Clinical trials: Fall in Nursing Home
Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction
Preventing Loss of Independence Through Exercise in Community Living Centers
Approximately 40,000 older Veterans with complex care needs receive long-term care in VA Community Living Centers (CLCs). Many CLC staff have limited specialized training to engage Veterans with dementia.
- Trial name
- PLIE-CLC (NCT06972004)
- Testing
- Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Falls
Fall Recovery Training for Older Adults in Continuous Care Facilities
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect that a new fall prevention training program has on the fall incidence of long-term care facility residents at high-risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT02173015
- Testing
- Compensatory step training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Polypharmacy (Individuals Treated With 4 or More Medications)
THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE DRUG USE ON BALANCE, FALL RISK, AND COGNITIVE STATUS
This study aims to evaluate the effects of polypharmacy on balance, fall risk, cognitive status, vestibular function, and hearing among individuals living in nursing homes.
- Trial name
- NCT07816276
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention Strategies Including Music and Posturography
We propose to obtain computerized dynamic posturography scores on patients in a (psycho)geriatric nursing home utilizing the CAPS system from Vestibular Technology.
- Trial name
- NCT00368511
- Testing
- Music Listening
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
Fall, Exercise Intervention
Effect of Specifically Developed Exercise Intervention on Falls Among Older Adults in Nursing Homes
The aim of the study is to examine the effect of multicomponent exercises recommendations on falls, physical functioning, physical activity, and general physical and psychological well-being among Hungarian older adults dwelling…
- Conditions
- Fall, Exercise Intervention, Elderly Population
- Trial name
- NCT05835297
- Testing
- Physical exercise interventions
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Balance; Distorted, Plantar
Effect of Plantar Sensory Exercises on Balance and Fall Risk in Nursing Home Elderly
The most important cause of mortality and morbidity with the geriatric population is loss of balance and the consequent falls, which is seen very often.
- Conditions
- Balance; Distorted, Plantar, Falling, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT04477408
- Testing
- plantar sensory exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Fall Injury, Hip Fractures
Does the New Fall- and Fracture Prevention Initiative in Oslo Have Effect?
The goal of this controlled before and after study is to evaluate a new patient pathway for patients 65 years and older who have suffered a fall injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05680714
- Testing
- Implement coordination of care with multifactorial falls- and fracture risk assessment and tailored intervention
- Volunteers
- 121,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Pediatric Nursing
The Effect of Digital and Classical Education Based on Planned Behavior Theory Given to Mothers in the Risk Group on Their Self-Efficacy in Identifying Safety Measures and First Aid for Home Accidents
Childhood home accidents are a significant health problem in our country and the world. Home accidents are more common in children aged 1-5, and cause temporary and permanent disabilities in deaths.
- Trial name
- Home Accidents (NCT06981416)
- Testing
- Digital education group, classical education group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Frailty, Dementia
Multicomponent Exercise Program on Physical Function, Cognition and Falls Risk Among Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes (MOVE4CARE)
Can a multicomponent exercise program significantly improve physical and cognitive function and reduce fall rates among nursing home residents? To address this question, the present study aims to compare the effectiveness of a…
- Trial name
- MOVE4CARE (NCT07392944)
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise intervention, stretching and relaxation program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries
Foot And Ankle Proprıoceptıve Exercıse Program
This study will be conducted to evaluate whether the foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise program contributes to foot posture, physical performance and fall incidence in geriatric individuals.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Foot Ankle Injuries, Exercise, Fall in Nursing Home
- Trial name
- NCT07522827
- Testing
- home exercise, Foot and ankle proprioceptive exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Aging
Multicomponent Exercise vs Walking Intervention in Nursing Home Residents
Physical exercise is an important tool to tackle the deleterious effect of aging. However, which is the best exercise intervention is still unknown.
- Trial name
- MCvsW (NCT03996083)
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise intervention, Walking intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Ataxia
Fall Prevention in a Geriatric Nursing Home Setting Using the Music of Nolwenn Leroy
Falls are the largest cause of death in the elderly and those with dementia have even a higher incidence of falling. The purpose of this study is to determine whether listening to the Music of Nolwenn Leroy is effective in fall…
- Trial name
- NCT00272272
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
BPPV
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) in Nursing Homes: Treatment Efficacy and Impact on Balance, Gait and Falls
BPPV is a benign condition of the balance organ, localized in the inner ear, in which calcium crystals loosen up and move freely in the endolymphatic fluid of the inner ear (more specifically in the semi-circular canals).
- Trial name
- NCT05013671
- Testing
- repositioning maneuvers, balance
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Nursing Home Resident, Geriatric
Comparison of the Effects of Motor and Cognitive Dual Task Exercises on Fall Risk, Balance, and Gait
This study aimed to compare the effects of motor and cognitive dual-task exercise programs on fall risk, balance, and gait performance in older adults residing in nursing homes.The main question it aims to answer is: An…
- Trial name
- NCT07823166
- Testing
- Motor Dual-Task Exercise, Cognitive Dual-Task Exercise, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment
Feasibility Aquatic Physical Exercise to Reduce Falls in Institutionalized Elderly
This is a pilot randomized control trial with single blinding of the assessor that will be conducted in two nursing homes residence to evaluate the applicability of a physical exercise program performed in an aquatic environment…
- Conditions
- Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment, Elderly, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- PrePhysFalls (NCT03019211)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull