Clinical trials: Fall Injury
Mobility Difficulty, Exercise
Teaching the Getting Up From the Floor Among Long-Term Care Facility Residents
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of teaching the getting up from the floor using the Backward Chaining Method on functional mobility, muscle strength, fear of falling, and life-space mobility among among long-term…
- Conditions
- Mobility Difficulty, Exercise, ELDERLY PEOPLE
- Trial name
- NCT06908317
- Testing
- floor rise training using backward chaining method
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation
Effects of Walking Training on Different Surfaces on Walking Ability in Ambulatory Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
The study compares effects of 4-week walking training program on a walking track with difference surface [WTDS] and a firm ground on functional ability of ambulatory individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury [iSCI], using…
- Trial name
- NCT03622710
- Testing
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
Aging, Aged
Aquatic Exercise and Reactive Balance
The present clinical trial aims to identify if skills acquired during aquatic exercise are more effectively transferred to a reactive balance task than land exercise.
- Conditions
- Aging, Aged, Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT05107817
- Testing
- Exercise intervention
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eadric Bressel
Fall Patients
Modelling Missteps to Improve Fall Risk Assessment.
The long-term goals of the project are: 1) Preventing falls before they occur, by significantly improving our ability to monitor fall risk and develop early and sensitive markers for this risk, based on tripping and near falls…
- Trial name
- NCT04324333
- Testing
- Digital wearable system
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
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 Fall, Nurse's Role
Virtual Reality Fall Education for Caregivers
Falls place a huge financial burden on healthcare delivery systems, as well as physical and emotional harm to patients and families.
- Trial name
- NCT05161117
- Testing
- Virtual reality simulation app for caregiver education, online fall prevention education module
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Active Aging Individuals Aged 60 and Over
Effects of Exergame and Gross Motor-Cognitive Training in Older Adults: An RCT
Background: Aging leads to a progressive decline in gross-motor skills and executive functions, significantly increasing fall risks.
- Trial name
- NCT07701317
- Testing
- allenamento tramite Exergame, Gross motor-cognitive training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Palermo
Muscle Loss, Fractures
Musculoskeletal Effects of Bicarbonate
With aging, men and women develop a mild and progressive metabolic acidosis. This occurs as a result of declining renal function and ingestion of acid-producing diets.
- Conditions
- Muscle Loss, Fractures, Osteoporosis, Age Related, Fall Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01475214
- Testing
- potassium bicarbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Fall Risk
Development of an Acceleration Based Fall Risk Detector
Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics.
- Trial name
- field (NCT00767429)
- Testing
- fall risk detector
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Stroke
Mindful Meditation for Chronic Stroke
Falls have significant consequences for older adults, including fracture, disability, and death (1). Risk factors for falls include both impaired physical and cognitive function (1).
- Trial name
- NCT02687048
- Testing
- Otago Exercise program, Mindful meditation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Balance, Postural, Exercise Therapy
Effectiveness of Impairment Specific Exercises for Balance and Fall Risk in Community-Living Older Adults at Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background Balance impairment is a key factor contributing to falls in older adults. Conceptually, clinicians may be able to prescribe targeted exercises if specific impairments can be identified.
- Trial name
- NCT02615899
- Testing
- Matched: Targeted (specific) balance exercise interventions, Mismatched: Untargeted (non-specific) balance exercise interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Fall Risk, Exercise
Effects of Regular Exercise on Sensory-motor Functions and Fall Risk in the Elderly
Falls in elderly population are an important public health problem. The aim of this study is to examine the vibration, proprioception, muscle strength, static balance, reaction time and postural stability parameters of female…
- Conditions
- Fall Risk, Exercise, Functional Outcomes, Aging
- Trial name
- FallRisk (NCT06891014)
- Testing
- Combine Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cyprus International University
Dynamic Balance, Risk of Fall
Effects of Combined Cervical and Oculomotor Exercises on Dynamic Balance in Elderly
This study focuses on improving balance in elderly individuals (aged 60-80 years) who may experience dizziness or instability while walking or performing daily activities.
- Trial name
- NCT07608991
- Testing
- occulomotor with otago exercises, Combined Cervical and Oculomotor Exercises with Otago Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Fall, Balance
Effect of Single-task, Dual-task and Analogy Training During Gait Rehabilitation
The study aims to examine the effect of single-task, dual-task and analogy training during gait rehabilitation on conscious motor processing propensity, balance, walking ability and fear of falling by older adults at risk of…
- Conditions
- Fall, Balance, Reinvestment Propensity, Gait Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT03811782
- Testing
- Single-task Training, Dual-task Training, Analogy Training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Urinary Incontinence, Frailty
Effects of a Multidisciplinary Intervention on Fall Risk and Urinary Incontinence in Older Women
This will be a quantitative, quasi-experimental, and longitudinal study spanning 18 weeks of intervention, followed by a 24-week follow-up, scheduled to begin in January 2025.
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Frailty, Balance Impairment
- Trial name
- FIRE-WOMEN (NCT06839040)
- Testing
- Group 1: ExVerbPsy, Group 2: ExVerb, Group 3: Ex
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Accidental Fall, Neurologic Disorder
A Community-Based Falls Prevention Program for Adults At-Risk for Falls
The goal of this interventional study is to implement a Falls Prevention Program to impact the risk and injuries related to falls.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Neurologic Disorder, Old Age; Debility, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05771818
- Testing
- Falls Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Elderly Population
Effects of Supervised (BRACE) Balance, Resistance, Aerobic &Cognitive Exercises
In the elderly risk of fall increases due to balance dysfunction, cognitive impairment and low vision. In this research, the aim is to find the effects of Supervised BRACE (Balance, Resistance, Aerobic, Cognitive Exercises)…
- Trial name
- NCT04946240
- Testing
- Supervised (BRACE) Group, Conventional Balance Exercises Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Accidental Falls, Healthy
The Use of Music Therapy in the Prevention of Falls
The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to music will demonstrate changes in human postural stability and whether those changes might be useful in fall prevention strategies.
- Trial name
- NCT00121693
- Testing
- Music therapy (listening to specific music)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Sarcopenia
Investigation of the Relationship Between Sarcopenia and Balance, Fear of Falling and Fall Risk in Older Female Patients
This study (study type: cross-sectional) aims to investigate the relationship of sarcopenia level with balance, fear of falling and risk of falling in the elderly female population.
- Trial name
- NCT06277193
- Testing
- valuation of balance status, fear of falling and risk of falling in patients non-sarcopenia., Evaluation of balance status, fear of falling and risk of falling in patients with probable sarcopenia., Evaluation of balance status, fear of falling and risk of falling in patients with sarcopenia.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital
Ataxia
Fall Prevention in a Geriatric Nursing Home Setting Using the Music of Nolwenn Leroy
Falls are the largest cause of death in the elderly and those with dementia have even a higher incidence of falling. The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to the Music of Nolwenn Leroy is effective in fall…
- Trial name
- NCT00272272
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies