Clinical trials: Fall Injury
Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Safe Play Areas for Ross County Kids Project
Specific Aim 1 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, renovate and develop playgrounds in Chillicothe. Specific Aim 2 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, promote safe play and play areas for children on…
- Conditions
- Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Fall Involving Playground Equipment, Occurrence on Farm
- Trial name
- SPARK (NCT01291225)
- Testing
- Playground renovation and development, Educational campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 311 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Falling
Motor Flexibility in Multidirectional Balance Control
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how older adults (those 65 and above) manage to maintain balance when experiencing a slip or trip while walking.
- Trial name
- NCT06076525
- Testing
- Multidirectional Perturbations for Balance Control Assessment (60 perturbations), Multidirectional Perturbations for Balance Control Assessment (150 perturbations)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Physical Performance, Fear of Falling
Falls Prevention Evaluation and Development for Older Adults in the Community
Exercise-based fall prevention programmes with strength and balance components have been shown to reduce the rate of falls, risk of falling, fractures and injuries.
- Trial name
- FREDA (NCT04788251)
- Testing
- Exercise-based fall prevention intervention (Modified Otago Exercise Programme and Modified Stepping On Programme), Wait-list control
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geriatric Education and Research Institute
Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment
Feasibility Aquatic Physical Exercise to Reduce Falls in Institutionalized Elderly
This is a pilot randomized control trial with single blinding of the assessor that will be conducted in two nursing homes residence to evaluate the applicability of a physical exercise program performed in an aquatic environment…
- Conditions
- Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment, Elderly, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- PrePhysFalls (NCT03019211)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The Impact of Frailty in Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of our work; To investigate the effect of frailty on balance and fall risk in individuals with type 2 diabetes.The reason why participants the investigators invited to the study is participants diagnosis of Type 2…
- Trial name
- NCT05863611
- Testing
- arms
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
Depressive Symptom, Cognitive Functions
Cognicise Training for Seniors for Healthy Aging
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the impact of two 8-week motor-cognitive exercise programs - Cognicise and yoga - on psychological, respiratory, cardiovascular, postural, and biochemical health in elderly women.
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptom, Cognitive Functions, Quality of Life, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT07098533
- Testing
- Cognicise Training, Yoga Training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Aging
Effects of Dance on Reaction Time in Experienced Older Adults
Aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-month ballroom dance (3 times/wk) on physical fitness and reaction time in twenty- four experienced older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04680364
- Testing
- partnered dance
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Magna Graecia
Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries
Gait Characteristics Following a Fall
The purpose of this study is to quantify the safety degree of the patient's gait, to detect the reason for the fall and quantify the biomechanical parameters related to fall.
- Conditions
- Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries, Neurological Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT01631604
- Testing
- Walking aids and devices, Muscle/nerve injection, Corrective surgery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Falls
Establishment of an Integrated Model for Prevention of Elderly Falls
Falls, with a high prevalence, high risk and consequent medical and social costs, are an important issue for medical care and health promotion in the elderly. The prevalence of falls in the elderly lies in between 10-20%.
- Trial name
- NCT00804492
- Testing
- Multifaceted intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Fracture, Fractures, Hip
The PREVENT Trial: a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multifaceted Fracture Prevention Model for Long-term Care
Hip fractures occur nearly twice as often for older adults residing in long-term care as they do in older adults of a similar age still living in other settings.
- Conditions
- Fracture, Fractures, Hip, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT04947722)
- Testing
- PREVENT Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Accidental Fall, Frailty
Implementing CAPABLE in PSH
This pilot project seeks to implement an intervention known as CAPABLE (Community Aging in Place-Advancing Better Living for Elders) for formerly homeless adults living in permanent supportive housing.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Frailty, Depression, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT04076319
- Testing
- CAPABLE: Community Aging in Place-Advancing Better Living for Elders
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Uterine Contractions, Delivery
Comparing the Shape and Frequency of Uterine Contractions
Dystocia is the most common indication for primary cesarean section. The most common cause of dystocia is uterine dysfunction. In all cephalopelvic disproportion studies, more attention is usually paid on fetus and pelvic rather…
- Trial name
- NCT01649063
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Accidental Falls
Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention Program
The purpose of the study is to examine the feasibility of the program and data collection protocol to plan a multisite clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02946593
- Testing
- Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program, Outdoor fall prevention brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Fall Injury, Trauma
High vs Low Fall Injuries in Asia: 7-Year Multicenter Study
This multicenter study revealed a declining overall incidence of fall-related injuries, accompanied by a rising proportion of high falls, predominantly among non-elderly males.
- Trial name
- NCT07093658
- Testing
- High fall injury group
- Volunteers
- 59,099 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Exercise
Effect of Baduanjin in Elderly Individuals
Aging is a biological process that begins with the birth of individuals and continues until death. With increasing age, the human body enters a process in which structural and functional changes occur and may differ between…
- Trial name
- NCT06630533
- Testing
- Baduanjin Exercise Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Trail Making Task, Balance Board
Network Analysis of Bodywide Coordination Supporting Suprapostural Dexterity
Prevailing understandings of movement disorders characterize "broken" movements in a piecewise fashion, for instance, focusing on motor control, muscle tone, posture, or cognition independently of each other.
- Trial name
- NCT07060092
- Testing
- Trail Making Task, Balance board
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Falls, Falls Injury
EXpress Prevent Rural oldEr Adults' fallS, fractureS and Dependency (EXPRESS)
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among individuals aged 65 and above in China. The incidence of falls shows a significant urban-rural disparity in China, with rural areas experiencing a markedly higher rate…
- Conditions
- Falls, Falls Injury, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- EXPRESS (NCT06984978)
- Testing
- AI-assisted, village doctors and express services-involved personalized fall prevention strategy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,881 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Geriatrics
Efficacy of Samsung GEMS-H Device Training in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using Samsung robotic hip assist-based mobility intervention for older adults with frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT05197127
- Testing
- exoskeleton-based gait training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Fall Injury, Osteoporotic Fractures
Pole Walking Intervention in Retirement Communities
This patient-oriented, multi-site study aims to co-design and test a pole walking program with resident and staff representatives from participating independent living and retirement communities.
- Trial name
- NCT05388227
- Testing
- Pole walking
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Fall Patients
Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Tinetti Fall Efficacy Scale in Older People
The Joint International Commission (JCI) defines a fall as an unplanned, abrupt, change of motion towards the ground that may result in physical injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05072366
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University