falls
Risk of Falling
Nordic Walking to Manage Falls and Fear of Falling
This is a pilot study that aims to test the feasibility and safety of a novel Nordic Walking (NW) activity program for community-dwelling older adults who are at risk of falling or experience fear of falling (FOF).
- Trial name
- NCT05965011
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Mohammad Auais, PhD
Multiple Sclerosis
Protective Stepping in People With MS
Falls are common in Veterans with multiple sclerosis (MS), and current rehabilitation approaches to reduce falls are inadequate.
- Trial name
- PRO-STEP (NCT03551665)
- Testing
- Protective step training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Postural Balance
Postural Balance Program in Sedentary Older Adults.
Introduction: Balance is one of the physical capacities that are altered due to the changes produced by aging. This represents an increased risk of falls in older adults.
- Trial name
- PEMaS (NCT04385784)
- Testing
- Balance exercise program., Home-based exercise program.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Fall, Fall Injury
The SafeTrip Study - Step Training to Reduce Falls in Older Adults
Falls in older people are devastating, widespread, costly and increasing in the aging Australian population. Although falls occur in approximately one third of older adults, certain population groups such as the sarcopenic/frail…
- Trial name
- NCT04602858
- Testing
- Reactive Balance Training, Control
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuroscience Research Australia
Vitamin D Deficiency, Sarcopenia
Impact of Vitamin D on 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Physical Function
This one-year study will test the hypothesis that supplementation with vitamin D will improve lower extremity muscle performance in older men and women with vitamin D insufficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT02293187
- Testing
- vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Patient Fall
Intervention to Reduce Falls Incidence
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to prevent falls among the elderly as compared to a brief intervention.
- Trial name
- EPICA (NCT01279525)
- Testing
- multifactorial
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health
Accidental Falls, Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Visual Training Program to Improve Balance and Prevent Falls in Older Adults
The ability to maintain balance and avoid falling is highly dependent on the ability to locate objects and architectural features in the environment.
- Trial name
- NCT00549406
- Testing
- computerized visual training, computerized word puzzles, video-game based visual training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Exercise Intervention to Prevent Fall-related Fractures and Other Injuries : The Ossébo Study
1. Primary objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention exercise program in preventing falls resulting in fractures and other physical traumas. 2.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Fall-related Injuries
- Trial name
- Ossébo (NCT00545350)
- Testing
- Fall prevention exercise program
- Where
- 20 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 706 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cognitive Impairment, Old Age; Debility
Dietary Supplementation and Cognitive Functions in the Elderly
In recent years, globally, there has been a growth in both the size and the proportion of older adults in the world population. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that by 2030, 1 in 6 people will be 60 years of age…
- Trial name
- ESPINS (NCT06352099)
- Testing
- Dietary supplement with micronised diosmin, hesperidin and herbal extracts
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Muscle Fatigability and Trip-specific Fall Risk in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how fatigue affects the risk of falling in adults aged 55-70 years with and without knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT06229691
- Testing
- 30 minute treadmill walk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Accidental Fall, Fall
Remote Monitoring and Analysis of Gait and Falls Within an Elderly Population
The investigators aim to do this initial pilot study as an observational prospective cohort study, evaluating elderly patients who have capacity in National Health Service (NHS) rehabilitation and community hospitals.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Fall, Fall Injury, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- 4279 (NCT03680014)
- Testing
- CUSH
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CUSH Health Ltd.
Accidental Falls
Effects of Training on Fall Risk and Balance Performances
Dual task training has been shown to reduce the risk of falls more than single task training. However, there have been no studies which compared the effects of single task training, dual task training and asynchronous cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03189342
- Testing
- Single task training, dual task training, exercise-cognitive activity combined training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Accidental Falls
EFFICACY OF AN EXERCISE PROPRIOCEPTIVE PROGRAM IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY
Knowing the effects of proprioceptive exercise program in improving balance, gait and risk of falls in institutionalized elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02541305
- Testing
- propioceptive program, No propioceptive program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Accidental Falls, Fall Prevention
Technology Supported Improvement, Management and Prevention of Accidental Falls in Hospitals
The student will observe fall prevention systems in practice in 2 different hospitals considering how fall prevention technology influences staff behaviour and patients safety in the context of accidental falls in hospital.
- Trial name
- TechSIMPAFiH (NCT07355556)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Geriatric Disorder
Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training for Institutionalized Elderly
It is hypothesized that whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in physical functioning and reduction in fall incidence among institutionalized elderly, compared with conventional exercise…
- Trial name
- NCT01735682
- Testing
- Whole body vibration, Conventional exercise, Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Gait, Flexibility
Age-Related Gait Changes and Hip Flexibility
Based on their preliminary quantitative gait findings suggesting that limited passive hip extension range is a key functionally limiting impairment affecting gait, the investigators propose a supervised, specific stretching…
- Trial name
- NCT00924261
- Testing
- Hip Stretch, Shoulder Stretch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Aging, Falling
Effects of Aquatic Intervention on Fall Risk, Hazard Perception, Calendar Planning and Brain Activity During Elderly
Normal aging is associated with balance, mobility and executive functions decline that increase fall risk and influence Activity of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental ADL (IADL) functions such as safe road-crossing, planning and…
- Conditions
- Aging, Falling, Pedestrian Accidents, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03510377
- Testing
- Aquatic physical intervention, On-land physical intervention, Non physical intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Accidental Falls
Translation of an Evidence-Based Fall-Prevention Program Into Rural West Virginia Churches
Falls are the leading cause of death and injuries in adults over age 65 both nationally and in West Virginia. Rurality, age, physical inactivity, and chronic conditions, such as arthritis, are strong risk factors for falls in…
- Trial name
- NCT01961037
- Testing
- Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Fall Prevention, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Validation of the Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) Questionnaire to Assess the Risk of Falls in People Aged 60 or Over.
This single-centre, cross-sectional diagnostic study will determine whether the new self-completed Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) questionnaire can classify fall-risk level (low, moderate, high) in adults ≥ 60…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT06961812)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam, Safe Self-Administered Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier