Clinical trials: Fall Prevention, open to volunteers
Balance, Fall Prevention
THE EFFECTS OF A PROPRIOCEPTION-ENHANCING ASSISTIVE ORTHOSIS ON BALANCE AND JOINT SENSE IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS
This study investigates the effects of a proprioception-enhancing assistive orthosis on balance and joint sense in geriatric patients with age-related diseases.
- Conditions
- Balance, Fall Prevention, Orthotic Device
- Trial name
- NCT07017504
- Testing
- proprioception-enhancing assistive orthosis
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National 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
Fall Prevention
Aging and Task-specific Training to Reduce Falls
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a novel task-specific balance training for reducing environmental falls in community ambulatory older adults who are at-risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT07094659
- Testing
- Task-Specific Balance Training, Treadmill Perturbation Training, Conventional Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Dementia, tDCS
The Efficacy of HD-tDCS-Augmented Step Training in Older Adults With Mild Dementia
Falls and mobility decline are major health concerns among older adults with dementia, often linked to deterioration in executive function and cognitive-motor control.
- Conditions
- Dementia, tDCS, Physical Exercise, Neuromodulation
- Trial name
- NCT07841145
- Testing
- Step training, active HD-tDCS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Aging, Fall Injury Prevention
Older Adult Traditional Balance Training vs Traditional Balance Training Plus Neck Strengthening
This study promotes greater understanding of factors impacting balance and how neck strength alters specific aspects of impaired balance.
- Conditions
- Aging, Fall Injury Prevention, At Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07503899
- Testing
- Neck Strengthening Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
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
Cognitive Impairment, High Fall Risk
Fall Prevention in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Falls represent the leading cause of hospitalization, nursing home admissions, disability and mortality for older adults with annual healthcare costs over $50 billion.
- Trial name
- NEUROFALL (NCT07507812)
- Testing
- Virtual Neurophysiological Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Alzheimer Disease
The Nightlight Falls Prevention Study
This project will test the effectiveness of a novel intervention consisting of unobtrusive, low-intensity, horizontal and vertical lights that outline the bathroom or entry way doorframe in residents' rooms and provide visual…
- Conditions
- Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia of Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- NCT05973448
- Testing
- Novel Lighting Condition, Control Lighting Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 335 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Fall
Evaluate the Results of Fall Prevention in Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
.This randomized controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the effects of fall prevention in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Fall, Elderly Patient
- Trial name
- FallT2DMOLD (NCT06345118)
- Testing
- Otago exercise program
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- National Geriatric Hospital
Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
EFFECT OF PLAZEPOD VERSUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON RISK OF FALLING IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS
Renal nutrition Fluid control Safe physical activity Sleep hygiene, energy and managing fatigue Adherence and awareness
- Trial name
- HD Fall Risk (NCT07380191)
- Testing
- Device + Behavioral, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Chronic Stroke
Effect of NMES on Balance and Fall Risk in Chronic Stroke
The aim of this study is to describe the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in the form of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to different lower limb muscles on reactive balance and gait…
- Trial name
- NMES (NCT04957355)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or Functional electrical stimulation (FES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
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
Falls Prevention
Walk On! National Council on Aging Innovation Lab
This is a multi-site, one-arm type-2 hybrid-effectiveness implementation trial. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Walk On! program helps prevent falls in older adults who have trouble moving around or feel…
- Trial name
- Walk On! NCOA (NCT07368907)
- Testing
- Walk On! Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Fall Prevention, Exercise
Perturbation-Based Treadmill Training to Prevent Unrecovered Falls in Geriatric Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of perturbation-based balance training (PBT) in preventing unrecovered falls among geriatric patients aged ≥70 years with a prospective fall risk of ≥40%.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Exercise, Geriatrics, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- TRAIL (NCT06652828)
- Testing
- Conventional Treadmill Walking (CTT), Perturbation-Based Balance Training (PBT)
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oldenburg
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
Stroke, Aging
Experimental PBT Study in Fall-prone Subjects
The study will investigate safety, usability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of perturbation-based training in participants post-stroke and older adults with mild balance deficits.
- Trial name
- PACE-R (NCT07654335)
- Testing
- PBT
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia
Aging, Asymmetry
Fall Risk in Adults Over 65: The Relevance of Morphological and Functional Lower Limb Asymmetries.
Falls among older adults represent a major public health burden. Approximately 30% of individuals aged 65 and older experience at least one fall each year.
- Conditions
- Aging, Asymmetry, Fall Risk Factors, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- ASY&FALL (NCT07742397)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
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
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging, Fall
Effect of LiFE-SePBT on Postural Stability in Community-dwelling Older Adults: an Assessor-blinded Randomised Controlled Trial
This study is an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial investigating the effects of combined Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise and Self-initiated Perturbation-based Balance Training (LiFE-SePBT) on postural…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging, Fall, Fall Prevention Training, Postural Control
- Trial name
- LiFE-SePBT (NCT07842094)
- Testing
- Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise, Upper limb mobilisation and flexibility training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Otago and Kitchen Sink Balance Exercises on Strength, Fall Risk and Functional Mobility on Elderly.
The objective of the study is to determine the comparative effects of Otago Exercise Program and Kitchen Sink Balance Exercises on strength, fall risk and functional mobility on elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT07061106
- Testing
- Otago exercise program, Kitchen Sink Balance Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University