Clinical trials: Fall Injury Prevention
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
ELDERLY PEOPLE, Cognitive-motor Dual-task
The Effects of Cognitive-motor Dual-task Intervention on Fall Prevention Among Older Adults
1. Develop an evidence-based dual-task intervention programme incorporating gamification for fall risk reduction in older adults. 2. Examine the effects of the gamified dual-task intervention on fall risk in older adults. 3.
- Conditions
- ELDERLY PEOPLE, Cognitive-motor Dual-task, Fall Prevention, Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07025278
- Testing
- Medium difficulty fixed priority group, Medium difficulty variable priority group
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinyao Wang
Sedentary Behavior, Aging
Promoting Fall Prevention Workshops
Physical Activity (PA) is recognized as the most effective method to prevent falls in the elderly. Yet despite there being a consensus now that Physical Activity (PA) is effective in practice, there remain many obstacles to…
- Trial name
- NCT04134585
- Testing
- semi-structured interviews
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Fall Patients
Keep Exercising & Stay Steady: Development and Feasibility of a Health Intervention to Encourage Exercise Maintenance After Fall Prevention Exercise Programmes End.
Falls and broken bones are a common health problem faced by older adults. Worldwide, one third of adults aged over 65 years old, and half of adults aged over 80 years, fall each year.
- Trial name
- KESS (NCT06447948)
- Testing
- Keep Exercising and Stay Steady
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Geriatrics, Balance
The Effect of Trunk and Upper Extremity Exercises Added to the Otago Exercise Program
This study is designed to investigate the effect of adding trunk and upper extremity exercises in traditional and mobile game formats to the Otago exercise program on balance performance, fall risk, and fear in older adults.
- Conditions
- Geriatrics, Balance, Exercise, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- Otago Exercise (NCT06267833)
- Testing
- exercise
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Fall
Standing Strong in Tribal Communities: Assessing Elder Falls Disparity
Falls and fall-related injuries are major health risks in American Indian elders. The data showed 52 percent of Zuni elders reporting a fall during the past year, which is significantly higher than the US national average of one…
- Trial name
- NCT04876729
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Hearing Loss, Dizziness
Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate methods to use hearing aids equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence to assist in the assessment of fall risk and in the implementation of interventions aimed…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Dizziness, Vertigo, Fall Related Injury Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05365646
- Testing
- Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Accidental Fall, Injury Prevention
Efficacy of the Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention Program
This study examines the effectiveness of the Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention program, a 7-week group based educational intervention.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Injury Prevention, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03624777
- Testing
- Outdoor Fall prevention brochure, Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention Strategies Including Music and Posturography
We propose to obtain computerized dynamic posturography scores on patients in a (psycho)geriatric nursing home utilizing the CAPS system from Vestibular Technology.
- Trial name
- NCT00368511
- Testing
- Music Listening
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Fall
AI-assisted Fall Prevention Through Evidence
The goal of this multi-method study is to investigate how AI-assisted fall-prevention are implemented in routine hospital care what their effects are.
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT07503665)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 23,425 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halmstad University
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Methods to Replicate Stumbles and Slips During Walking
This protocol outlines a study designed to investigate three different methodologies for inducing gait perturbations. Subjects will be divided into two groups: prosthetic users and able-bodied individuals.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07175714
- Testing
- Methodologies to induce gait perturbations
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Balance, Postural, Prevention, Accident
Effect of Adaptive Training for Balance Recovery
The long-term objective of this research is a prophylactic approach that can reduce the incidence of falls and the resulting injuries among older adults at risk and thus reduce its escalating medical cost.
- Trial name
- NCT02126488
- Testing
- treadmill slip perturbation, observation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Accidental Fall
FallSensing Multiplayer Games for Fall Risk Prevention in Senior Care Centers
Fall prevention programs should include strength and balance training, home hazard assessment and intervention, vision assessment and referral and also medication review with modification/withdrawal.
- Trial name
- NCT03623919
- Testing
- FallSensing multiplayer games
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra
Fall
The Effectiveness of Remote Fall Prevention Program vs. Face-to-Face
Falls are a serious problem in the elderly leading to injuries, morbidity, and consequently a heavy impact on the individual suffering, and society at large.
- Trial name
- NCT05018455
- Testing
- Fall prevention program training based on Otago principles
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Elderly, Fall Risk
Effect of an Exercise Program on Risk of Fall in a Community Dwelling Older Adults
Background: Falls are a problem among the elderly population, it is known that currently about 30% of people over 65 years falls every year.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Fall Risk, Fall
- Trial name
- NCT03566719
- Testing
- Exercise program
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara Lúcia Morgado Martins
Ageing, Frailty
Physiotherapy Interventions on Functional Capacity, Balance and Mental Domains in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Two Parallel Groups
This study will investigate whether two different physiotherapy exercise programs can improve physical function, balance and mental well-being in older adults living in the community in Angola.
- Conditions
- Ageing, Frailty, Sarcopenia, Decline, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT07424274
- Testing
- Multicomponent Physiotherapy Exercise Program, Reduced Functional Physiotherapy Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aveiro University
Balance
Effects of Game-based Virtual Reality Intervention on Senior Fitness, Fall Prevention and Balance Function Among Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to explore the effectiveness between game-based virtual reality intervention and conventional health education in improving older adults' balance knowledge, and let them know how to prevent falling.
- Trial name
- NCT05779189
- Testing
- Game-based virtual reality (Game), Conventional health education
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Cirrhosis, Liver, Portal Hypertension
LiveSMART Trial to Prevent Falls in Patients With Cirrhosis - Supplementary Study
The LIVE-SMART supplementary study will assess social determinants of health (income, education, neighborhood deprivation), financial burden (out-of-pocket costs, productivity loss), financial distress (patient and…
- Trial name
- LiveSMART (NCT07140120)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Dementia, Mild, Accidental Falls
Development of Pressure Sensor Based Dementia and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults
The goal of this intervention program is to test the effectiveness of pressure sensor based dementia and fall prevention program for improving cognitive and physical functions of community dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild, Accidental Falls, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06664229
- Testing
- Fall and dementia prevention exercise
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunmi Song
Fall Accident, Fall, Accidental
An Occupational Therapist Fall Prevention Intervention in a Geriatric Primary Care Setting
Purpose of the study: To identify if an intervention focused on decreasing fear of falling (FOF) in a geriatric primary care setting implemented by an occupational therapist (OT) has the potential to decrease falls and improve…
- Trial name
- NCT03294447
- Testing
- Fall Prevention by the Occupational Therapist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center