Clinical trials: Balance, Falls
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
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
Balance; Distorted, Plantar
Effect of Plantar Sensory Exercises on Balance and Fall Risk in Nursing Home Elderly
The most important cause of mortality and morbidity with the geriatric population is loss of balance and the consequent falls, which is seen very often.
- Conditions
- Balance; Distorted, Plantar, Falling, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT04477408
- Testing
- plantar sensory exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Postural Balance, Accidental Falls
Improving Balance and Mobility
Falls are dangerous leading to injuries and even death. The VA has made fall prevention a priority, but effective programs only reduce falls by 30%.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Accidental Falls, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- MMBI (NCT02374463)
- Testing
- MMBI, Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Fall
Who is Falling? - Fall Risk Prediction Among Community Dwelling Elderly.
The purpose of this study is to investigate if the level of physical activity, selected physical and psychological risk factors can predict risk of falling in older (≥65) community dwellers.
- Trial name
- NOCfao (NCT02995317)
- Testing
- Number of falls based on an one year follow-up
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College of Northern Denmark
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
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
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Agility Exercise
Compare the Agility Exercise and Resistance Exercise on Physical Function and Stability in Osteoporotic Women
Osteoporosis weakens bones with age, increasing fracture risk. Exercise improves physical function and reduces falls, crucial for preventing osteoporotic fractures, especially with balance, resistance, and multi-component…
- Conditions
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Agility Exercise, Physical Function, Balance Stability
- Trial name
- NCT06457308
- Testing
- Physical training of agility, Physical training of resistance
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Accidental Falls
Evaluation of a Balance-recovery Specific Falls Prevention Exercise Program
This study aims to investigate the potential to train compensatory stepping and grasping reactions for the prevention of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00187317
- Testing
- Balance training (exercise), Flexibility and relaxation exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sensory Deficits
Falls Prevention: Gait-Synchronized Vibration System
The purpose of this study is to develop an abnormal gait detection algorithm and a vibratory stimulation system on a lower limb to improve gait stability and prevent falls.
- Trial name
- NCT02635113
- Testing
- Gait Synchronized Vibration System
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Balance, Falls
Fall Prevention:Dynamic Posturographic Measurements in the Geriatric Population
Falls are the greatest cause of accidental death in the elderly. There is no normative data on large groups of geriatric subjects specific to their stability scores obtained by computerized dynamic posturography (CDP).
- Trial name
- NCT00719082
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Accidental Falls
Effectiveness of a Program to Improve Balance, Mobility, and Fall Prevention in Older Adults.
This trial evaluates the effectiveness of the Otago Exercise Program in adults aged 65 and older. It compares supervised group-based training with an unsupervised home-based version of the same program.
- Trial name
- NCT07257315
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program - Supervised Group, Otago Exercise Program - Home-Based
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanidad de Castilla y León
Accidental Fall, Postural Balance
The Relation Between Movement Patterns, Balance Performance, Function of the Inner Ear and Falls
Falls are one of the most common reasons for immobilisation and death in elderly population. This study aims at studying falls among a group of older people.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Postural Balance, Movement Disorders in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT03503916
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Aging, Parkinson Disease
Beam Walking Across the Lifespan for Falls Prediction
Background: Dynamic balance keeps the vertical projection of the center of mass within the base of support while the center of mass moves. The age-related decrease in dynamic balance is a risk factor for falls.
- Conditions
- Aging, Parkinson Disease, Stroke, Dementia
- Trial name
- BEAM (NCT03532984)
- Testing
- Beam test to predict falls
- Where
- 5 sites in Brazil, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Parkinson's Disease
Postural Instability in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The purpose of this study is to better understand why individuals with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) fall. Understanding the mechanism of gait and balance dysfunction in individuals with PSP may provide us with important…
- Trial name
- NCT01563276
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Fall, Balanced
Development and Applications of Daily-use Fall Risk Assessment Device to Prevent Elderly People From Falling
This research attempts to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled device for measuring the dynamic balance ability of older people with a sensor using an optical principle called Frustrated Total Internal Reflection.
- Trial name
- ITF-Balance (NCT05693480)
- Testing
- Balance sensor
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Fall
Use of a Smartphone to Assess Balance and Provide Intervention to Older Adults at Home
Approximately one-third of older adults report one or more falls each year, with devastating physical, psychological, social, and financial consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT05140044
- Testing
- Balance Exercises - Smartphone Delivery, Balance Exercises - Traditional Paper Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Binghamton University
Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control
Neural, Cognitive, and Biomechanical Determinants of Falls in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial with an embedded observational phase is to evaluate whether a phenotype-guided, personalized rehabilitation program can improve fall risk and underlying neural control mechanisms in older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT07739056
- Testing
- Personalized Neurophysiological Rehabilitation, Conventional Fall-Prevention Exercise Program
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sharjah
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
Fall Prevention
The Effects of Lower Body Resistance Training on Balance and Fall Prevention in the Elderly
The aim of the study is to prevent falls related to poor lower body strength adn balance in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT01178970
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma