Clinical trials: Balance Impairment
Hip Fractures, Acetabular Fracture
Static Balance Disorders in Patients After Surgical Treatment of Hip Acetabular Fractures
The mechanism of maintaining balance is a complex phenomenon, involving numerous systems of human body. High-energy trauma resulting in acetabular fracture damages some of the elements composing this delicate mechanism…
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Acetabular Fracture, Balance; Distorted, Disability Physical
- Trial name
- NCT04902209
- Testing
- postural stability measurements
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
Balance Assessment, Postural Instability
Impact of Smartphone Addiction on Posture, Body Awareness, Physical Activity, and Balance in University Students
This descriptive cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the effects of smartphone addiction (SA) on posture, body awareness, balance, and physical activity among university students.
- Conditions
- Balance Assessment, Postural Instability, Smartphone Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT07151196
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Chest Trauma, Fluid Balance; Disorder
Chest Trauma :Prediction of Thoracic Injuries Clinically and Radiologically
Trauma is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the advent of specialized trauma centers the outcome of patients who sustain major trauma remains disappointing.
- Trial name
- chesttrauma (NCT03686579)
- Testing
- chest trauma
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Fall Prevention, Functional Independence
A Strategy for Fall Prevention in Aging Women
This retrospective study examined the effects of a 12-month training program on physical performance and functional ability in healthy older women.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Functional Independence, Balance Impairment
- Trial name
- STABLE-WOMEN (NCT07481409)
- Testing
- Multicomponent and Stability Exercise Program
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Novi Sad
Coordination Impairment, Children
Motor-Cognitive Training , Cognitive Performance and Balance
This RCT design investigates the effects of an 8-week motor-cognitive training program on cognitive performance and balance in preschool-aged children.
- Conditions
- Coordination Impairment, Children, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07045922
- Testing
- Motor-Cognitive Training Program, Regular Physical education classes
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis With Balance Disorder
It is seen that patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis often experience balance problems. Although the relationship between muscle thickness and balance has been explained, there are insufficient studies investigating the…
- Trial name
- NCT06079580
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Balance, Postural, Fall
Balance Disorders Related to Pregnancy
Primary aim of this study is to evaluate postural equilibrium and risk of falls during pregnancy by comparing static postural stability between pregnant and non-pregnant control women.
- Conditions
- Balance, Postural, Fall, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- PRST (NCT04482504)
- Testing
- 3 tests: Posturography, Questionnaire, vitamin D
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Old Age; Debility
Dual Task Perturbation Training for OAwMCI
Studies have determined that compared to cognitively intact older adults (CIOA), older adults with mild cognitive impairment (OAwMCI) exhibit more pronounced balance and gait impairments which lead to an increased risk of falls…
- Trial name
- NCT04938349
- Testing
- Dual task perturbation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
Assessing Functional Impairments in Patients With Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a severe side effect of several anti-cancer agents. Typical symptoms include tingling and hypoesthesia in the fingertips and/or toes, which substantially impair patients'…
- Trial name
- Assess CIPN (NCT07315334)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paracelsus Medical University
Patients With Acute or Chronic Otoneurological Disorders, Patients Presenting or Having Experienced Dizziness and / or Balance Disorders
Self and Body Perception in Otoneurological Disorders: Translation and Validation of Measurement Scales
Depersonalization-derealization (DD) disorders are a clinical phenomenon characterized by feeling disconnected or detached from one's self.
- Trial name
- PERSOCOR (NCT05249283)
- Testing
- Questionnaire Measures
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 612 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Européen Marseille
Measurement Properties of 5iTUG, Physical Disability
Evaluation of the Measurement Properties of a 5 Time Repeated Instrumented Timed Up and Go (5iTUG)
In order to tailor interventions, objective assessments of physical function is needed. A limitation of several of today's clinical assessments is that they require too much time and/or space.
- Conditions
- Measurement Properties of 5iTUG, Physical Disability, Balance, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- 5iTUG (NCT03769220)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)
Balance Disorders, Accidental Falls
Population Cohort Set-up for the Epidemiological Assessment of Balance Disorders in Elderly People
As people age, it becomes more common to experience balance problems. These issues can increase the risk of falling, which may lead to serious health consequences and loss of independence.
- Conditions
- Balance Disorders, Accidental Falls, Frailty, Aging
- Trial name
- EPIBAS (NCT06965660)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Typically Developing Children
Interaction Between Spasticity and the Initial Response After Balance Perturbations in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this study was to investigate the link between spasticity and the initial response after standing balance perturbations in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07616193
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Stroke
Characteristics of Balance Control to Unexpected Loss of Balance During Standing and Walking in Post-stroke Individuals
aim: To examine the effect of a perturbation-based balance training on balance reaction characteristics in post stroke individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT02619175
- Testing
- Stroke Subjects Perturbation-Based Balance Training, Stroke Subjects Weight Shifting and Gait training
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nachum Soroker, MD
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Postural Stability
Postural Stability Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most frequent knee injuries, often leading to deficits in postural stability and balance as a result of mechanoreceptor damage, which disrupts proprioceptive feedback and…
- Trial name
- NCT07210853
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Parkinson Disease
Comparison of Different Non-invasive Electrical Stimulation Protocols to Facilitate Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease Subjects With Postural Instability and Gait Disorders
The trial will include 51 adult participants with Parkinson's disease and postural instability and gait disorders (PD-PIGD) and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT06868160
- Testing
- Rehabilitation, tDCS, tsDCS (first cycle)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Institutional Frail Elderly
Inactivity, Balance Problems and Fall Risk in Institutionalized Frail Elderly
The overall objective of the research is to identify the prevalence and incidence of BPPV and the impact on balance problems, fall risk and inactivity in frail elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02905292
- Testing
- evaluation and treatment maneuver for BPPV
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Balance, Postural, Gait
The Influence of Manual Therapy Applied to the Cervical Spine in the Prevention of Balance Disorders in the Elderly
Falling is a major trauma that can occur with aging, leading to very significant psychological and physical health effects with financial and societal consequences.
- Conditions
- Balance, Postural, Gait, Elderly
- Trial name
- ManEq (NCT05475652)
- Testing
- Manual therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EZUS-LYON 1
Blindness Congenital
Comparison of Balance and Coordination Parameters of Visually Impaired and Healthy Individuals
The aim of this [observational study] is to examine balance in multiple aspects by comparing balance, coordination, and gait parameters between congenitally blind individuals and healthy individuals with multiple scales.
- Trial name
- NCT06687915
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University