Clinical trials: Fall Risk, Fall Prevention, open to volunteers
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
Geriatric, Fall
Occupation-Based Multicomponent Intervention to Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults
This study aims to examine the effects of an occupation-based, multicomponent occupational therapy intervention on older adults aged 65 years and above with a history of falls living in the community.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Fall, Cognition, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07258355
- Testing
- Occupation-Based Multi-Component Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Minimalist Footwear, Traditional Foot Exercise Program
Foot Strengthening to Improve Balance and Gait in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different foot-strengthening strategies can improve foot strength, balance, walking ability, and fall-related outcomes in middle-aged and older adults (ages 45-85 years).
- Conditions
- Minimalist Footwear, Traditional Foot Exercise Program, Foot Strengthening Device (ToePro), Control Condition
- Trial name
- NCT07384754
- Testing
- Minimalist footwear, Foot strengthening exercises, ToePro foot strengthening device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
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
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
Aging, Fall Risk
Implementation of Routine Walking Speed Measurements in Older Veterans
Walking speed is a powerful predictor of mortality and adverse health consequences (e.g. fall or hospitalization) in older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Fall Risk, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT07513805
- Testing
- Usual Care, FASTER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,500 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cardiac Rehabilitation Mobile-Health Fall Risk Prevention Intervention
The purpose of this research is to see if taking part in a structured exercise plan that is designed to improve balance and muscle strength and one that can done at home helps to improve the ability to perform standard physical…
- Trial name
- NCT05826587
- Testing
- Home-based, m-Health Delivered Physical Function Training, Cardiac Rehabilitation & Exercise Prescription, Connected mHealth mobile application
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Fall Risk
Fall Risk Identification and Management for Older Veterans
Falls are a common occurrence among older adults, and Veterans have an even higher risk of falling compared to non-Veterans. These falls often lead to severe health consequences, including traumatic brain injuries, hip fractures…
- Trial name
- FRIM (NCT06573983)
- Testing
- Strengthening (Physical Therapy, Gerofit), Medication Reconciliation (Clinical Pharmacology), Home Safety Modification (Occupational Therapy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
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
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
Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic
The REACTplusNMES Trial: A Double-blinded RCT
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of 6-weeks of reactive balance training (REACT) with and without neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to paretic lower limb muscles on biomechanical, clinical…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Stroke, Cerebrovascular
- Trial name
- REACT+NMES (NCT06127602)
- Testing
- Reactive balance training with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Reactive balance training without Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Multiple Myeloma, Fall Risk Factors
Fall Risk Assessment and an Exercise Intervention for Prevention of Falls in Multiple Myeloma Patients
Approximately one third of the population over the age of 65 falls at least once a year. The risk of falling is in increased in older patients with tumor diseases.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Fall Risk Factors, Strength Training Effects, Balance Training Effects
- Trial name
- Myfall (NCT07044427)
- Testing
- Strength and balance training in combination with a treadmill-based pertubation intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
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
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 at Chicago
Fall Risk
Assessment of Fall Risks and Subject-specific Training for Fall Reduction
The target population of this project is older people with high risks of falls. About 30% community-dwelling individuals over 65 years of age fall each year and the rate of fall related injuries leading to loss of function and…
- Trial name
- NCT06396650
- Testing
- Home-based training, Lab-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hearing Loss, Dizziness
Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate methods to use hearing aids equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence to assist in the assessment of fall risk and in the implementation of interventions aimed…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Dizziness, Vertigo, Fall Related Injury Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05365646
- Testing
- Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford 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
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