Clinical trials: Fall Risk
Parkinson Disease, Fall
Community Exercise for Fall Risk in PD
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects approximately 1 million people in the United States and causes significant fall risks. This study aims to develop a community-based exercise program that reduces falls in persons with PD.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Fall, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT05940077
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Idaho State University
Muscle Atrophy, Physical Deconditioning
Reducing Falls With RENEW in Older Adults Who Have Fallen
This clinical trial will compare the effects of a high intensity Resistance Exercise via Negative Work (RENEW) vs. Traditional resistance exercise (TRAD) as part of a mult-component exercise and fall-reduction program on muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01080196
- Testing
- RENEW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Depression
Substudy of Protocol NCT03843957 - Effect of mPATH on Screening for Depression, Fall Risk, and Safety
This is a sub-study for data analysis of data collected as part of the larger randomized controlled trial "Effectiveness and Implementation of mPATH-CRC" (NCT03843957) to determine if self-administered screening with an iPad…
- Trial name
- NCT05110014
- Testing
- Primary Care Office Visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23,026 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Arthritis
Aquatic Exercise and Efficacy Enhancement to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults With Hip Osteoarthritis
The objective of this project is to determine the effect of aquatic exercise and aquatic exercise combined with an education program on decreasing fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00289458
- Testing
- exercise, 2, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Osteoporosis
Secondary Prevention of Osteoporosis
The purpose of this study is to develop and implement an evidence based protocol for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures and falls, and to determine how compliance with this intervention improves muscle strength…
- Trial name
- NCT00421343
- Testing
- alendronate with cholecalciferol, calcium carbonate with cholecalciferol, Falls prevention measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Parkinson Disease, Healthy Participants
A Study of TAK-071 in People With Parkinson Disease
It is hoped that TAK-071 will help people with Parkinson's disease to walk with better balance. The main aim of the study is to check if there is a difference in how participants walk after treatment with TAK-071.
- Trial name
- NCT04334317
- Testing
- TAK-071
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Amputation of Hip and Thigh, Level Unspecified
Assessment of Disability Compensation With the C-LEG COMPACT 2 Knee (Ref. 3C60 et 3C60=ST)
Moderately active amputees may have lost their limb due to diabetes, vascular conditions, trauma, tumour or congenital causes. These amputees currently cannot benefit from having a computerised knee because of the performance…
- Trial name
- NCT02382991
- Testing
- 3C60-NMPK, NMPK-3C60
- Where
- 15 sites in Austria, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otto Bock France SNC
Dementia, Accidental Falls
Exploring the Use of Transdermal Methylphenidate to Reduce Fall Risk in Patients With Dementia.
Falls in the elderly are a very common and serious health problem with devastating consequences. Those with dementia are 5 times more likely to experience falls than older people without significant cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Accidental Falls, Apathy
- Trial name
- NCT01825577
- Testing
- Transdermal Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Adverse Drug Effects
The Use of STOPP/START Criteria for Medication Intervention Among Elderly Population Living in a Geriatric Hospital
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of STOPP/START criteria (STOPP-screening tool of older persons potentially inappropriate prescriptions START-screening tool to alert doctors to right treatment)for medication…
- Trial name
- STOPP (NCT01602744)
- Testing
- STOPP/START screening tools for medication intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D and Exercise on Balance in Postmenopausal Women
In recent years, skeletal and nonskeletal effects of vitamin D has been studied. One of the effects of it was balance and fall prevention. However, these studies were performed on older patients who had not vitamin D deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT03608488
- Testing
- Vitamin D, Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Vitamin D Deficiency, Falls
Study To Understand Fall Reduction and Vitamin D in You
Vitamin D supplements might substantially reduce the risk of falls, potentially by more than 25%. The proposed study is a clinical trial that will determine the effects of 4 doses of vitamin D (200 International Units [IU]/day…
- Trial name
- STURDY (NCT02166333)
- Testing
- 200 IU/d cholecalciferol, 1000 IU/d cholecalciferol, 2000 IU/d cholecalciferol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University