Clinical trials: Balance, Postural
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Proprioception, Postural Balance, Performance
Effects of Pilates Training on Ankle Proprioception, Postural Control and Performance in Footballers With Chronic Ankle Instability
This study aims to contribute to the effects of Pilates training on ankle proprioception, postural control, and performance in football players with chronic ankle instability.
- Conditions
- Proprioception, Postural Balance, Performance, Chronic Ankle Instability, CAI
- Trial name
- CAI (NCT07266649)
- Testing
- Pilates exercises, Balance exercises
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences
Pusher Syndrome, Subacute Stroke
Effectiveness of Balance Exercise Program for Stroke Patients With Pusher Syndrome
The objective of this study is to evaluate whether the application of two laser visual feedback exercises and core stability exercises can positively influence postural orientation and the perception of postural verticalization…
- Trial name
- NCT03991390
- Testing
- Visual Feedback and Core Stability exercises protocol, Control stroke
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili
Hip Injuries and Disorders
Investigating Postural Parameters in Different Hip Pathologies
"It is known that pelvic parameters affect physical hip functions in hip pathologies. Depending on the type and severity of hip pathologies, posture, muscle strength, balance, and pain parameters may change, thereby impacting an…
- Trial name
- NCT06851793
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Healthy Adult Participants
Anchoring and Postural Stability
This study will compare standing balance in adults ages 18 to 50 during normal standing, inward anchoring, and outward anchoring.
- Trial name
- NCT07837778
- Testing
- Normal Stance, Inward Anchoring, Outward Anchoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Forward Head Posture
Postural Rehabilitation for Visual Dysfunction in Forward Head Posture
This assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of motor control training, sensor-based biofeedback training using a wearable inertial measurement unit, and standardized postural correction exercises…
- Trial name
- NCT07484555
- Testing
- motor control training, Sensor development training group, conventional posture training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
Exergaming Experience of Older People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is debilitating and can lower the quality of life in older people. Therapeutic benefits have been reported from exergaming used as an intervention for rehabilitation or alternative to exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT04029285
- Testing
- Exergaming
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Postural Balance
Light to Maximize Vision, Minimize Insomnia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether specific wavelengths of light at night can be used to improve mobile balance while simultaneously not increasing alertness.
- Trial name
- NCT01712243
- Testing
- Light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Chronic Stroke, Sensory Impairments
Plantar Sensation, Position Sense, and Weight-Bearing Asymmetry Related to Balance and Mobility Post-Stroke
This study aims to examine how sensory deficits and weight-bearing asymmetry affect posture, balance, and mobility in individuals with chronic stroke.
- Conditions
- Chronic Stroke, Sensory Impairments, Postural Control, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07065292
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Solid Tumors
Function and Balance for Inpatient Rehabilitation
Objectives: Primary Objectives: To determine the change in functional tests of postural control of cancer patients who have completed acute inpatient rehabilitation or complete rehabilitation through mobile team from discharge at…
- Trial name
- NCT00601133
- Testing
- Walking Test, Balance Test, Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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
Relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis
Sensori-motor Integration Training in Multiple Sclerosis
Balance impairment is a common and very disabling disturbance in people with Multiple Sclerosis. The efficacy of pharmacotherapy in treating balance impairment in MS is poorly documented in literature.
- Trial name
- NCT01040117
- Testing
- Sensory-motor Integration Training, Conventional neurorehabilitation treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Postural Balance, Elderly
Validity of TURN 180 Test to Distinguish Between the Fallers and Non-Fallers
As the geriatric population continues to rise, the consequences of falls and fall-related injuries carry increasing socioeconomic significance.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Elderly, Falls
- Trial name
- NCT02404129
- Testing
- Turn 180 test
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Parkinson's Disease
Effects of Virtual Reality Training in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
Background and Objective: Postural instability is common in patient with Parkinson's disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality (VR) balance training on sensory and cognitive domains…
- Trial name
- Parkinson (NCT01301651)
- Testing
- balance training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Caffeine, Balance; Distorted
The Effect of Turkish Coffee on Postural Control and Hand-eye Coordination in Young Adults
Although the effects of different doses of caffeine on balance have been evaluated in various studies, the effects of low doses of caffeine ingested with Turkish coffee on postural control and hand-eye coordination remain…
- Conditions
- Caffeine, Balance; Distorted, Coordination and Balance Disturbances
- Trial name
- NCT06561113
- Testing
- Caffeine intake
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Parkinson s Disease
Comparison of Immersive and Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease commonly affects walking ability, balance, mobility, and cognitive function, increasing the risk of falls and reducing independence.
- Trial name
- VR-PD (NCT07659288)
- Testing
- Immersive Virtual Reality, Non-Immersive Virtual Reality
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Neuro Group XR Inc.
Cerebral Palsy
Hippotherapy in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The hippotherapy is a complementary therapeutic modality that seeks to promote changes in the functionality of children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- Hippotherapy (NCT03548376)
- Testing
- Hippotherapy
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Cervical Radiculopathy, Vertigo
Effect of Cervical Traction on Balance in Cervical Radiculopathy Patients
A cross-over randomized trial aiming to assess the immediate effect of cervical traction on balance disorders among patients with common cervical neuropathy.
- Trial name
- NCT04598113
- Testing
- Cervical Traction Device
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Athletic Performance, Postural Balance
Effect of an 8-Week Core Exercise Program on Jumping and Balance in Recreational Soccer Players Aged 14-16 Years
This randomized controlled trial examines the effect of an 8-week core exercise program on jumping and balance performance in recreational male soccer players aged 14 to 16 years.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Postural Balance, Jumping Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07870083
- Testing
- Core Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Talha Öztürk
Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases
Vitamin D in School Children
The primary purpose of this study it to investigate total circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in school children (aged 4-11years) in Northern Ireland; thereby establishing the prevalence of vitamin D status (deficiency…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Cognitive Delay, Mild
- Trial name
- DVinCHI (NCT05018988)
- Testing
- Oral vitamin D spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster