Clinical trials: Fall, Accidental
Accidental Falls, Aged, Exercise Movement Techniques
Balance Recovery Training for Fall Prevention in Retirement Communities
Falls are the leading cause of injuries and injury-related deaths among older adults over the age of 65 in the United States. To help reduce the number of these falls, there is growing interest in using reactive balance training…
- Trial name
- NCT02551666
- Testing
- Balance recovery training, Tai Chi exercise
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Accidental Falls
The FREEDOM Study: a Randomised Controlled Trial of Sunlight and Calcium in Older People
The proposed study will determine the effect of a public health strategy (ie. increased sun light exposure and increased calcium intake) to reduce falls in older people in residential care using a randomised trial.
- Trial name
- NCT00322166
- Testing
- Sunlight, Sunlight and calcium, control
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sydney
Parkinson Disease, Fall
Effects of Protective Step Training on Proactive and Reactive Motor Adaptations in Parkinson's Disease Patients
The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent PD affects the ability to walk, respond to balance perturbations (i.e., Protective Step Training) and produce acute short-term effects to improve compensatory reactions and…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Fall, Protective Step Training, Falls, Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07399613
- Testing
- Protective Step Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Fall, Accidental, Fall
Transport PLUS Intervention
Hypothesis: 'Transport PLUS,' a low cost, easily generalizable intervention performed by Emergency Medical Technicians while transporting a patient home from the hospital, can improve transitions of care and improve patient…
- Conditions
- Fall, Accidental, Fall, Hospital Readmission, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- NCT03046771
- Testing
- Transport PLUS group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Accidental Falls, Activities of Daily Living
Nursing Homes Study of Fall Risk Assessment Oriented to Intervention
The aim of the study is to establish the impact of a falls screening questionnaire in the adoption of preventive interventions and eventually in the reduction of falls and its consequences in elder people living in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Activities of Daily Living, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy
- Trial name
- EMERCOIR (NCT00888953)
- Testing
- Fall risk assessment, Tailored intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio Salut i Envelliment UAB
Postural Balance, Accidental Falls
Effectiveness of an Intervention to Improve Balance and Decrease Falls in the Elderly (EWii)
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the usefulness of an intervention utilizing the NintendoTM Wii console in order to improve balance, thereby decreasing both the fear of falling as well as the number of falls, and to…
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Accidental Falls, Intervention Studies
- Trial name
- EWii (NCT02570178)
- Testing
- balance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,037 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina
Falls, Accidental
A Pilot Study of the Wii Fit as a Low-Cost Virtual Reality System to Evaluate Balance Ability in Older Adults
Accidental falls in older adults are highly prevalent and a major source of morbidity. Over 30% of people aged 65 or older fall each year with about half of these cases being recurrent.
- Trial name
- WiiFit (NCT01229969)
- Testing
- Wii Fit Balance Games, NeuroCom EquiTest® System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlanta VA Medical Center
Exercise, Physical Activity
Community-based Intervention Effects on Older Adults' Physical Activity
The research team will conduct a 2 x 2 factorial experiment testing the individual and combined effects of two empirically and theoretically relevant sets of behavior change strategies on community-dwelling older adults' physical…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Physical Activity, Accidental Fall, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT03326141
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Physical activity monitors (e.g., Fitbit), Interpersonal Behavior Change Strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Accidental Falls, Muscle Weakness
The Effects of a Walking Program on Balance, Falls and Well Being in Individuals Residing in Long-term Care
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a regular walking program (which inevitably involves human interaction) compared to a usual care condition and to a human interaction condition (without the extra…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Muscle Weakness, Gait, Unsteady, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01277809
- Testing
- Interpersonal Interaction, Walking Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Aging
Multicomponent Exercise vs Walking Intervention in Nursing Home Residents
Physical exercise is an important tool to tackle the deleterious effect of aging. However, which is the best exercise intervention is still unknown.
- Trial name
- MCvsW (NCT03996083)
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise intervention, Walking intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Accidental Falls
Use of Tele-Exercise for Translating an Evidence-Based Fall-Prevention Program for Older Adults in West Virginia
West Virginia (WV) has a critical need for resources to reach more of its older adults with fall-prevention programming. The Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® (TJQMBB) program is an evidence-based, Centers for Disease…
- Trial name
- NCT03714100
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Movement Disorders, Aging
Effects of Exercise Poles on Older Adults During Exercise Walking
This study uses a patented type of exercise poles, developed to assist runners rehabilitating from lower body injuries. These poles may offer older adults improved stability, reduced fear of falling, and lessened lower body pain…
- Trial name
- NCT00037167
- Testing
- Exercise poles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Accidental Falls, Old Age; Debility
Interventions to Prevent Falls. PRECAISAL Study
This study aims to guide older people living in the community on appropriate strategies within a fall prevention program. This program is aimed at training in physical exercises carried out through group workshops or at…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Old Age; Debility, Activity, Motor
- Trial name
- NCT05070533
- Testing
- Individual treatment, Groupal treatment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud
Aged 65 Years or Older, Community Dwelling Older Adults
Validating a Multifactorial Algorithm to Predict Fall Risk in Community Dwelling Older Persons Aged 65 Years or Older
Falls in older adults have an annual incidence between 23 and 34% for persons of 65 years and older. The lack of transfer of promising research results on falls prevention to daily practice may have several explanations.
- Conditions
- Aged 65 Years or Older, Community Dwelling Older Adults, Falls Risk, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT06961799
- Testing
- Multifactorial algorithm to predict fall risk
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Accidental Falls, Falls
SAFER Karachi - A Fall Prevention Intervention
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term effects of a culturally adapted and strengthened fall prevention program in older adults aged 60 years and above living in urban Karachi…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Falls, Falls Injury, Mobility Difficulty
- Trial name
- SAFER (NCT07504237)
- Testing
- Stepping On Fall Prevention Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Deficit Elderly Women With Body Balance
The Effect of Plantar Vibration Stimuli on the Balance of Older Women
The objective of the present study was to identify the effect of direct vibration at a frequency of 100 Hz, applied to the plantar region, on the balance of women aged 60 years or older.
- Trial name
- NCT01040442
- Testing
- vibration stimuli
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos
Accidental Falls
Effects of Senior Dance on Risk Factors for Falls
The efficacy of exercise programs to prevent falls among older people is well documented in the literature. However, older people's adherence to these exercise programs has been reported to be suboptimal, varying between 21% and…
- Trial name
- DanSE (NCT02603523)
- Testing
- Senior Dance
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Accidental Fall
Removing Home Hazards for Older Adults in Affordable Housing
The investigators will conduct a hybrid effectiveness/implementation trial to simultaneously establish the effectiveness of home hazard removal in affordable housing in order to reduce falls, and conduct a process evaluation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03780777
- Testing
- Home Hazard Removal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 524 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Fall Injury, Fall
Does Participation in a Fall Preparedness Program Improve Fall Efficacy Among Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine if a fall preparedness program can reduce the fear of falling in older adults and subsequently improve their function and reduce falls with injury.
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Fall, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT06545539
- Testing
- Fall Preparedness Exercise Class
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Youngstown State University
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