Clinical trials: Fallers
Elderly
The Use of Virtual Reality for the Gait Training of Elderly Fallers
The study aims to investigate the efficacy of gait training using virtual reality to decrease the risk of falls in elderly idiopathic fallers.
- Trial name
- VR-Fallers (NCT01182961)
- Testing
- gait training, gait training 2, exercise group
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Fall Prevention
Preventing Falls Among Older Fallers to Test the Effect of LIVE-LiFE, a Home-Based, Tailored Fall Prevention Program
Purpose: To test the effect of LIVE-LiFE, a home-based, tailored fall prevention program for older adults with a high risk for falling. Study Type: Single-blind, two group randomized pilot trial.
- Trial name
- LIVE-LiFE (NCT03351413)
- Testing
- LIVE-LiFE to Prevent Falls Among Older Fallers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Idiopathic Fallers
Assessment of a New System to Detect, Quantify and Treat Near Falls in Older Adults
The study is aimed to assess a new system for the automatic detection, quantification and treatment of Near Fall (NF) episodes in healthy older adults with a history of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT01668979
- Testing
- new system to detect Near Falls
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Fall
Training- and Cost-effectiveness of an Internet-based Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Program (iLiFE)
Falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury and death around the globe. About one in every three older adults falls each year worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT05694494
- Testing
- internet-based Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (iLiFE), upper limb exercise training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fallers Aged 60 Years and Older
Tai Chi Exercise in Older People
The effects of tai chi exercise and lower-extremity training on improving the primary outcome and secondary outcomes among older people will be compared.
- Trial name
- NCT01039779
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Older Adults
Development and Validation of a Smart Phone Based System to Enhance Gait, Cognition and Socialization in Elderly Fallers
The main objective of this research is to develop and validate a technology-based solution that addresses the diminished mobility, increased fall risk and impaired cognitive function that are so common among older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT02769182
- Testing
- Monitoring and training using the system, Standard of care
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Healthy, Thalamic Pain Syndrome
Gait Parameters Analysis in Post-stroke Patients and in Elderly Fallers
A large proportion of falls in older people occurs when walking. Most studies have recently demonstrated correlation between the variations in spatiotemporal gait parameters and fall risk in elderly and in several diseases.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Thalamic Pain Syndrome, Fallers
- Trial name
- GAITRITE (NCT01443052)
- Testing
- Gait analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Postural Balance, Elderly
Validity of TURN 180 Test to Distinguish Between the Fallers and Non-Fallers
As the geriatric population continues to rise, the consequences of falls and fall-related injuries carry increasing socioeconomic significance.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Elderly, Falls
- Trial name
- NCT02404129
- Testing
- Turn 180 test
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Falls Prevention, Prevention of Fall-related Injuries
Vitamin D and Exercise in Falls Prevention
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of exercise and vitamin D supplementation on reducing falls and injuries in community-dwelling, independent-living women aged 70-79 years of age.
- Trial name
- DEX (NCT00986466)
- Testing
- exercise and vitamin D supplementation
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 409 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
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
Accidental Falls, Osteoporosis
Odense Fallers and Osteoporosis Study
Osteoporosis and falls occur with increasing frequency among the elderly. Osteoporosis and fall increases the risk of fracture. Falls in the elderly are associated with a high morbidity and mortality with potentially…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Osteoporosis, Disability
- Trial name
- OFOS (NCT01600547)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Accidental Falls, Aging
Public Health Concerns of Elderly Fallers and Non-fallers in a Community
The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence and the characterization of health of elderly fallers and non-fallers in the southeastern community of Brazil in the state of São Paulo.
- Trial name
- NCT02177968
- Testing
- descriptive analysis of characteristics
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Elderly Idiopathic Fallers
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Motor and Cognitive Functions in Idiopathic Fallers
The concurrent performance of two tasks, i.e., dual tasking (DT), is a common and ubiquitous every day phenomena. For example, people frequently walk while talking on a cellphone or drive while talking to a passenger.
- Trial name
- NCT02954328
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Fallers, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Temporal Relations and Exercise Interventions of Various Gait and Cognitive Domains in Older Adults
The effectiveness of conventional exercise, tai chi chuan and health education/usual physical activity over a 6-month intervention period in improving primary outcomes and secondary outcomes in older mild cognitive impairment…
- Trial name
- NCT03839563
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Persons Who Have Experienced a Sudden Uncontrolled Fall in the Absence of Outside Factors in the 6 Months Preceding the Consultation
Study of the Relationship Between the Strength of Ankle Movement Muscles and Postural Parameters in Elderly Fallers: Towards New Strategies for Screening and Management
The quality of life of elderly citizens is to a great extent related to the maintenance of independence. The risk of falling and the loss of autonomy are two frequent problems associated with ageing.
- Trial name
- NCT03343769
- Testing
- BERG scale, Functional tests, Measurement of balance on a force platform
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Stability, Balance
Effect of Water-Exercise on Balance Function of Healthy Elderly Individuals
The proposed project is a Randomized Controlled study design. Seniors (age >65) willing to participate in the study will be shortly interviewed to assess eligibility according to the inclusion-exclusion criteria.
- Trial name
- EWEB (NCT00708136)
- Testing
- water based training program to improve balance
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center