Clinical trials: Falling Injury
Lower Limb Amputation Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Validity and Reliability of The 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
Clinicians are routinely required to make decisions about fall risk among lower limb prosthesis users. For these decisions, clinicians should use valid, reliable, quantitative, and multidimensional measures of balance test for…
- Trial name
- NCT05095584
- Testing
- 3 meter backward walk test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tezel Yıldırım Şahan
Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Safe Play Areas for Ross County Kids Project
Specific Aim 1 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, renovate and develop playgrounds in Chillicothe. Specific Aim 2 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, promote safe play and play areas for children on…
- Conditions
- Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Fall Involving Playground Equipment, Occurrence on Farm
- Trial name
- SPARK (NCT01291225)
- Testing
- Playground renovation and development, Educational campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 311 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis
Impact of Screening and Multicomponent Exercise on Fall Rates, Fractures, and Cardiovascular Health in Diabetes
The DIACTIVE study is a randomized controlled trial with a 5- year follow-up designed to evaluate the impact of comprehensive screening and multicomponent interventions on fall prevention, bone health, nerve function and…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Diabetic Neuropathies, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- DiaACTIVE (NCT06745544)
- Testing
- Rhythm- and Multitask-Based Activity (RYMA) and Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Fall Injury
Does Fall Arrest Strategy Training Improve Capacity to Prevent Fall-Related Injury in Older Women?
Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalization for seniors across Saskatchewan and addressing the underlying causes is a provincial health priority.
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT04844047)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Fall Patients, Fall Injury
Predictive Analytics and Computer Visualization Enhances Patient Safety to Prevent Falls
Annually, in the United States there are 700,000 - 1,000,000 inpatient falls reported, and one-third of patients sustain an injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06339125
- Testing
- Fall prevention algorithm, Inspiren camera visualization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Injury of Unknown Intent Due to Fall From Height, Traumatic Brain Injury
Addressing Attitudes to Improve Use of Protective Headwear in Older Adults
The goal of this phase of the project is to identify the elements of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) that should be targeted to provide the most influence on older adults' behavior (or other stakeholders) to purchase and…
- Trial name
- AAIU-PHOA (NCT01582464)
- Testing
- Social Marketing for protective headgear
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Aging, Accidental Fall
Reducing CNS-Active Medications to Prevent Falls and Injuries in Older Adults
The overall objective of STOP-FALLS is to test whether a patient-centered deprescribing intervention that focuses on CNS-active medications reduces medically treated falls among older adults.
- Trial name
- STOP-FALLS (NCT05689554)
- Testing
- STOP Falls Educational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,367 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
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
Opioid-Related Disorders, Benzodiazepine-Related Disorders
De-prescribing Program to Evaluate Falls in Older Adults
Purpose: The proposed study will implement and evaluate the effect of an opioid and benzodiazepine (BZD) de-prescribing intervention on falls risk in older adults.
- Conditions
- Opioid-Related Disorders, Benzodiazepine-Related Disorders, Falls Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04272671
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Delirium, Fall Injury
Care.Coach Avatars for Improvement of Outcomes in Hospitalized Elders, Including Mitigation of Falls and Delirium: a Multi-Site Clinical Study
Through NINR project 1R44NR017842-01 which preceded the present study, the investigators enhanced the care.coach avatar platform to incorporate a robust suite of evidence-based protocols based on the Hospital Elder Life Program…
- Trial name
- AvatarHELP (NCT03832192)
- Testing
- care.coach Avatar (HELP-Protocolized)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Victor Wang
Falls, Falls Injury
EXpress Prevent Rural oldEr Adults' fallS, fractureS and Dependency (EXPRESS)
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among individuals aged 65 and above in China. The incidence of falls shows a significant urban-rural disparity in China, with rural areas experiencing a markedly higher rate…
- Conditions
- Falls, Falls Injury, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- EXPRESS (NCT06984978)
- Testing
- AI-assisted, village doctors and express services-involved personalized fall prevention strategy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,881 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia, Fall Injury
Fall Detection and Prevention for Memory Care Through Real-time Artificial Intelligence Applied to Video
The purpose of the research is to study a new safety monitoring system developed by SafelyYou to help care for a loved one with dementia. The goal is to provide better support for unwitnessed falls.
- Trial name
- NCT03685240
- Testing
- SafelyYou Fall Prevention System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SafelyYou
Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries
Gait Characteristics Following a Fall
The purpose of this study is to quantify the safety degree of the patient's gait, to detect the reason for the fall and quantify the biomechanical parameters related to fall.
- Conditions
- Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries, Neurological Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT01631604
- Testing
- Walking aids and devices, Muscle/nerve injection, Corrective surgery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Osteoporosis, Fall Injury
Dancing Against Fall Fractures in Osteoporosis Patients and Healthy Elderly
This study evaluates physiological measurements and their role in among falls in healthy elderly (65yr or older) or elderly suffering from osteoporosis.
- Trial name
- NCT03683849
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Fall Injury
Improving Capacity to Reduce Fall-Related Injury Risk in Older Adults
Fall Arrest Strategy Training (FAST) is a unique, simple exercise program designed to improve one's ability to prevent injury when a fall is unavoidable.
- Trial name
- FAST2 (NCT04988334)
- Testing
- Wait Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Exercise Intervention to Prevent Fall-related Fractures and Other Injuries : The Ossébo Study
1. Primary objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention exercise program in preventing falls resulting in fractures and other physical traumas. 2.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Fall-related Injuries
- Trial name
- Ossébo (NCT00545350)
- Testing
- Fall prevention exercise program
- Where
- 20 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 706 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Fall Prevention, Fall Injury
Safe Landing Strategy in Older Adults
The purposes of this project to examine whether older adults can learn safe landing strategy during a fall. The research hypotheses are three-fold: 1) To determine whether older adults can learn a safe landing strategy to reduce…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Fall Injury, Fall Safety
- Trial name
- NCT03540082
- Testing
- Tuck and Roll Group, Fall Exposure
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation
Effects of Walking Training on Different Surfaces on Walking Ability in Ambulatory Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
The study compares effects of 4-week walking training program on a walking track with difference surface [WTDS] and a firm ground on functional ability of ambulatory individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury [iSCI], using…
- Trial name
- NCT03622710
- Testing
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University