Clinical trials: Accidental Falls
Musculoskeletal Diseases, Chronic Disease
New Clinical Rehabilitation Approach for the Management of Falls Risks
Accidental falls in older adults are one of the world's major pubic health problem, because of their strong association with injuries and mortality rates.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases, Chronic Disease, Fall Patients, Aging Problems
- Trial name
- ReabFalls (NCT06175871)
- Testing
- OTAGO exercises
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Aged 65 Years or Older, Community Dwelling Older Adults
Validating a Multifactorial Algorithm to Predict Fall Risk in Community Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 Years or Older
Falls in older adults have an annual incidence between 23 and 34% for persons of 65 years and older. The lack of transfer of promising research results on falls prevention to daily practice may have several explanations.
- Conditions
- Aged 65 Years or Older, Community Dwelling Older Adults, Falls Risk, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT06961799
- Testing
- Multifactorial algorithm to predict fall risk
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Accidental Falls
Hip Muscle Power, Lateral Balance Function, and Falls in Aging
Falls and their consequences are among the major problems in the medical care of older individuals. The long-term goal of this research is to develop a mechanistically based therapeutic intervention to enhance muscle power…
- Trial name
- HIPS (NCT03731572)
- Testing
- Power Training, Strength Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Fall Prevention, Fall Risk Factors
Fall-Prevention Education and Fall-Related Behaviors in Older Adults
This study investigates the effect of a structured fall-prevention education program on safe fall-related behaviors in older adults.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Fall Risk Factors, Accidental Fall
- Trial name
- NCT07499895
- Testing
- Structured Fall-Prevention Education, Fall-Prevention Informational Brochure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Betul Esra Cevik
Osteoporosis
Aquatic Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk
Compare the effect of aquatic,land and no exercise on fall risk factors in women diagnosed with osteoporosis
- Trial name
- NCT00227071
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Multiple Sclerosis, Fall
Intervention to Master Complex Fall Risk Situations in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis (STAR)
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher fall risk compared to older people and to the general population. A meta-analysis reported that 56% of those with mild to moderate MS, fell at least once during a 3-month period.
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT07378566)
- Testing
- Individual strategies
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Chronic Ischemic Stroke, Balance Impairment
Effect Of Task-Specific Training With And Without Biofeedback On Balance And Risk Of Falls In Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients Of Central Lahore, Pakistan
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of task-specific training with and without biofeedback compared to conventional physical therapy on balance and fall risk in chronic ischemic stroke patients in…
- Conditions
- Chronic Ischemic Stroke, Balance Impairment, Risk of Fall
- Trial name
- TST-BIO-STROKE (NCT07125157)
- Testing
- Task-Specific Training with Biofeedback, Task-Specific Training without Biofeedback, conventional stroke rehabilitation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Syed Ali Behram Subazwari
Accidental Falls
Playware Technology for Balance Training
This study evaluates the use of Playware technology for balance training. Falling among elder is a costly problem. Research shows that training can help prevent falls.
- Trial name
- IMT (NCT02496702)
- Testing
- Training on Interactive Modulare Tiles
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Denmark
Accidental Falls, Exercise
Exercising With Computers in Later Life
This is a pilot study to assess whether balance training with the Nintendo® Wii is comparable to a physiotherapist-led falls group in terms of improvement in balance. The acceptability of the Nintendo® Wii will also be assessed.
- Trial name
- EXCELL (NCT01082042)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Grampian
Accidental Fall, Fall Injury
Effect of Rhythm-based Multitask Training on Falls Among Older Adults
In this assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled trial our primary aim is to quantify the effects of a six-month rhythm-based multitask training (RYMA) intervention on fall rates collected over 12 months, compared to continuation…
- Trial name
- RYMA (NCT04620421)
- Testing
- Rhythm-based Multitask Training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Falls
A Digital Balance Program With Comparison Group
This research study evaluates a digital musculoskeletal care program specifically focused on balance improvement and falls prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT06868680
- Testing
- Balance Program, Educational Reading Content
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 687 people
- Sponsor
- Hinge Health, Inc
Traumatic Brain Injury
Improving Anticipatory and Compensatory Postural Responses to Avoid Falls After TBI
The purpose of this study is to assess a balance training program to see if it can be helpful to avoid falls in people who have had traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).
- Trial name
- NCT05268484
- Testing
- Perturbation-based Training with visual cues using Neurocom
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Parkinson Disease, Stroke
Mobility Rehab, a Therapist-assisted System for Gait Rehabilitation
Phase II of this study includes a pragmatic clinical trial which will take place at Northwest Rehabilitation Associates (NWRA) in Salem, OR to verify the efficacy of the system in a physical therapy clinic.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
- Trial name
- NCT03869879
- Testing
- Feedback-assisted physical therapy, Traditional physical therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Fall
Assessing Fall Risk Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Quantitative Sensory Testing
The elderly are at high risk of falls due to neurophysiological changes, such as motor and sensory impairment, that occur with aging.
- Trial name
- NCT06480279
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Frailty, Surgery
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Frailty Physical Training Program in Elderly Patients After Open Heart Surgery
The aim of the research - to evaluate the impact of interactive physical therapy tools for functional capacity, fear of falls, motivation and quality of life after open heart surgery due to ischemic heart disease and frailty in…
- Trial name
- NCT06385041
- Testing
- Multicomponent training group, Computer-based interactive training group
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Vitalija Stonkuvienė
Accidental Fall
Virtual Tai ji Quan Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
To examine two different exercise programs in reducing incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults
- Trial name
- NCT05822466
- Testing
- Virtual tai ji quan: moving for better balance intervention (V-TJQMBB), Virtual multimodal exercise intervention (V-Multimodal)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Impaired Balance in Elderly
Pilot Study of AdvanStep in Improving Balance in at Risk Elderly
Elderly individuals are often at increased risks for falls. The AdvanStep is an interactive training exercise and balance device.
- Trial name
- AdvanStep (NCT01059253)
- Testing
- AdvanStep training program - Turtle Pop
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
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)
Healthy Participants
Peroneal Muscles Response to Expected and Unexpected Falls Among Young and Middle-aged Adults Before and After Neuromuscular Training
Proper functioning of the ankle musculature, specifically peroneal muscles, is crucial for maintaining balance and reducing the risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT05006547
- Testing
- Electromyograph Biofeedback training of the peroneal muscle
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ariel University
Vestibular Dysfunction, Dizziness
Vestibular Balance-Cognition Dual-Task Digital System: Development of a Smart Rehabilitation Platform for the Elderly and Prediction of Balance Function Risks
This study is being done to better understand how vestibular problems and thinking abilities (such as attention and mental flexibility) are related in older adults, and how doing a balance task and a thinking task at the same…
- Conditions
- Vestibular Dysfunction, Dizziness, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age, Balance Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT07735078
- Testing
- Instrumented balance and gait assessment using wearable inertial sensors, Questionnaires and paper-based cognitive tests
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University