Clinical trials: Falling, open to volunteers
Low Back Pain
The Effectiveness of Aquatherapy on Physical Performance and Fear of Falling in Geriatric Individuals With Low Back Pain
This randomized controlled trial is designed to evaluate the effects of aquatherapy on physical performance, balance, and fear of falling in older adults with chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT07531017
- Testing
- Aquatherapy, Conservative Treatment
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Healthy Aging
Exoskeleton-Assisted Mobility in Aging and in Parkinson's Disease
This study will evaluate whether a wearable robotic exoskeleton can improve mobility, balance, and walking in healthy older adults and in individuals living with Parkinson's disease, populations at high risk of falls and mobility…
- Trial name
- NCT07567482
- Testing
- Exoskeleton
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais
Patient Safety, Fall
THE EFFECT OF STANDARD PATİENT-BASED AND WEB-BASED SİMULATİON ON NURSİNG STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND CLİNİCAL SKİLLS İN FALL RİSK ASSESSMENT
Introduction: Falls are the most frequently reported and preventable type of safety incident. Patient falls are the most common adverse events in hospitals.
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Fall, Simulation Edication
- Trial name
- NCT07557082
- Testing
- Standardized patient, web-based simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ESRA ERTUĞRUL
Fall, Old Age
Guangzhou Community Elderly Fall Prevention Appropriate Technology Promotion Project
This Guangzhou-based project uses a randomized controlled trial to test home environment modifications (e.g., anti-slip mats, lighting) for preventing falls among 320 community-dwelling elders.
- Trial name
- NCT07458958
- Testing
- Home Environment Assessment and Modification
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Fall Prevention
Aging and Task-specific Training to Reduce Falls
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a novel task-specific balance training for reducing environmental falls in community ambulatory older adults who are at-risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT07094659
- Testing
- Task-Specific Balance Training, Treadmill Perturbation Training, Conventional Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Osteoporosis
People With Osteoporosis Can Walk-BEST to Reduce Fall and Fracture Risk
The aim of the Walk BEST study is to provide evidence that it is feasible to implement the technology assisted gait- focused walking program Walk-BEST™ in older adults with osteoporosis, and that this program is acceptable to…
- Trial name
- Walk-BEST (NCT07621679)
- Testing
- Device: Heel2Toe[TM] sensor, Technology-assisted therapeutic walking program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Disabilities Physical, Falls
Adapting, Implementing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of HARP for People With Disabilities
The Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP) is an effective fall prevention intervention program which targets home hazard identification/removal.
- Conditions
- Disabilities Physical, Falls, Fall Prevention, Adults
- Trial name
- HARP3 (NCT07033897)
- Testing
- Adapted HARP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Methods to Replicate Stumbles and Slips During Walking
This protocol outlines a study designed to investigate three different methodologies for inducing gait perturbations. Subjects will be divided into two groups: prosthetic users and able-bodied individuals.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07175714
- Testing
- Methodologies to induce gait perturbations
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Stroke, Hemiplegia
Pelvic-Restricted vs. Pelvic-Free Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Stroke Patients
This randomized controlled clinical trial aims to compare the effects of pelvic-free versus pelvic-restricted robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) on gait pattern, balance, and fear of falling in stroke patients.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor, Balance Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT07365384
- Testing
- RoboGait® Pelvic-Free Mode, RoboGait® Pelvic-Restricted Mode, Conventional Rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Meltem Gunes Akinci
Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy
Development and Validation of the FBIndex to Determine the Risk of Falls for Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders
Currently, there are no standardised fall risk scores or guidelines on when to use appropriate assistive gait devices (AGDs) for people with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs).
- Conditions
- Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy, Limb-girdle and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophies, Pompe Disease
- Trial name
- FBIndex (NCT06605612)
- Testing
- FBIndex
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- LMU Klinikum
Healthcare Inequities, Health Intervention
Ethnic Minorities Experiences of Healthcare Intervention
As ethnic diversity in Britain continues to grow, so do the health needs in a society with many different ethnic backgrounds, including the need for personalised healthcare.
- Conditions
- Healthcare Inequities, Health Intervention, Study Focus is Healthcare Interventions and Health Inequalities
- Trial name
- EM (NCT07211698)
- Testing
- Qualitative study - Phase 1, Qualitative study - Phase 2
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
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
Amputation
Influence Of A Slope Adaptive Foot On Participation Of Veterans With Lower-Limb Amputations
Veterans with below-knee amputations are limited by prosthetic feet that cannot adapt to sloped and uneven terrain. This limitation results in reduced mobility, reduced balance confidence, and a higher risk of falls among some…
- Trial name
- NCT07266077
- Testing
- Fillauer Slope Adaptive Foot, Fillauer Motion Foot SLX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Fall
Relation Between Psychoactive Drugs Overdosage and Severity of Falls in Elderly People
There are many epidemiological data on the relationship between the number or nature of psychoactive medications used and the risk of falling in elderly, but very little on the relationship between the amount of psychoactive…
- Trial name
- MEDIFALL (NCT05991037)
- Testing
- Blood sampling for psychoactive drugs dosage
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Fall, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Digital STEADI Efficacy
The aging of the U.S. population, combined with health care workforce shortages and insufficient access to effective fall prevention and exercise programs, has contributed to a high burden of fall-related injuries in older…
- Conditions
- Fall, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Aging
- Trial name
- NCT07852650
- Testing
- Digital STEADI-1, STEADI Standard of Care, Digital STEADI-2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friendi.fi Corporation
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)
Whole-Body Vibration Exercise in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
This study is a prospective, single-blind, randomized controlled trial designed to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise on balance, mobility, fall risk, and proprioception in patients with Parkinson's…
- Trial name
- NCT07472946
- Testing
- Whole-Body Vibration Plus Home Exercise, Home Exercise Only
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Perception of Affordances and Obstacle Crossing in People With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Adults
This study aims to explore how young adults, older adults and people with Parkinson's disease (PwP), perceive their abilty to cross obstacles while walking, and how this perception is related to their actual performance of…
- Trial name
- NCT06932679
- Testing
- Assessment of Gait and Visual Exploration
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Fall, Fall Accident
The Geriatric Emergency Department Pharmacologic Harm Prevention Project
The goal of this project is to determine whether pharmacogenomic testing (using participants' DNA) can help optimize medication prescribing and reduce side effects in older adults taking five or more medications.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Accident, Poly Pharmacy, Adverse Drug Events
- Trial name
- GREAT PHARM (NCT07216846)
- Testing
- DNA care pathway
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University
Amputation
Enhancing Motor Function in Individuals with Lower Limb Amputation
The overall goal of this research project is to investigate the effectiveness and the science of peer-based prosthetic skill training in individuals with leg amputation.
- Trial name
- NCT06638723
- Testing
- Balance and fall recovery training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Stroke
Lumbar Spinal Manipulation in Stroke
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of lumbar spinal manipulation on balance and fall risk of the patients with chronic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT07619586
- Testing
- Lumbar Spinal Manipulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Bitlis Eren University