Clinical trials: Fall Prevention
Delirium, Falls
Prophylactic Environmental Management of Delirium
Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome with an acute onset and fluctuating course which is presented in 15 to 20% of patients admitted to general wards.
- Trial name
- MAPDI (NCT01356810)
- Testing
- Environmental Intervention, Standard Care
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
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
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
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
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
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
Osteoporosis
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
- NCT01733303
- Testing
- personalized core muscle training program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Fall, Risk Reduction
Prevention Focused Home-Based Physical Therapy Utilizing Community Partnership Referrals
This novel study supports the positive benefits of Home Based Older Persons Upstreaming Physical Therapy (HOP-UP-PT) to older adults identified as "at-risk" by their local senior center after participating in a prevention-focused…
- Trial name
- NCT04814459
- Testing
- HOP-UP-PT Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oakland University
Fall Risk Factors, Fall Prevention
Effects of a Fall Preventive Exercise Program on Intrinsic Fall Risk Factors in Healthy Older Adults.
Background With increasing age neuromuscular deficits (e.g., sarcopenia) may result in impaired physical performance and an increased risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT01906034
- Testing
- Exercise with supervision, Home-based without supervision
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Potsdam
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
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
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
Fall, Old Age
Guangzhou Community Elderly Fall Prevention Appropriate Technology Promotion Project
This Guangzhou-based project uses a randomized controlled trial to test home environment modifications (e.g., anti-slip mats, lighting) for preventing falls among 320 community-dwelling elders.
- Trial name
- NCT07458958
- Testing
- Home Environment Assessment and Modification
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Accidental Falls
A Feasibility Study of a Mobile Application Intervention to Promote Strength and Balance Exercises in Older People
This five arm feasibility study aims to promote self-management in strength and balance exercises among community-living older people.
- Trial name
- NCT02916849
- Testing
- Safe Step, OEP
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Fall Prevention
Preventing Falls Among Older Fallers to Test the Effect of LIVE-LiFE, a Home-Based, Tailored Fall Prevention Program
Purpose: To test the effect of LIVE-LiFE, a home-based, tailored fall prevention program for older adults with a high risk for falling. Study Type: Single-blind, two group randomized pilot trial.
- Trial name
- LIVE-LiFE (NCT03351413)
- Testing
- LIVE-LiFE to Prevent Falls Among Older Fallers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University