Clinical trials: At Fall Risk
Gait or Balance Disorder Problems
The CBF Study Evaluating the Effect of Betahistine on the Cerebral Blood Flow
Betahistine may provide benefit by enhancement of Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF). This placebo-controlled pharmacodynamic treatment study will primarily explore the effect of betahistine on cerebral blood flow measured by dynamic…
- Trial name
- CBF (NCT01468285)
- Testing
- betahistine dihydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Products
Accidental Falls
Improving Strength and Balance Through Exercise With LudoFit
The goal of this mixed methods cohort study is to explore how an innovative game-based, technology-enabled home exercise software compares to a conventional home-based exercise program in older adults at risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT05993013
- Testing
- LudoFit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Huang
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
Older Adults at Risk of Falling
Community Dissemination of Tai Ji Quan
The overarching objective of this project is to assess the potential public health impact of delivering Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, a proven fall prevention program, through local community dissemination partners…
- Trial name
- NCT01854931
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 511 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Falls, Aging
The Effects of Minimal Shoes in Older People at Risk of Falls: The Feetback Shoe Study
A third of people over 65, and half of people over 80, fall at least once a year. Falls are the most common cause of death from injury in the over 65s and result in a significant financial burden on the whole society.
- Trial name
- FSS (NCT03874728)
- Testing
- Minimal shoes, Standardised conventional shoes, Barefoot
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Cancer
"Prescribing" Exercise to Cancer Patients At High-Risk for Falls
Falls are common and catastrophic in cancer patients. Cancer patients are vulnerable to falls due to muscle loss. In prescribing exercise in a data driven manner to cancer patients, our hypothesis is this "prescription" for…
- Trial name
- NCT04236154
- Testing
- Pedometer, Actigraph, Perturbation Treadmill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Fall
Project Grow: Establishing an Intergenerational Falls Prevention Gardening Programme
Wandsworth Integrated Falls and Bone Health Service (IF \& BHS) provides an evidence-based falls prevention exercise programme, but yearly about 500 of 1800 patients decline participation or do not continue to exercise.
- Trial name
- PGROW (NCT03216031)
- Testing
- Gardening programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roehampton
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Clinical Evaluation of a Wireless Monitoring Device to Reduce Falls in the Elderly and Others at High Risk of Falling
Falls are a public health problem of significant social and economic significance. No primary intervention devices have been shown to be effective in reducing falls and associated injuries.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT00249743
- Testing
- FallSaver (formerly called NOCwatch)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- NOCwatch International
Frail Elderly Syndrome
A Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict Health Clinical Situations in Primary Healthcare for Frail Older Adults.
Introduction: We developed a machine learning algorithm to predict the risk of emergency hospitalization within the new 7 to 14 days with a good predictive performance (AUC=0.85).
- Trial name
- NCT06013709
- Testing
- PRESAE CARE
- Volunteers
- 1,478 people
- Sponsor
- Presage
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Elderly
The State of Play in Picardy of the Knowledge of the Elderly at Risk of Falling at Home in Terms of Prevention and Evaluation.
In 2010, the French population over 75 years of age was 9%; It will be 13% in 2030 and 19% in 2050 according to estimates. The incidence of falls is high in the elderly population, with at least one fall per year for one-third of…
- Trial name
- Epic-SaPE (NCT03132857)
- Testing
- Assess the state of knowledge of the subjects falling or at risk, their risk of recurrence or first episode, compared to medical knowledge.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Fall Prevention, Bone Health
Strong Foundations 2.0: A Digitally Delivered Fall Prevention Program.
Study Description: The investigators propose to extend earlier research conducted during a feasibility study (Strong Foundations 1.0) by enrolling participants who have a greater risk for falling (x4 cohorts of up to 15…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Bone Health, Balance
- Trial name
- SF2 (NCT05910606)
- Testing
- Digital Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Increased Risk of Falls
Changes in Everyday Life After a Tai Chi or Eurythmy Intervention in Elderly People at Risk of Falling: a Qualitative Exploration as a Sub-Study of the ENTAiER Study
The ENTAiER fall prevention study investigates the efficacy and safety of eurythmy therapy and tai chi in older people with chronic diseases and an increased risk of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT05547178
- Testing
- Qualitative interview - eurythmy group, Qualitative interview - tai chi group, Qualitative interview - standard care group
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
to Elaborate a New Simple Clinical Tool for the Risk of Falls Among Older Inpatients.
Prediction of Falls in Older Inpatients Hospitalized at Angers University Hospital
The primary objective of this study is to elaborate a new simple clinical tool for the risk of falls among older inpatients.
- Trial name
- EPRIC (NCT02120209)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Parkinson Disease, Telemedicine
Telerehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease
Our primary objective in this 10-week pilot study is to demonstrate the feasibility of using videoconferencing technology to provide Parkinson's Disease (PD) patients, alongside their supervising care partners, specialized…
- Trial name
- TelerehabPD (NCT04600011)
- Testing
- Physical and occupational therapy (PT/OT), Home Safety Evaluation (HSE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Falls, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
Risk of Falling After CFNB Versus ACB
Blocking sensation from the femoral nerve by injecting local anesthetic around the nerve plays an important role in pain control after total knee replacement.
- Conditions
- Falls, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT02314832
- Testing
- adductor canal block, femoral nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Falls, Exercise
TAIC: Student-led Exercise for Older Adults at Risk of Falling
The National Records of Scotland population projections show the pension age population increasing by 25% over the next 25 years.
- Trial name
- TAIC (NCT03961750)
- Testing
- OTAGO
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Sarcopenia
PNF Versus Conventional Exercise in Older Women at Increased Risk of Sarcopenia
Age-related declines in muscle strength and physical performance may impair balance, mobility, and independence in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07741786
- Testing
- Conventional Exercise Program, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Fall Injury, Postural; Defect
Conscious Movement Processing, Postural Stability and Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults
This study aims to address critical knowledge gaps by investigating the effects of trait conscious movement processing propensity on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, postural stability, and muscle…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Postural; Defect, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- NCT05630911
- Testing
- Standing tasks with different task difficulty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fall, Balance
Effect of Single-task, Dual-task and Analogy Training During Gait Rehabilitation
The study aims to examine the effect of single-task, dual-task and analogy training during gait rehabilitation on conscious motor processing propensity, balance, walking ability and fear of falling by older adults at risk of…
- Conditions
- Fall, Balance, Reinvestment Propensity, Gait Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT03811782
- Testing
- Single-task Training, Dual-task Training, Analogy Training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Fall, Frailty
Combined Exercise and Cognitive Stimulation for Falls Prevention
Randomized clinical trial of 310 older adults over 75 years old recruited from the Falls Units of Geriatric Departments in 4 three University Hospitals in Spain (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Albacete and Barcelona).
- Conditions
- Fall, Frailty, Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Exercise
- Trial name
- Vivifrailcogn (NCT04911179)
- Testing
- Vivfrail-Cog combined multicomponent physical exercise and cognitive stimulation.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet