Clinical trials: Fall Risk, Fall Prevention, open to volunteers
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
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
Fall Risk, Fall Prevention, Fall Risk
Fall Prevention in Older Adults in an Italian Cohort
Proximal femoral fractures are associated with increased mortality in older adults and may contribute to loss of functional independence, resulting in a higher risk of long-term institutionalization.
- Conditions
- Fall Risk, Fall Prevention, Fall Risk, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT07437690
- Testing
- Khymeia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Knee Osteoarthritis (Knee OA), Falls Prevention
Analysis of the Loss of Muscle Force, Power and Motor Control to Predict the Risk of Falls in Patients With Knee OA
The twofold goal of this study is to understand the link between muscle power, muscle strength, and muscle control degradation with the risk of falling, and to develop a framework for the comprehensive and quantitative assessment…
- Trial name
- PowerAGING (NCT06611618)
- Testing
- Muscle power assessment, Muscle force assessment, Home-based mobility monitoring
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Whole Body Vibration, Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
Whole-Body Vibration on Balance, Risk of Falling and Quality of Life in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of Whole-body vibration in improving postural control, risk of falling, and quality of life in patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.
- Conditions
- Whole Body Vibration, Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN), Fall Risk, Fall Prevention, Balance
- Trial name
- WBV/QOL/CIPN (NCT07508527)
- Testing
- Whole Body Vibration, Traditional exercise
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
Exercise and Fall Prevention for Fracture Reduction
According to the current guideline of the German Osteology Association (DVO), pharmacological treatment is a cornerstone of osteoporosis-related fracture prevention, effectively increasing bone mineral density and reducing…
- Conditions
- Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, High Fall Risk
- Trial name
- OsteoApp (NCT07897929)
- Testing
- Guideline-based home exercise training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Wolfgang Kemmler, PhD
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
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
Fall Risk
EFFECT OF A PHYSICAL EXERCISE PROGRAM ON FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY AND FALL PREVENTION IN PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT CARE
Falls are an important health problem, especially among adults and older people who are hospitalized, because they can cause injuries, increase the length of hospital stay, and make it more difficult to perform daily activities.
- Trial name
- NCT07827547
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
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
Balance Disorders, Rehabilitation
Identify the Most Effective Rehabilitation Method Between a Treatment with a Sensorized Treadmill (Walker View) and a Treatment with Conventional Group Therapy in Balance Disorders and the Use of Artificial Intelligence to Identify Predictive Indices to Prevent Falls and Diagnose Promptly the Risk
Falls in the elderly are one of the main sources of disability and hospitalization, with a significant impact on quality of life and social and healthcare costs.
- Conditions
- Balance Disorders, Rehabilitation, Falls, Falls Prevention
- Trial name
- UAI (NCT06649500)
- Testing
- Treadmill, conventional therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Fall Prevention, Muscle Power Performance
COMMUNITY-BASED POWER TRAINING IN FALLER AND NON-FALLER OLDER ADULTS: A FEASIBILITY AND FALL RISK STUDY.
Aging leads to substantial alterations in the nervous and skeletal muscle systems that ultimately lead to a reduction in "neural drive" and motor performance.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Muscle Power Performance, Functional Mobility, Balance Control in Elderly
- Trial name
- POWER-AEQ (NCT07369440)
- Testing
- Multi-component exercise program focused on muscle power, Multi-component exercise program focused on traditional resistance training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maia
Frailty, Falls
Virtual Reality-Based vs Traditional Physiotherapy for Balance, Frailty, and Fall Prevention in Adults Aged 45 Years and Older
This study will compare two exercise-based rehabilitation programs to improve balance and reduce fall risk in adults aged 45 years and older who have had at least one fall in the past year or have balance problems.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Falls, Balance Deficits, Mobility Limitations
- Trial name
- NCT07322861
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Training Program, Physiotherapy Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Umm Al-Qura University
Fall Risk Factors, Physical Activity
OTAGO Exercise Program and Motivational Interviewing
The goal of this study is to see if OTAGO instructors, who have been trained in a special communication method called motivational interviewing, can help older adults start and stick with the OTAGO exercise program.
- Conditions
- Fall Risk Factors, Physical Activity, Engagement, Patient, Community-dwelling Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT06931067
- Testing
- OTAGO Exercise Program with motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science 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
Fall Prevention, Falls
Steady Stride Fall Prevention Protocol vs Standard of Care
Falls are the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in community dwelling older US adults (65 years old and older) .
- Trial name
- SteadyStrides (NCT07092176)
- Testing
- Steady Strides
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Steady Strides: Fall Prevention and Stroke Rehabilitation Medical Institute
Toileting-Related Falls, Fall Risk
Integrated Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation for Toileting-Related Falls
Toileting-related falls may result from a combination of urinary symptoms, impaired gait and balance, reduced muscle strength, cognitive or emotional problems, and unsafe environmental conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT07738354
- Testing
- Individualized Multidimensional Management Program for Toileting-Related Fall Prevention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Qing Yuan