Clinical trials: Accidental Falls
Accidental Falls, Balance; Distorted
The Balance Recovery Confidence (Brc) Scale
The goal of this observational cross-sectional study is to evaluate the cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Turkish version of the Balance Recovery Confidence Scale (BRCS), named Dengeyi Düzeltmede Kendine Güven…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Balance; Distorted, Aging, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT06444061
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Elderly
The Use of Virtual Reality for the Gait Training of Elderly Fallers
The study aims to investigate the efficacy of gait training using virtual reality to decrease the risk of falls in elderly idiopathic fallers.
- Trial name
- VR-Fallers (NCT01182961)
- Testing
- gait training, gait training 2, exercise group
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Parkinson's Disease
Highly Challenging Balance Program to Reduce Fall Rate in PD
This study will test the hypothesis that two highly challenging exercise programs, one based at the VA medical center and the other conducted remotely, will both significantly reduce overall fall rates in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT03972969
- Testing
- Facility-based structured exercise, Home-based structured exercise, Health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alzheimer Disease
Perturbation Training Reduces Falls in People With Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
This study will examine the overall capacity of people with Alzheimer's disease learning fall-resistant skills from perturbation training.
- Trial name
- STAD (NCT05205980)
- Testing
- Perturbation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Evaluating Technology-Based Fall Prevention Interventions
Approximately one in three older adults fall annually and it is the primary cause of traumatic injury in older adults. While exercise and balance programs have been shown to be effective in reducing fall risk, maintaining…
- Trial name
- FaCT2 (NCT03190460)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Technology-based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hypogonadism, Pre-frail Seniors
Effects of Transdermal Testosterone and/or Monthly Vitamin D on Fall Risk in Pre--frail Hypogonadal Seniors
The overall purpose of this study is to test the individual and combined effect of transdermal testosterone and/or Vitamin D in reducing fall risk and improve function in pre-frail hypogonadal senior men.
- Trial name
- T&D (NCT02419105)
- Testing
- Testosterone, Colecalciferol
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Parkinson Disease
Mobility in Daily Life and Falls in Parkinson's Disease: Potential for Rehabilitation
The goal of this intervention is to explore the effectiveness of a Turning Intervention (TURN-IT) to improve quality of turning in participants with Parkinson's Disease (PD).
- Trial name
- NCT04897256
- Testing
- TURN-IT exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Copd, Fall Patients
Balance Training for Fall Reduction in COPD
People living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have problems with their balance and a high incidence of falls compared to those of a similar age.
- Trial name
- NCT02995681
- Testing
- Balance training, Pulmonary rehab
- Where
- 10 sites in Australia, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- West Park Healthcare Centre
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
Home Hazard Removal Program to Reduce Falls
This study evaluates the effectiveness and implementation of a home-hazard removal program to reduce falls in older adults through a community program delivered through the aging services network.
- Trial name
- HARP (NCT02392013)
- Testing
- Home Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Accidental Falls, Health Behavior
Kuopio Fall Prevention Study.
This study evaluates the 6 month exercise intervention (Taiji and gym course) combined with free use of communal recreation facilities in fall prevention.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Health Behavior, Aging
- Trial name
- KFPS (NCT02665169)
- Testing
- Supervised physical exercise, Health counselling
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 914 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Amputation
Influence Of A Slope Adaptive Foot On Participation Of Veterans With Lower-Limb Amputations
Veterans with below-knee amputations are limited by prosthetic feet that cannot adapt to sloped and uneven terrain. This limitation results in reduced mobility, reduced balance confidence, and a higher risk of falls among some…
- Trial name
- NCT07266077
- Testing
- Fillauer Slope Adaptive Foot, Fillauer Motion Foot SLX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Falls, Recurrent Falls
Multicomponent Versus Balance Exercise for Older Adults With Recurrent Falls
To compare the short-term effects and 6-month durability of supervised multicomponent exercise, balance exercise alone, and fall-prevention education on balance, strength, walking performance, and health-related quality of life…
- Trial name
- NCT07739173
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise, Balance exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Balikesir University
Elderly Adults, Parkinson
A Treadmill Training Program Augmented by Virtual Reality to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults
The proposed randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effects of treadmill training augmented with virtual reality on fall risk. 300 older adults with a history of falls will be recruited to participate in this study.
- Conditions
- Elderly Adults, Parkinson, Mild Cognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- VTIME (NCT01732653)
- Testing
- TT+VR, TT alone
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Israel and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Fall Prevention
Virtual Reality Activity-based Training for Preventing Falls for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Using a Virtual Reality (VR) games-based application is as an innovative falls prevention technology in an aged care service. The VR intervention has promising effects on improving the physical and balance performances in the…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Fall Prevention, Virtual Reality, Exercise Training
- Trial name
- MCI (NCT05971420)
- Testing
- VR activity-based, Exercise-based (Baduanjin)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Queensland
Accidental Falls, Harm Reduction
Reducing Hospital Falls by Empowering Nurses to Provide Ambulatory Aids
This project proposes to evaluate the potential for nurses to assess if a patient who uses an ambulatory aid at home is fit to use one in the hospital, and the effect that providing ambulatory aids to hospitalized patients will…
- Trial name
- NCT03675503
- Testing
- Fall Prevention Decision Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Older Adults
Aging and Mixed Perturbation Training to Reduce Falls in Locomotion
The long-term objective of this research is to develop an efficacious training paradigm to enhance older adults' defense mechanisms against falls and possibility reduce healthcare cost.
- Trial name
- NCT03199729
- Testing
- Slip-only training, Trip-only training, Combined slip+trip training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Falls Prevention, Implementation
Implementation of a Multifactorial Falls Prevention Intervention in Older Community-dWElling peRsons
Approximately 24 to 40% community-dwelling older persons fall annually, of which 21 to 45% fall recurrently. Many factors contribute to the risk of falling, such as mobility impairment, medication use, environmental issues and…
- Conditions
- Falls Prevention, Implementation, Older People
- Trial name
- BE-EMPOWERed (NCT06105437)
- Testing
- BE-EMPOWERed program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Mentally Ill Old Subjects
Assessment of an Automated Telesurveillance System on Serious Falls Prevention in an Elderly Suffering From Dementia Specialized Care Unit: the URCC
2 URCC in the Limousin region will be equipped with the automated telesurveillance system. Patient will be selected by ward's geriatrician and randomized into two groups after informed consent.
- Trial name
- GET-BETTER (NCT01561872)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Limoges
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Geriatric
Understanding Dance for Falls Prevention
Falls are common among older adults, and can lead to both physical and emotional problems. The new World Falls Guidelines suggest that falls prevention programmes should take into account a person's individual priorities and…
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Geriatric, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT07821567
- Testing
- Dance, Resistance exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust