Clinical trials: Fall
Accidental Fall
Effects of a Novel Perturbation Balance Training Program on Laboratory and Real-World Trip-Induced Losses of Balance and Falls Among Balance-Impaired Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel balance training stepping exercise can reduce the risk of falling among adults over the age of 65.
- Trial name
- NCT07891637
- Testing
- Step Training, Treadmill Training, Otago Exercise Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Falls, Foot Drop
Combined Functional Electrical and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Foot Drop
This study aims to determine if combining the treatments of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and functional electrical stimulation (FES) will better help persons with stroke who have difficulty lifting their toes.
- Conditions
- Falls, Foot Drop, Post Stroke Recovery
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT07592221)
- Testing
- Standard protocol for combo of FES and tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia
Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
Multicomponent Exercise and Pain Science Education for Fall Prevention in Older Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (MovePainFall)
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in older adults and is associated with reduced mobility, loss of function, poorer quality of life, fear of movement, fear of falling and a higher risk of falls.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain, Accidental Falls, Fear of Falling
- Trial name
- MovePainFall (NCT07889024)
- Testing
- MovePainFall multicomponent exercise programme, Pain science and fall-prevention education
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Falls, Ulcer, Pressure
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vision Care in Preventing Falls in Hospitalized Patients
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Vision Care system in preventing falls among hospitalized patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07890688
- Testing
- Vision Care
- Volunteers
- 530 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Accidental Falls, Aged
Whole-Body Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department After a Fall
Falls are one of the most common reasons older adults visit the emergency department. In many older patients, a fall that looks "mechanical" is actually caused by an underlying medical problem such as syncope, heart disease…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Aged, Syncope
- Trial name
- NCT07886164
- Testing
- Whole-body point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli City Hospital
Rhabdomyolysis, Death
The Rhabdomyolysis Evaluation in the Emergency Department (REED) Score
One in three adults over 65 fall annually, with one in five remaining on the floor for greater than one hour, which is referred to as a long lie.
- Conditions
- Rhabdomyolysis, Death, Kidney Replacement Therapy, Fall Patients
- Trial name
- The REED Score (NCT07158554)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,161 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salford
Geriatric, Geriatrics Rehabilitation
Comparative Effects of Balance and Inspiratory Muscle Training in Older Adults
This study aims to investigate and compare the effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), balance training, and a combination of both on respiratory muscle strength and balance in older adults.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Geriatrics Rehabilitation, Geriatric Fall, Geriatric Health
- Trial name
- NCT07468968
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training, Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Balance Control in Elderly, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Turkish Adaptation of the Multidimensional Falls Efficacy Scale in Older Adults
Falls are a major health concern among older adults and can lead to injuries, reduced independence, and a lower quality of life.
- Conditions
- Balance Control in Elderly, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
- Trial name
- NCT07878832
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Fall Risk in Middle-Aged and Older Adults
Short-term Changes in Postural Sway, Gait, and fNIRS-derived Cortical Metrics After a 4-week AI-assisted Exercise Program: a Single-arm Pre-post Study
This single-arm pre-post study will enroll 50 participants aged 52-65 years who will undergo a 4-week AI-assisted exercise intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT07876011
- Testing
- AI-assited exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Fall Injury, Hip Fractures
Fall, Fracture and Frailty
This project aims to improve the global outcome for an aging individual after a traumatic fall, through identifying conditions contributing to a fall and promoting recovery and rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Hip Fractures, Risk Reduction, Osteoporosis, Osteopenia
- Trial name
- FFF (NCT05712252)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Nursing Education, Fall Risk Assessment
Podcast and Video Learning for Fall-Risk Assessment in Nursing Students
This randomized controlled study compared three educational approaches for teaching fall-risk assessment to first-year nursing students.
- Trial name
- NCT07873099
- Testing
- Podcast-Based Education, Video-Based Education, Face-to-Face Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
Feasibility of High-intensity Functional Exercise With Simultaneous Cognitive Challenge for Older People With Falls Risk
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a high-intensity functional exercise program with simultaneous cognitive challenge (HIFE+cog) among older people at risk of falls.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Postural Balance, Gait, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06774508
- Testing
- HIFE+cog, HIFE
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Chronic Pain, Falls
Tai Chi Intervention for Geriatric Pain Syndrome
Accumulating evidence supports that more pain, whether measured by number of pain sites or pain severity, is associated with poorer cognitive function and mobility, and fall risk in older persons.
- Trial name
- NCT03705598
- Testing
- Light physical exercise, Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Parkinson Disease, Accidental Falls
Home-Based Exercise Program After Community Balance Training for Parkinson's Disease
This study tested whether a home-based exercise program helps older adults with Parkinson's disease keep the improvements they gain from a community balance program.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07859566
- Testing
- Home-based exercise program with remote checking and coaching, General wellness guidance
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Falls
Targeting the Hip Abductors to Reduce Falls in Older Veterans Through A Virtual Multimodal Balance Intervention
Falls are a major health concern and a leading cause of injurious death and non-fatal injuries in older Veterans who are at greater risk for falls than non-Veterans.
- Trial name
- Virtual MMBI (NCT07109466)
- Testing
- Mulit-modality Balance Intervention, Gerofit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Accidental Falls
Effect of Otago vs. Sensorimotor Training on Balance and Fall Risk in People With Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the Otago Exercise Program versus Sensorimotor Training on dynamic postural stability and risk of fall in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07854496
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Sensorimotor Training
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Accidental Fall, Stroke
Optimal Intensity of Reactive Balance Training Post-stroke
Falls in daily life are a serious risk for people with stroke. A new type of balance training, called reactive balance training (RBT). may help to reduce this risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT06555016
- Testing
- Reactive balance training, Walking
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging, Fall
Effect of LiFE-SePBT on Postural Stability in Community-dwelling Older Adults: an Assessor-blinded Randomised Controlled Trial
This study is an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of combined Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise and Self-initiated Perturbation-based Balance Training (LiFE-SePBT) on postural…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging, Fall, Fall Prevention Training, Postural Control
- Trial name
- LiFE-SePBT (NCT07842094)
- Testing
- Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise, Upper limb mobilisation and flexibility training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fall, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Digital STEADI Efficacy
The aging of the U.S. population, combined with health care workforce shortages and insufficient access to effective fall prevention and exercise programs, has contributed to a high burden of fall-related injuries in older…
- Conditions
- Fall, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07852650
- Testing
- Digital STEADI-1, STEADI Standard of Care, Digital STEADI-2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friendi.fi Corporation
Frailty, Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Physical Function and Fall Risk in Older Adults in the Lalín Frailty Prevention Program
This prospective observational study will describe changes in physical function and fall risk among adults aged 70 years or older who participate in the routine Frailty and Falls Prevention Program at the Centro Integral de Saúde…
- Trial name
- FRAIL-Lalin (NCT07848802)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vigo