Clinical trials: Balance, Postural
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
Elderly, Proprioception, Postural Balance
Neck Integration and Eye Movement Training for Fall Risk in the Elderly
Age is one of the primary risk factors for falls, with risk increasing as people get older. Research on fall risk and prevention has identified hundreds of contributing factors, showing that falls have complex and multifactorial…
- Conditions
- Elderly, Proprioception, Postural Balance, Oculomotor System
- Trial name
- NCT07167979
- Testing
- Combining neck muscle strengthening with oculomotor saccade tasks., Neck Strengthening Only
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Aging, Postural Balance
Tai Chi Intervention for Balance Function in Older Adults: Predictive and Modifying Roles of Circadian Age
This study investigates the effects of a 12-week Tai Chi intervention on balance function in community-dwelling older adults. Participants are randomly assigned to either a Tai Chi exercise group or a health education control…
- Conditions
- Aging, Postural Balance, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT07567976
- Testing
- Tai Chi Exercise, Health Education
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhide Liang
Healthy
Extremity Manipulation Impact on Postural Sway Characteristics
This study will evaluate the multi-segmental postural sway after upper versus lower extremity manipulation.
- Trial name
- Balance1 (NCT03414749)
- Testing
- Lower Extremity First (LEF), Upper Extremity First (UEF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parker University
Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Botulinum Toxin Injection on Sensation and Postural Control in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
In this study, the investigators aimed to investigate the effects of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT-A) injection applied to the ankle plantar flexor muscles on lower extremity sensation and quantitative balance parameters in…
- Trial name
- NCT04940143
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type-A (Onabotulinum toxin type-A), Physical Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Patient Fall
Evaluation of Balance and Movement in Order to Prevent the Risk of Falling in the Post-operative Period
This study aims to identify, in patients undergoing hip and knee joint replacement, the functional evaluation tools predictive of the risk of falling upon admission to the orthopedic department and to correlate the results…
- Trial name
- NOCADINRIAB (NCT05879315)
- Testing
- Fall risk prevention in hospital
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Aged, Postural Balance
Additional Effects of Strength Training With Otago Exercises on Actual and Perceived Balance in Older Adults
This study, titled "Additional Effects of Strength Training with Otago Exercises on Actual and Perceived Balance in Older Adults", explores strategies to reduce fall risks in the elderly.
- Conditions
- Aged, Postural Balance, Exercise Therapy, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT07380282
- Testing
- Otago Exercise with Strengthening exercise, Otago Exercise Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Hypertrophy, Sensation Disorders
Postural Control in Breast Hypertrophy
Principles of motor control suggest that breast hypertrophy can lead to sensoriomotor alterations and impairment in body balance due to postural misalignment.
- Trial name
- NCT01519024
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Postural Balance, Aging
Immediate Effects of Vojta Therapy on Postural Control in Older Adults
This exploratory randomized assessor-blinded study aimed to determine whether a single session of Reflex Locomotion Therapy according to Vojta produces immediate changes in postural control in community-dwelling older adults…
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Aging, Frailty
- Trial name
- VOJTABALANCE (NCT07829172)
- Testing
- Reflex Locomotion Therapy according to Vojta, Educational Session
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marianela Alejandra Valenzuela Sandoval
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
Neuromuscular Warm-up Intervention to Improve Postural Control in Female Handball Players
Female handball athletes are at a particular risk of sustaining lower extremity injuries. The study examines time-dependent adaptations of static and dynamic balance as potential injury risk factors to a specific warm-up program…
- Trial name
- NCT02925377
- Testing
- Neuromuscular warm-up, Standard warm-up
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Aging, Age-related Memory Disorders
The Effect of Dietary Strawberry Supplementation on Older Adults
This study is being conducted to assess the effect of dietary strawberry supplementation on cognition and mobility in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02051140
- Testing
- Freeze-dried Strawberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Accidental Falls
Kinesio Taping Effect on Postural Balance in Elderly
The elderly population has increased significantly in the last years. The number of falls has also increased due to the decrease of balance.
- Trial name
- NCT01933737
- Testing
- Kinesio Taping, 3M Micropore
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Franca
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS)
An Investigation of the Effect of Smartphone Usage Levels on Cervical Posture, Tongue Pressure, Balance, and Neck Disability in Individuals With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
The purpose of this cross-sectional and comparative study is to investigate the impact of smartphone addiction on the cervical posture, musculoskeletal system, balance, and tongue pressure in individuals diagnosed with Rheumatoid…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Forward Head Posture
- Trial name
- NCT07627542
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merve Şahin
COVID-19
Physical Fitness in Young Healthy Adults After COVID-19 Infection
Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, and balance in individuals after mild COVID-19 infection and compare them with healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05133622
- Testing
- Physical Activity Level, Evaluation of knee extension and elbow flexion muscle strength, Evaluation of functional strength of trunk muscles
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Elderly
Effect of Stabilization Shoes on Balance in Elderly
Movement during everyday activities most often requires stable posture. Postural control corresponds to a complex motor ability to maintain / re-establish balance and orient one's body in the environment.
- Trial name
- BALAGE (NCT04344223)
- Testing
- Balance Shoe, Personal Shoe
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Burgundy
Pediatric Obesity, Postural Balance
Physical Activity, Posture and Body Composition in Ontogeny
The main aim of the research is to assess the impact of various forms of physical activity on body composition and posture. The basis of the research is the assessment of the current condition of people of different ages and the…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Postural Balance, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT06419829
- Testing
- psychoprophylactic program aimed at normalizing body weight through medical training, psychoprophylactic program aimed at improving body posture, psychoprophylactic program aimed at improving physical fitness
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
Analysis of Clinical Data of Patients With Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
According to our previous research and clinical observation results, the motor function of the oral, maxillofacial and cervical body is closely related to the occlusal contact.
- Trial name
- NCT05780827
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Air Force Military Medical University, China
Cervical Pain, Postural Balance
Balance Performance in Dual Task in Patients With Cervical Disc Herniation Related Chronic Neck Pain:a Comparative Study
Intense pain and moderate disability are seen most patients with symptomatic cervical disc herniation (CDH). Since neck motion and motor control are associated with changes in neck pain and disability, it is highly likely that…
- Trial name
- NCT05338788
- Testing
- neck pain and dual task
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
Pain, Sleep
Effect of Muscle Pain in Late Cold Water Immersion, Muscular Recruitment, Postural Control Dynamic and Sleep Quality
Objective: To evaluate the effect of cold water immersion in elayed onset muscle soreness, muscle recruitment, dynamic postural control and quality of sleep in young soccer players.
- Trial name
- NCT02806609
- Testing
- Cold water immersion, with 10 degrees, for 10 minutes, immersion in water at room temperature, active recovery - running
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina