Clinical trials: Falling
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention Education
Objective: The study is to increasing osteoporosis awareness with fracture risk assessments and management as well as fall prevention among elderly in northern region of Taiwan.
- Trial name
- NCT01934400
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Trail Making Task, Balance Board
Network Analysis of Bodywide Coordination Supporting Suprapostural Dexterity
Prevailing understandings of movement disorders characterize "broken" movements in a piecewise fashion, for instance, focusing on motor control, muscle tone, posture, or cognition independently of each other.
- Trial name
- NCT07060092
- Testing
- Trail Making Task, Balance board
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Geriatric
Effect of Neuromuscular Training Versus Traditional Exercise on Balance and Fall in Geriatric Population With Fall Risk
To determine the effect of neuromuscular training versus traditional exercise on balance and fall in geriatric population with fall risk
- Trial name
- NCT05863403
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Training, Traditional Exercise
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Superior University
Accidental Falls
The Feasibility of Nintendo RingFit to Improve Balance and Muscle Strength of Elders
Background Existing findings have suggested that exergaming (i.e., exercise that requires people to move their body to play, providing an active gaming experience while serving as a form of physical activity), may have a…
- Trial name
- NCT05949359
- Testing
- Nintendo RingFit-augmented exercise program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Stumble Recovery Functions of Prosthetic Knees
The study aims to conduct a formative evaluation, along with verification, validation, and comparative analysis of the stumble recovery function in prosthetic devices by collecting relevant clinical data.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07266454
- Testing
- Prosthetic Knee (e.g Power Knee, Navii, Rheo Knee, ...)
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Aging
Health in Motion- A Pragmatic Clinical Trial- Home
Falls among older adults are a serious public health concern and injuries resulting from falls can cause significant loss of independence, premature death, and higher caregiver burden.
- Trial name
- NCT05016141
- Testing
- digital fall prevention program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blue Marble Rehab Inc
Traumatic Injury
Prevention of Injury in Military Settings Through the Use of Body Awareness.
The POSITION project aims to investigate the cognitive mechanism of postural body awareness as a risk factor for injury and as a target for a primary prevention strategy based on the Resource Optimization of Armed Forces (ROAF)…
- Trial name
- POSITION (NCT05451394)
- Testing
- ROAF, Active Comparator
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Accidental Falls
EFFICACY OF AN EXERCISE PROPRIOCEPTIVE PROGRAM IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY
Knowing the effects of proprioceptive exercise program in improving balance, gait and risk of falls in institutionalized elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02541305
- Testing
- propioceptive program, No propioceptive program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Multiple Sclerosis
EMG Biofeedback Training to Improve Balance in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the impact of a novel dual-task EMG Biofeedback training method for improving balance in individuals living with multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- MSBAL (NCT06461741)
- Testing
- Integrated Dual-task EMG Biofeedback Training (EMG-BF), Traditional Balance Exercise Training (BAL-EX)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
the Methodology of the Balance Test
Analyzing of the Reliability, Validity and Responsiveness Levels of Performance Tests
Purpose: To examine the validity, reliability and responsiveness of three performance tests evaluating fall risk and balance in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT05703594
- Testing
- performance based balance test
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy 1
The Use of Assistive Gait Devices Can Reduce the Risk of Falls in Patients With Neuromuscular Diseases Following a Training Period.
The planned project is an intervention study to assess the risk of falling after adaptation of an assistive gait devices in patients with the following neuromuscular diseases: Inclusion body myositis, myotonic dystrophy, limb…
- Conditions
- Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy 1, Myotonic Dystrophy 2, Facio-Scapulo-Humeral Dystrophy
- Trial name
- Risk of fall (NCT07072676)
- Testing
- Assistive gait devices combined with physiotherapy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- LMU Klinikum
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Prevalence av BPPV Among Elderly in Primary Care
This study aims to investigate whether positional tests should be routinely performed on all elderly patients (65 years and older) presenting to primary care with symptoms of acute, episodic, or chronic dizziness or vertigo…
- Trial name
- NCT06643702
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Subsyndromal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Back on My Feet: Emotional Recovery From Fall Injury
We will compare two programs that are designed to help older adults who have had fall injuries manage anxiety and improve their level of functioning.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Subsyndromal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Fear of Falling
- Trial name
- NCT01998945
- Testing
- Exposure-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Relaxation Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Heart Failure, Fall
Cardiological Drug Classes And Falls in Older Adults
Heat failure is a fast gowing health issue with a rising incidence in older adults. Recommendations have recently been published to treat heart failure, but most clinical trials leading to these recommendations tended to exclude…
- Trial name
- NCT07150754
- Testing
- Heart failure pharmacological treatments
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Vitamin D Deficiency (10 ng/mL to 30 ng/mL)
Vitamin D as a Supplement Against Falls in Elderly Study
The role of vitamin D deficiency on increased risk for falls and physical dysfunction is unclear. It is also unclear if taking vitamin D improves physical function and reduces fall risk in older adults.
- Trial name
- D-SAFE (NCT01827345)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Falling
NDT on Fall Risk in Cerebral Palsied Children
Children with spastic cerebral palsy experience falls due to weakness in balance skills and abnormalities in gait parameters. It is necessary to improve the quality of life of these children by reducing the frequency of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT05956444
- Testing
- Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT), Conventional Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Old Age, Aged 60 Years or Older
Feasibility of an Interval Running Exercise Program With Self-Regulated Unloading in Adults Aged 60 and Older
This pilot study will evaluate whether a short, self-regulated interval exercise program is practical and safe for adults aged 60 and older.
- Conditions
- Old Age, Aged 60 Years or Older, Aged
- Trial name
- NCT07817914
- Testing
- Running Interval Training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University in Zielona Góra
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
Sedentary Lifestyle, Risk of Disability
The LIFE Study - Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders
Based upon promising results from a pilot study among 424 sedentary older adults who were randomized to a physical activity intervention or a successful aging health education intervention, a Phase 3 multi-center randomized…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Risk of Disability, Aging
- Trial name
- LIFE (NCT01072500)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Successful Aging
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,635 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Aging, Fall
Zoomers for the Capital Region: A Peer-Led Exercise Program for Aging Adults
The objective of this study is to recruit a group of older adults and study a broad set of physical health, mental health, and social outcomes when participants exercise with an older adult, peer-led exercise program.
- Trial name
- NCT03799952
- Testing
- Zoomers on the Go Exercise Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick