Clinical trials: Balance, Falls
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Fall
Remote Digital Health Intervention to Improve Balance and Reduce Fall Risk
The goal of this project is to further develop and evaluate a computerized cognitive-training program designed to extend older adults' functional independence and reduce accidental falls (i.e., reduce factors that contribute to…
- Trial name
- rSTAND (NCT05022589)
- Testing
- Computerized Plasticity-Based Adaptive Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Posit Science Corporation
Stroke
Strength, Flexibility, And Balance Therapy After Stroke
Approximately 780,000 people suffer a stroke annually in the United States; 200,000 are recurrent strokes. The 17,000 veterans who suffer a stroke yearly are at great risk for a second stroke and therefore should be targeted for…
- Trial name
- HEALTHY (NCT01109602)
- Testing
- Yoga focused on strength, flexibility, and balance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Falls
Intervention to Enhance Lateral Balance Function and Prevent 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 establish the efficacy of a scientifically grounded and mechanism-based therapeutic…
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT01370174)
- Testing
- Physical Training Interventions
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
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
Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady
The Sensorimotor Locus of Balance Control in Elderly Gait
The aging population is at an exceptionally high risk of debilitating falls, contributing significantly to reduced independence and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady, Fall, Position Sense Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03341728
- Testing
- Optical flow perturbations, Normal walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Amputation, Elderly
Falls in Older Persons With Limb Loss
Lower limb prosthesis users are known to be at a substantially increased fall risk compared to able-bodied individuals. The interaction between increased fall risk, reduced balance confidence and high prevalence of a fear of…
- Trial name
- FOPLL (NCT03670004)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease
Varenicline for Gait and Balance Impairment in Parkinson Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if varenicline is effective in improving gait and balance impairment in patients with Parkinson disease.
- Trial name
- Chantix-PD (NCT01341080)
- Testing
- Varenicline, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Gait Disorders
ActiveStep Comparative Effectiveness Trial
The investigators are conducting a multi-center randomized prospective trial comparing a standard physical therapy gait and balance program with a gait and balance program that includes the ActiveStep™ treadmill.
- Trial name
- RACE (NCT01006967)
- Testing
- ActiveStep Treadmill, Physical Therapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- Jon D. Lurie
Accidental Falls, Aging
tDCS in Elderly Fallers Study
The objective of this study is to determine if a four-week, 20-session intervention of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), as compared to sham intervention, improves dual task standing and walking performance (Aim 1)…
- Trial name
- NCT03814304
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
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
Pareses, Lower Extremity
Clinical Trial Comparing C-Brace to Knee Ankle Foot Orthosis (KAFO)/Stance Control Orthosis (SCO)
Prospective, international, multi-center, open-labeled, randomized, controlled cross-over trial to evaluate effectiveness and benefits in patients with lower limb impairment in activities of daily living comparing the C-Brace…
- Trial name
- NCT03906656
- Testing
- C-Brace, KAFO/SCO
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Austria and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D and Exercise on Balance in Postmenopausal Women
In recent years, skeletal and nonskeletal effects of vitamin D has been studied. One of the effects of it was balance and fall prevention. However, these studies were performed on older patients who had not vitamin D deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT03608488
- Testing
- Vitamin D, Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Mild Cognitive Impairment
VR-CogMoBal Training for Reducing Falls Among Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Older adults often display gait instability, impaired balance control and cognitive decline that lead to falls and fall risks. Approximately 60% of the elderly people with cognitive deficits experience a detrimental fall each…
- Trial name
- NCT03765398
- Testing
- VR Cognitive-motor-balance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Multiple Sclerosis
Cerebellar tDCS and Balance Training in PwMS
Many people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have decreased balance and postural control, gait deficits, and a high frequency of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT04391023
- Testing
- Balance Training, 2 mA Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 4 mA Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Accidental Fall
Reactive Balance Training Targeting Both Slip- and Trip-Induced Falls
The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of reactive balance training (RBT) targeting slipping and tripping on laboratory-induced slips and trips.
- Trial name
- NCT04308239
- Testing
- Reactive balance training, Otago Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Stroke
A Novel Strategy to Decrease Fall Incidence Post-Stroke
Approximately 15,000 Veterans are hospitalized for stroke each year with new cases costing an estimated $111 million for acute inpatient, $75 million for post-acute inpatient, and $88 million for follow-up care over 6 months…
- Trial name
- BLAST (NCT02688777)
- Testing
- Backward Walking Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Falls, Aged, Exercise Movement Techniques
Balance Recovery Training for Fall Prevention in Retirement Communities
Falls are the leading cause of injuries and injury-related deaths among older adults over the age of 65 in the United States. To help reduce the number of these falls, there is growing interest in using reactive balance training…
- Trial name
- NCT02551666
- Testing
- Balance recovery training, Tai Chi exercise
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Accidental Falls
Falls Prevention in Older Home Care Recipients
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a falls-prevention exercise programme on health-related quality of life, fear of falling, falls and physical function in older people receiving home care.
- Trial name
- NCT02374307
- Testing
- Exercise and education
- Where
- 6 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Falls, Balance
Toileting at Night in Older Adults: Light to Maximize Balance, Minimize Insomnia
To examine the change in balance that occurs in older individuals when exposed to different colored lights at night.
- Conditions
- Falls, Balance, Insomnia, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT01350505
- Testing
- White light exposure, Dim white light exposure, Very dim white light exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development