Clinical trials: Fall Accident
Cardiovascular Diseases, Arrythmia
iPSC Biobank of Biomarkers Diversity in Cardiovascular Disease
The Investigators will create a clinical database and a Biobank of stem cells derived from the blood of participants with cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Arrythmia, Cardiomyopathies, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- INFERENCE (NCT06371937)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
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
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
Accidental Falls
Lower-limb Strength and Flexibility Program on Prevention of Falls in the Community-dwelling Elderly
Accidental falls result in major physical and psychological morbidity in the elderly. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lower-limb strength and flexibility program, which is analyzed under the control of other…
- Trial name
- NCT01830634
- Testing
- Theraband with strengthening and stretching exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Traffic Accident
The Prevalence of Road Crash Involvement and Its Associated Factors Among Medical Doctors in Malaysia
This study mainly to investigate the prevalence of road crash involvement and its associated factors (fatigue, demographic factors, sleep quality, and mental health status, number of working hours) among medical doctors in…
- Trial name
- NCT04243291
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Accidental Falls, Sedentary Lifestyle
Developing a Intervention to Enhance Motivation for Physical Activities Known to Reduce Fall Risk
The purpose of this pilot study is to develop an intervention, based on empirical evidence and health-related behavioral change theory, to enhance motivation for engaging in fall-reducing physical activities.
- Trial name
- ReadySteady (NCT02433249)
- Testing
- 1 Physical Activity, Interpersonal Motivation, Intrapersonal Motivation
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
Immunomodulatory Effects of PCSK9 Inhibition
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) represents the leading cause of death worldwide. While medications, such as statins, significantly reduce atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) risk by lowering low density lipoprotein levels, they may also…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis, Arterial Inflammation
- Trial name
- INSPIRAR (NCT05720156)
- Testing
- 99mTc-tilmanocept SPECT/CT scanning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Accidental Fall
Virtual Tai ji Quan Exercise to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
To examine two different exercise programs in reducing incidence of falls among community-dwelling older adults
- Trial name
- NCT05822466
- Testing
- Virtual tai ji quan: moving for better balance intervention (V-TJQMBB), Virtual multimodal exercise intervention (V-Multimodal)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Accidental Fall, Visual Impairment
Falls Prevention for Visually Impaired Older People
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an intensive five day falls prevention training programme with a home evaluation and a home exercise programme, compared with a home evaluation and exercise programme alone for…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Visual Impairment, Fall
- Trial name
- NCT04078529
- Testing
- 5 day falls prevention training, Home exercise programme, Environmental Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blind Veterans UK
Accidental Falls
Marketing Fall Prevention Classes to Older Adults in Faith-Based Congregations
This cluster randomized trial will test whether a social marketing program implemented in churches can motivate older adults to join exercise classes, in order to improve their strength and balance and thus prevent falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00542360
- Testing
- Marketing program to motivate exercise class participation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Accidental Falls
Intervention to Enhance Lateral Balance Function and Prevent Falls in Aging
Falls and their consequences are among the major problems in the medical care of older individuals. The long-term goal of this research is to establish the efficacy of a scientifically grounded and mechanism-based therapeutic…
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT01370174)
- Testing
- Physical Training Interventions
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Cerebrovascular Accident
Validity and Reliability of an Activity Monitor in Persons With a Cerebrovascular Accident
Background:Accelerometry has only recently been introduced in clinical stroke research. However, whether accelerometry is a valid and reliable tool in stroke needs to be established.
- Trial name
- NCT00849446
- Testing
- Activity monitor (SenseWear Pro armband)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College of Antwerp
Accidental Falls, Frailty
Elderly Falls Prevention With sLiFE Program in Primary Care
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 daily activities carried out through group workshops (guided by a…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Frailty, Elderly, Activities, Motor
- Trial name
- NCT05912088
- Testing
- Intervention Group, Control Group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Sideways Treadmill Training to Improve Paretic Leg Stepping in Persons Post-Stroke
People who are living in the community following a stroke fall frequently. The ability to take a step in response to a balance disturbance helps to prevent falls but stroke survivors tend not to step with their paretic leg in…
- Trial name
- NCT02516176
- Testing
- treadmill training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Cerebrovascular Accident
Role of the Intact Hemisphere in Recovery of Motor Function After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to better understand the role of the motor part of the brain in the recovery of motor function after stroke. The motor deficits that follow a stroke are compensated for over several months.
- Trial name
- NCT00028184
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Ischemic Stroke
Mexidol® Safety and Efficacy in Treatment of Hyperacute and Acute Ischemic Stroke
The primary objective of this study is to further define the mechanisms of action of Mexidol® (solution for intravenous and intramuscular injection, 50 mg/ml) and Mexidol® FORTE 250 (film-coated tablets, 250 mg) in the hyperacute…
- Trial name
- NCT07575984
- Testing
- Mexidol, Glycine
- Where
- 9 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pharmasoft
Cerebrovascular Accident
Oxygen Consumption in Post-stroke Patients During Various Walking Activities Compared to Healthy Controls
Stroke is major public health issue. The investigators recommend post-stroke patients to practice physical activity. Nevertheless, the recommendations are not widely respected due to the intensity of exercises.
- Trial name
- STROXCO (NCT05477238)
- Testing
- walking tasks
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Limoges
Accidental Falls
Translation of an Evidence-Based Fall-Prevention Program Into Rural West Virginia Churches
Falls are the leading cause of death and injuries in adults over age 65 both nationally and in West Virginia. Rurality, age, physical inactivity, and chronic conditions, such as arthritis, are strong risk factors for falls in…
- Trial name
- NCT01961037
- Testing
- Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
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
Field Physician Care, Analgesics
Analgesia in ÖAMTC Helicopter Emergency Service in Austria
A sufficient analgesia in injured or sick people is the main goal of physicians treating a patient. In emergency medicine potent analgesia like ketamine or opioids are routinely used.
- Conditions
- Field Physician Care, Analgesics, Hypnotics, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03760302
- Testing
- analgesics, hypnotics
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck