Clinical trials: Fall Injury
Accidental Fall, Fall Injury
The Impact of Specifically Adapted Judo-based Training Program on Risk Factors for Falls Among Adults
This is a control study with a 2-group pretest-posttest design investigating the effects of a 10-week judo-inspired exercise program (Judo4Balance) for physical functions, self-efficacy, activity level, and fall techniques among…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Fall Injury, Work-related Injury, Work Accident
- Trial name
- J4BA (NCT04294342)
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Participants in 10 week Judo Inspired Exercise program
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalarna University
Falls, Fall Injury
Electronic Strategies for Tailored Exercise to Prevent FallS
The objectives of this proposal are to evaluate the eSTEPS CDS (eSTEPS) in a cluster randomized controlled trial. The intervention includes the following: 1) A machine learning-based fall injury risk screening algorithm to…
- Conditions
- Falls, Fall Injury, Exercise Self-Efficacy, Falls Self-Efficacy
- Trial name
- eSTEPS (NCT04993781)
- Testing
- eSTEPS CDS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11,945 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Patient Falls
Falls - Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety
The goal of our project is to prevent patient falls by translating an individual patient's fall risk assessment into a decision support intervention that communicates fall risk status, and creates a tailored evidence-based plan…
- Trial name
- Falls TIPS (NCT00675935)
- Testing
- Fall Prevention Tool Kit prototype using a randomized design
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10,264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fall
Intervention on Reducing Risk of Falls Among Community Dwelling Older Adults in Selangor
Falls is a major concern in geriatrics due to its high prevalence and various adverse health complications among elderly population.
- Trial name
- NCT05863143
- Testing
- Nutritional and Exercise
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
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
Postural Balance
Feasibility of a Tablet-based Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults
There are many exercise approaches that have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing falls and fall risk in community-dwelling older adults. The Otago Exercise Program is one such program.
- Trial name
- NCT02949986
- Testing
- Tablet-based Fall Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Tennessee State University
Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control
Neural, Cognitive, and Biomechanical Determinants of Falls in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial with an embedded observational phase is to evaluate whether a phenotype-guided, personalized rehabilitation program can improve fall risk and underlying neural control mechanisms in older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT07739056
- Testing
- Personalized Neurophysiological Rehabilitation, Conventional Fall-Prevention Exercise Program
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sharjah
Fall Injury, Fall
FallFitness Fallprevention Program for Older Adults
The overall aim with this project is to collaborate with four organisations for retired persons located in a small region of middle Sweden.
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Fall, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT06265480
- Testing
- FallFitness intervention group
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalarna University
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Muscle Fatigability and Trip-specific Fall Risk in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how fatigue affects the risk of falling in adults aged 55-70 years with and without knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT06229691
- Testing
- 30 minute treadmill walk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Balance Disorders, Fall
Action Observation and Exercise for Balance in Older Adults: A Randomized Trial.
The primary objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of combining action observation with a therapeutic exercise program to improve balance and prevent falls in adults aged ≥65 with low to moderate fall risk.
- Conditions
- Balance Disorders, Fall, Elderly (People Aged 65 or More), Exercise
- Trial name
- AOBAL (NCT07199790)
- Testing
- Action observation videos, Therapeutic exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Accidental Fall, Aging
Development of the Balance Recovery Falls-Efficacy Scale for the Community-dwelling Older Adults
The first phase of the study aims to study the incidence of near-falls. The second phase will be to develop a scale which operationalize balance recovery confidence in the older adults.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Aging, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT04087551
- Testing
- Developing the list of items for BRFES
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Margaret University
Fall Related Injury, Social Isolation
KOSO (Keep On Stepping On)/ Stepping Online
The overall purpose of this multi-phase study is to develop (Phase 1) and test potential effectiveness and feasibility of Keep On Stepping On (KOSO)/Stepping Online, an online falls prevention maintenance program for Stepping On…
- Trial name
- NCT02774889
- Testing
- Stepping Online
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Benchmarking the iOS Balance Application Against the Berg Balance Test
This study aims to benchmark the performance of an iOS application against the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), which is the most commonly used assessment tool by clinicians for measuring balance across the continuum from acute care to…
- Conditions
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Ankle Injuries, Knee Injuries
- Trial name
- BBAaBBT (NCT02705690)
- Testing
- iOS Balance Application
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stannah Stairlifts
Fall Injury
The Impact of PRISCUS Medication on Fall Risks
Purpose: This study aims to validate the medication entries in the PRISCUS list-a German expert-based compilation of potentially inappropriate medications for older adults-and to identify additional medications that may pose a…
- Trial name
- NCT07181993
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 932,912 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Elderly, Geriatric
Effectiveness of C-Mill Treadmill Training Versus Conventional Treadmill on Balance and Psychological Status in Elderly
Background: Aging is characterized by reduced cognitive and physical functions; consequently, balance, falling and different activities of daily living get exaggerated reductions.
- Trial name
- NCT05846633
- Testing
- C mell treadmill
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Pain, Obesity, Childhood
Sumamos Excelencia Project: Implementation of Best Practices in Clinical Practice (Thrid Edition)
There is a gap between research and clinical practice, leading to variability in decision-making. Multifaceted implementation strategies are for improving implementation of best practices.
- Conditions
- Pain, Obesity, Childhood, Breast Feeding, Incontinence, Urinary
- Trial name
- SE24 (NCT06522529)
- Testing
- Multifaceted implementation strategy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Agility Exercise
Compare the Agility Exercise and Resistance Exercise on Physical Function and Stability in Osteoporotic Women
Osteoporosis weakens bones with age, increasing fracture risk. Exercise improves physical function and reduces falls, crucial for preventing osteoporotic fractures, especially with balance, resistance, and multi-component…
- Conditions
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Agility Exercise, Physical Function, Balance Stability
- Trial name
- NCT06457308
- Testing
- Physical training of agility, Physical training of resistance
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
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
Sports Physical Therapy
Effects of Strength and Balance Training to Reduce the Fall Risk in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
This study will address the scarcity of research and the variations in recommendations regarding the effects of strength and balance training to reduce the fall risk in knee osteoarthritis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04993911
- Testing
- Experimental Group, Control Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Fall Risk
Identify Subjects at Risk for Falling Using Acceleration Based Gait Analysis System
Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability and partly caused by trips, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics and by detecting…
- Trial name
- stumble (NCT00765297)
- Testing
- fall related movement (stumble) detector, fall related movement characteristic (stumble) detector
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center