Clinical trials: Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Older Adults at Risk of Falling
Community Dissemination of Tai Ji Quan
The overarching objective of this project is to assess the potential public health impact of delivering Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, a proven fall prevention program, through local community dissemination partners…
- Trial name
- NCT01854931
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 511 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
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
Old Age; Debility
Fall Prevention Pathways
Falls are a leading cause of injury and loss of independence in older adults, with evidence supporting exercise-based interventions and remote monitoring as effective strategies for reducing fall risk.
- Trial name
- NCT07824141
- Testing
- The Fall Prevention Pathway (FPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Accidental Falls
EFFICACY OF AN EXERCISE PROPRIOCEPTIVE PROGRAM IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY
Knowing the effects of proprioceptive exercise program in improving balance, gait and risk of falls in institutionalized elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02541305
- Testing
- propioceptive program, No propioceptive program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Fall, Fall Risk
Web-Based Fall Prevention Program for Elderly
Fall is one of the most common problems experienced by the elderly, is an important public health problem in many societies. Falls are one of the leading causes of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the elderly.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Risk, Fear of Falling
- Trial name
- NCT05406323
- Testing
- Web-Based Fall Prevention Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Fall Risk
The Effects of a Home-Based Fall Prevention Program on Community-Dwelling Elderly's Fall Risk Category
The primary goal of this dissertation study is to determine if a home-based multiplanar balance training program with electronic assistance, will be effective in reducing one's fall risk category.
- Trial name
- NCT06373276
- Testing
- multiplanar balance training exercise with education, education only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dilshaad Basrai Vad
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
Fall, Fall Injury
A Clinical Decision Support System and Patient Portal for Preventing Medication-related Falls in Older Patients
Falls in older adults represents a growing public health challenge. The use of certain medication is recognized as an important modifiable risk factor for falls.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Injury, Fall Patients, Accidental Fall
- Trial name
- ADFICE_IT (NCT05449470)
- Testing
- CDSS, Patient Portal
- Where
- 10 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Falling Injury
Effects of Pilates in Risk Fall in Older Population
The intervention will consist in a 6 week of pilates practice in older population to check the prevention of fall effectiveness.
- Trial name
- NCT02371837
- Testing
- Pilates and fall prevention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jaén
Falls Risk, Falls Prevention
Evaluation and Development of Falls Prevention and Management in the Community for Older Adults
This study investigates how differently-framed messages can affect people's attitude towards falls risk and prevention in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05198193
- Testing
- No Message Given, Positive Message Given - Older Adults, Negative Message Given - Older Adults
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Accidental Fall, Neurologic Disorder
A Community-Based Falls Prevention Program for Adults At-Risk for Falls
The goal of this interventional study is to implement a Falls Prevention Program to impact the risk and injuries related to falls.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Neurologic Disorder, Old Age; Debility, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05771818
- Testing
- Falls Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls
Geriatric Health Exam Osteoporosis Screening
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (WHO FRAX®) Taiwanese calculator is freely available on line to help osteoporosis management.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls, Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT01934387
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control
Neural, Cognitive, and Biomechanical Determinants of Falls in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial with an embedded observational phase is to evaluate whether a phenotype-guided, personalized rehabilitation program can improve fall risk and underlying neural control mechanisms in older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT07739056
- Testing
- Personalized Neurophysiological Rehabilitation, Conventional Fall-Prevention Exercise Program
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sharjah
Fall Patients
Modelling Missteps to Improve Fall Risk Assessment.
The long-term goals of the project are: 1) Preventing falls before they occur, by significantly improving our ability to monitor fall risk and develop early and sensitive markers for this risk, based on tripping and near falls…
- Trial name
- NCT04324333
- Testing
- Digital wearable system
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Fall, Feasibility
Steady Feet: Preventing Falls in the Community
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of Steady Feet, a three-month community-based falls prevention exercise program.
- Conditions
- Fall, Feasibility, Older Adults, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT06371248
- Testing
- Steady Feet, Usual care for fall prevention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Balance, Falls Prevention
Keep-On-Keep-Up (KOKU)
Falls are the primary cause of fatal and non-fatal accidental injuries in older adults. Around a third of community-dwelling older adults fall per year with high associated personal and societal costs.
- Conditions
- Balance, Falls Prevention, Functional Decline
- Trial name
- NCT06687135
- Testing
- KOKU, FaME / OTAGO leaflet and AGE UK Stay Steady Leaflet
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Falls, Physical Performance
Whole Body Vibration Training Among Older People Using Sheltered Housing
The purpose of this randomised (double-blind) controlled exercise intervention trial is to determine whether the whole body vibration (WBV) training can effectively improve physical functioning of older people living in or…
- Conditions
- Falls, Physical Performance, Fear of Falling
- Trial name
- VAREX (NCT01523600)
- Testing
- Whole body vibration training, Wellness group
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
Accidental Falls
Cluster RCT of Falls Prevention Exergames for Older Adults
This cluster RCT study will investigate the effectiveness of strength/balance Exergames (exercise and computer games that use body movements as controls) developed to improve balance, function, prevent falls and increase exercise…
- Trial name
- Profexs (NCT02634736)
- Testing
- Exergame plus usual treatment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
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
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