Clinical trials: Fall Injury Prevention
Prevention Harmful Effects
"Stay Balanced" - Prevention of Falls in Older Adults - From Clinical Research to Clinical Practice
Fall is one of the most common causes of ill health and morbidity in the older population. In Sweden about 300 000 people/year seek emergency treatment due to falls and out of these 1600 dies.
- Trial name
- NCT02909374
- Testing
- Balance training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Accidental Falls, Falls
SAFER Karachi - A Fall Prevention Intervention
The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and short-term effects of a culturally adapted and strengthened fall prevention program in older adults aged 60 years and above living in urban Karachi…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Falls, Falls Injury, Mobility Difficulty
- Trial name
- SAFER (NCT07504237)
- Testing
- Stepping On Fall Prevention Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Frail Elderly Syndrome
Multifactorial Fall Prevention Program
The main objective is evaluate the effectiveness of a Multifactorial Pilot Program on the Prevention of Falls in people aged 65 or over during 4 years at Gerencia de Atención Integrada de Talavera de la Reina.
- Trial name
- Dodgers (NCT05682872)
- Testing
- Physical exercise program (VIVIFRAIL) supervised by a physiotherapist, Adequacy of the environment, Polypharmacy review
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Castilla-La Mancha Health Service
Healthy Aging
A Mobile Tai Chi Platform for Fall Prevention in Older Adults - Phase II
This is a single-arm longitudinal feasibility study for older adults that involves a 12-week home-based Tai Chi program and includes four remote and/or in-person data collection visits.
- Trial name
- NCT05006261
- Testing
- Tele-Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
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
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
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
Aged
Evaluation of Strong & Steady - Fall Preventive Group Exercise Program
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of Strong and Steady (S\&S) group exercise on fall risk and physical function among community-dwelling older adults over 12 months. A pre-post test study deign will be used.
- Trial name
- NCT04127539
- Testing
- Strong & Steady exercise program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Fall Prevention, Exercise
Comparison of a Group-delivered vs. Individually Delivered 'LiFE' Program
In the Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program, exercises to increase strength and improve balance are embedded into daily life activities.
- Trial name
- LiFE-is-LiFE (NCT03462654)
- Testing
- iLiFE, gLiFE
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Fall
Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults in Community Settings
Objective: To conduct a comparative efficacy and cost-effectiveness study of an evidence-based fall prevention program-Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB).
- Trial name
- NCT02287740
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, Multimodal Exercise, Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 670 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Fall
Digital Fall Prevention Study
The Digital Fall Prevention Study is a single-group unblinded study to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a 3-month fall prevention exercise program delivered digitally via a tablet interface.
- Trial name
- NCT05432674
- Testing
- Digital Fall Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fall, Pressure Ulcer
PROSENIOR. Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Malnutrition, Poor Oral Health and Falls Among Older Persons Receiving Municipal Health Care and Are Registered in the Quality Registry Senior Alert
Inclusion criteria for study I and II is nurse aides, registered nurses and managers working in nursing homes who register in Senior Alert.
- Conditions
- Fall, Pressure Ulcer, Malnutrition, Oral Health
- Trial name
- NCT05308862
- Testing
- Care process for assessements of risks
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malmö University
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
Fall Prevention, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Validation of the Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) Questionnaire to Assess the Risk of Falls in People Aged 60 or Over.
This single-centre, cross-sectional diagnostic study will determine whether the new self-completed Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) questionnaire can classify fall-risk level (low, moderate, high) in adults ≥ 60…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT06961812)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam, Safe Self-Administered Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Healthy Young, Healthy Aging
Reactive Balance Training for Fall Prevention
The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate and compare the effect of three different perturbation based training devices on the reactive balance control among healthy young adults, healthy older adults, and neurologically…
- Conditions
- Healthy Young, Healthy Aging, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04205279
- Testing
- Experimental: Treadmill training, Experimental: Overground training, Experimental: Surefooted training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
Training of Falling Techniques on Landing Mechanics
The overall purpose of this study is to quantify the effect and retention of one-week training of falling techniques on landing biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading compared to soft-landing…
- Conditions
- Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Knee Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04768088
- Testing
- Falling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
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
Fall, Balanced
Development and Applications of Daily-use Fall Risk Assessment Device to Prevent Elderly People From Falling
This research attempts to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled device for measuring the dynamic balance ability of older people with a sensor using an optical principle called Frustrated Total Internal Reflection.
- Trial name
- ITF-Balance (NCT05693480)
- Testing
- Balance sensor
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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
Low Vision, Fall
Increasing the Accessibility of a Falls Prevention Intervention for Community Dwelling Older Adults With Low Vision
This study serves to test a previously evaluated falls prevention intervention recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, entitled the Study of Accidental Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) Health Behavior and…
- Trial name
- NCT03028493
- Testing
- Original SAFE Intervention, Adapted SAFE Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sarah Blaylock