Clinical trials: Balance, Postural
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Anxiety
Blood Flow Restriction Aerobic Exercise for Balance and Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease
Reducing balance problems and anxiety severity are the top two research uncertainties for people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Besides having a mutually aggravating relationship between postural impairment and anxiety severity…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Anxiety, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07831980
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction, Aerobic Exercise without Blood Flow Restriction
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Healthy
From Global Balance Metrics to Plane-Specific Signatures: Identifying Postural Instability Phenotypes in Females
The main aim of this study was to evaluate anterior-posterior (AP) and medial-lateral (ML) stability, examine proportional stability, and explore associations with BMI in healthy young adult females.
- Trial name
- APSI-MLSI (NCT07516197)
- Testing
- observational study, one group, one shot assessment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Idiopathic Scoliosis, Equine-assisted Therapy
Efficacy Hippotherapy on Postural Asymmetries and Balance in Adolescents With Idiopathic Scoliosis
This study showed that the addition of hippotherapy to Schroth exercises is more effective in improving postural asymmetry and balance ability in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis compared to Schroth exercises alone.
- Trial name
- NCT04885023
- Testing
- Hippotherapy
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Batterjee Medical College
Parkinson Disease
Brain Training to Improve Balance in Parkinson's Disease
People living with Parkinson's (PwP) rank balance problems amongst the most disabling symptom. Over time, balance function continues to decline and PwP go on to fall, affecting between 45-68% of PwP.
- Trial name
- NCT05986643
- Testing
- Exergame+Neurofeedback, Exergame [alone]
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Executive Functions, Postural Balance
Can Training Balance, or Enjoying Music, Improve Attention, Problem-solving and/or Behavior Control Abilities?
This randomized controlled trial will investigate the hypothesis that since balance and executive functions (EFs) require a similar neural circuit and EFs are recruited when trying to maintain balance, that training balance might…
- Trial name
- NCT05602857
- Testing
- Balance Training, Music Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Effects of Cerebellum or Supplementary Motor Area Functional Inactivation on Gait and Balance Control
In human, the physiology of gait and balance is not clearly established. By using functional imaging and electrophysiological techniques, various brain regions from the cortex to the midbrain area, including the cerebellum, have…
- Trial name
- CERESMARCHE (NCT02976298)
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Ankle Disease
Analysis of Postural Control in Children Suffering From Triceps Suralis Shortening.
The central nervous system (CNS) coordinates balance through the visual, vestibular, and somatoproprioceptive systems, which produce muscle activation for postural control.
- Trial name
- NCT05902949
- Testing
- Streching Group, Heel group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Chronic Ankle Instability, CAI
Effects of Cervical and Oculomotor Exercises on Functional Status, Balance, and Proprioception in Chronic Ankle Instability
Effects of Cervical and Oculomotor Exercises on Functional Status, Balance, and Proprioception in Chronic Ankle Instability
- Trial name
- NCT07581535
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Postural Stability, Balance and Fall Risk in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a clinical condition characterized by the repetitive obstruction of the upper airway during sleep, resulting in nocturnal hypoxaemia and fragmented sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT03589417
- Testing
- Assessments with Biodex Balance System®
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University