Clinical trials: Fall Injury Prevention
Accidental Falls, Health Behavior
Kuopio Fall Prevention Study.
This study evaluates the 6 month exercise intervention (Taiji and gym course) combined with free use of communal recreation facilities in fall prevention.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Health Behavior, Aging
- Trial name
- KFPS (NCT02665169)
- Testing
- Supervised physical exercise, Health counselling
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 914 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Fall Prevention
Virtual Reality Activity-based Training for Preventing Falls for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Using a Virtual Reality (VR) games-based application is as an innovative falls prevention technology in an aged care service. The VR intervention has promising effects on improving the physical and balance performances in the…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Fall Prevention, Virtual Reality, Exercise Training
- Trial name
- MCI (NCT05971420)
- Testing
- VR activity-based, Exercise-based (Baduanjin)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Queensland
Accidental Falls, Harm Reduction
Reducing Hospital Falls by Empowering Nurses to Provide Ambulatory Aids
This project proposes to evaluate the potential for nurses to assess if a patient who uses an ambulatory aid at home is fit to use one in the hospital, and the effect that providing ambulatory aids to hospitalized patients will…
- Trial name
- NCT03675503
- Testing
- Fall Prevention Decision Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Osteoporosis, Osteopenia
Fracture and Fall Prevention in Elderly With Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a prevalent health concern among older adults and is associated with an increased risk of falls that can cause fracture, injury or mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01844154
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control, Osteoporosis
Prevention of Injury in Skilled Nursing Facilities Through Optimizing Medications
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare three care models for optimizing medications and preventing falls with broken bones in patients receiving rehabilitation after a hospitalization for a broken bone.
- Trial name
- PRISM (NCT06304428)
- Testing
- Deprescribing Care Model, Bone Health Service Model, Injury Prevention Service Model
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,780 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Falls, Frailty Syndrome
Effectiveness of a Home-Based Multicomponent Exercise Program With Digital Support in Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Falls
This study evaluates the effectiveness of an 8-week multicomponent exercise program conducted at home with digital support through the VIVIFIL mobile application, compared to a traditional in-person hospital-based exercise…
- Conditions
- Falls, Frailty Syndrome, Gait Disorders, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- GAIT2CARE (NCT06936865)
- Testing
- VIVIFIL App Program, Hospital-Based Multicomponent Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish National Research Council
Fall Prevention, Fall Risk Factors
Fall-Prevention Education and Fall-Related Behaviors in Older Adults
This study investigates the effect of a structured fall-prevention education program on safe fall-related behaviors in older adults.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Fall Risk Factors, Accidental Fall
- Trial name
- NCT07499895
- Testing
- Structured Fall-Prevention Education, Fall-Prevention Informational Brochure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Betul Esra Cevik
Accidental Falls
Chinese Version of LIVE-LiFE for Older Adults With Previous Falls
The research is to solve the problem of the high incidence of falls among older adults in China. To this end, the investigators will develop a multi-dimensional fall prevention program by cultivating nursing students as community…
- Trial name
- NCT05377801
- Testing
- Multi-dimensional fall prevention intervention program for 12 weeks
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sigma Theta Tau International
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
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 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
Accidental Falls, Activities of Daily Living
Nursing Homes Study of Fall Risk Assessment Oriented to Intervention
The aim of the study is to establish the impact of a falls screening questionnaire in the adoption of preventive interventions and eventually in the reduction of falls and its consequences in elder people living in nursing homes.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Activities of Daily Living, Quality of Life, Self-Efficacy
- Trial name
- EMERCOIR (NCT00888953)
- Testing
- Fall risk assessment, Tailored intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio Salut i Envelliment UAB
Fall Prevention, Functional Independence
A Strategy for Fall Prevention in Aging Women
This retrospective study examined the effects of a 12-month training program on physical performance and functional ability in healthy older women.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Functional Independence, Balance Impairment
- Trial name
- STABLE-WOMEN (NCT07481409)
- Testing
- Multicomponent and Stability Exercise Program
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Novi Sad
Limb Injury
Improved Training Program for Fall Prevention of War Fighters
This study will train War Fighters with lower extremity trauma to decrease fall risk.
- Trial name
- RapidRehab (NCT03446131)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
The Effects of an Exergame Training on Body and Brain of Older Adults
This study investigates the effects of an exergame training including strength, balance, and cognitive training components on motor functions, cognition and brain structure of older adults.
- Trial name
- Active@Home (NCT03676452)
- Testing
- Active@Home exergame training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eling DeBruin
Chronic Ischemic Stroke, Balance Impairment
Effect Of Task-Specific Training With And Without Biofeedback On Balance And Risk Of Falls In Chronic Ischemic Stroke Patients Of Central Lahore, Pakistan
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of task-specific training with and without biofeedback compared to conventional physical therapy on balance and fall risk in chronic ischemic stroke patients in…
- Conditions
- Chronic Ischemic Stroke, Balance Impairment, Risk of Fall
- Trial name
- TST-BIO-STROKE (NCT07125157)
- Testing
- Task-Specific Training with Biofeedback, Task-Specific Training without Biofeedback, conventional stroke rehabilitation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Syed Ali Behram Subazwari
Falls Prevention
Multidisciplinary Combined Exercise and Education Intervention for Falls in Older Adults
This study aims to demonstrate the effect of combined exercise-education intervention in old adults with fall risk. This study will be conducted with prospectively randomized controlled trial comparing outcome of combined…
- Trial name
- NCT05615077
- Testing
- Combined exercise-education intervention
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 484 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
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
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis School
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of systematic education (osteoporosis school) on fall frequency, compliance and quality of life of a group of patients more than fifty years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00224991
- Testing
- Intensive systematic information (osteoporosis school)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
Bridging Generations: Educating Children on Dementia and Fall Prevention Through Animation
A retrospective data review was conducted on a case-control trial involving 60 children (29 boys, 31 girls) as part of a public education initiative hosted on the web-based platform "Hand in Hand Across Barriers - Public…
- Trial name
- fall (NCT07000370)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University