Clinical trials: Balance, Postural
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Reliability and Validity of Gait and Postural Balance Parameters
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) patients, have impairments in gait and balance. Accurate gait and postural balance analysis is needed to detect this impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT02543736
- Testing
- Instrumented Treadmill System
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Schulthess Klinik
Balance Changes
Effect of the Suboccipital Inhibition Technique on Balance Changes
Postural balance is an essential capacity for functional autonomy and the performance of activities of daily living, relying on the continuous integration of visual, vestibular, and somatosensory information.
- Trial name
- NCT07670819
- Testing
- Intervention Technique
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Healthy
Balance Reactions in a Virtual Environment With Avatar and/or Reinforced Visual Signal Compared to a Real Environment
The scientific literature shows that there is a degradation of balance in virtual reality. This trial investigates the introduction of a full-body avatar and/or enhanced visual cues on the reduction of the degradation.
- Trial name
- EQUIVIRT2 (NCT05235581)
- Testing
- Intervention A : virtual environment with avatar, Intervention B : virtual environment with reinforced visual signal, Intervention C : virtual environment with avatar and reinforced visual signal
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pôle Saint Hélier
Postural Balance
Postural Balance Program in Sedentary Older Adults.
Introduction: Balance is one of the physical capacities that are altered due to the changes produced by aging. This represents an increased risk of falls in older adults.
- Trial name
- PEMaS (NCT04385784)
- Testing
- Balance exercise program., Home-based exercise program.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Healthy
Effect of Stimulating Plant on the Balance in Young Healthy
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the immediate effect of manual stimulation on the foot plant in static and dynamic balance in young healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- Effplant (NCT02508766)
- Testing
- Plantar stimulation
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Musculoskeletal Equilibrium, Back Pain
The Effect of Chiropractic Manipulation on Spine-related Pain and Balance in Older Adults
The effect of chiropractic manipulation on spine-related pain and balance in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00497718
- Testing
- Chiropractic Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cleveland Chiropractic College
Overweight and Obesity
Neuromuscular Balance Exercise Effects in Overweight and Obese Individuals
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of adding neuromuscular balance exercises to exercise programs on functional capacity, balance, and physical fitness in individuals with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT07372157
- Testing
- Aerobic and strength training, Neuromuscular balance exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Postural Balance, Reaction Time
The Effect of Neuromotor-Cognitive Training on Performance Dancers
This prospective randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of neuromotor-cognitive training on dynamic balance, reaction time, and sensorimotor performance in performance dancers.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Reaction Time, Sensorimotor Performance, Neuromuscular Control
- Trial name
- NCT-DANCE (NCT07730710)
- Testing
- Neuromotor-Cognitive Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
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
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
Posture Training and Cerebellar Stimulation in Elderly People
Motor learning relies on both feedback and feedforward mechanisms to keep progressive optimization of motor behaviors in a coordinated manner.
- Trial name
- P (NCT04154397)
- Testing
- cerebellar transcranial stimulation
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Spine Stiffness, Spine Stability
Changes in Trunk Stability Indicators Following Two Types of Exhausting Physical Activities
In this research project, effects of two sports specific types of fatiguing protocols on trunk muscles and specific trunk stability indicators will be studied.
- Trial name
- TNC-FAT (NCT03529734)
- Testing
- 12 min running, Local strengthening exercises
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Postural Control, Muscle Tonus
Associations of Respiratory Muscle Strength and Trunk Muscle Mechanical Properties With Dynamic Postural Control
This study will examine the associations of respiratory muscle strength and trunk muscle mechanical properties with dynamic balance and limits of stability in healthy young adults.
- Conditions
- Postural Control, Muscle Tonus, Respiratory Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT07890844
- Testing
- Myotonometry, Respiratory Muscle Strength Testing, and Computerized Balance Assessment
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
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
Balance, Cognitive Load
Cognitive Load Effects on Balance and Postural Stability in Young Adults
The aim is to determine the impact of cognitive load on balance recovery mechanisms following perturbations in young adults. To evaluate how secondary task is influenced by cognitive load and vice versa.
- Trial name
- NCT06941714
- Testing
- Perturbation, Working Memory Task, Visual and Verbal Fluency Task
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain
Assessment of Posture, Balance, Gait Disorders in Patients With Fibromyalgia
The study aims to determine the posture, balance and gait disorders objectively in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and to investigate their relationships with disease-related parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT06245226
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Hemophilia, Arthropathy of Knee
Evaluation of Static Postural Balance in Children With Hemophilia and Its Relationship With Joint Health
Hemophilia is a rare hematological disorder characterized by a partial or complete deficiency of clotting factor VIII or IX.Bleeding disorders mainly affect the musculoskeletal system.
- Conditions
- Hemophilia, Arthropathy of Knee, Arthropathy of Ankle or Foot
- Trial name
- NCT04406519
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Postural Balance, Ankle Proprioception
Effects of Different Music Tempi on Balance and Ankle Proprioception in Healthy Young Adults
This randomized crossover study will investigate the acute effects of different music tempi on static balance, dynamic balance, and ankle proprioception in healthy young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07844863
- Testing
- Slow-tempo music, Fast-tempo music, No music
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jouf University
Trail Making Task, Balance Board
Network Analysis of Bodywide Coordination Supporting Suprapostural Dexterity
Prevailing understandings of movement disorders characterize "broken" movements in a piecewise fashion, for instance, focusing on motor control, muscle tone, posture, or cognition independently of each other.
- Trial name
- NCT07060092
- Testing
- Trail Making Task, Balance board
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Pilot Study: Does Chiropractic Care Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults
The purpose is to study the effect of chiropractic care on balance in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00497965
- Testing
- Chiropractic Manipulation, Balance Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cleveland Chiropractic College
Parkinson Disease
Effect of Levodopa on Postural Motor Learning in Parkinson Disease
The primary goal of this project is to gain a better understanding of whether and how levodopa (a common anti-Parkinson disease medication) alters postural motor learning in people with Parkinson disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02239978
- Testing
- Postural perturbation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development