Clinical trials: Falling Injury
Pediatric Trauma
Preventable Paediatric Trauma - Retrospective Analysis
Purpose: a retrospective study of all Paediatric patients who presented to Ziv Medical Centre with injuries of all systems, major and minor, in order to determine the exact circumstances of the injury, whether this might have…
- Trial name
- NCT01825343
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ziv Hospital
Fall Injury, Fall Patients
Minimizing Fall-Related Injury in Older Adults: a Motor Learning Approach
Falls are the leading cause of accidental injury and injury-related death among older adults. Despite evidence that falls can be prevented, fall related injuries have not declined over time.
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Fall Patients, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT05260034
- Testing
- FAST Program, Otago Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Fall Injury, Walking, Difficulty
Attentional Focus Instructions and Conscious Movement Processing in Older Adults
This study aims to provide a novel scientific contribution through addressing critical knowledge gaps, examining the effects of attentional focus instructions on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, gait…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Walking, Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady
- Trial name
- NCT05411536
- Testing
- Walking trials
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Injuries
Interdisciplinary Falls Prevention for Seniors
With an aging population, an associated increase in the number of falls and fall injuries, there is a need to examine how health care services, such as home care, can best prevent falls among older people.
- Trial name
- NCT00463658
- Testing
- Falls Prevention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Accidental Falls, Wounds and Injuries
Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders
The aim of this pragmatic cluster-randomized trial is to determine the effectiveness of an evidence-based, patient-centered multifactorial fall injury prevention strategy in community dwelling older adults at risk of falls…
- Trial name
- STRIDE (NCT02475850)
- Testing
- Evidence-based tailored fall prevention, Usual care
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,451 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abdominal Injuries, Physical Abuse
Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
The purpose of the study is to generate pilot data describing test characteristics of contrast enhanced ultrasound in young children with concern for abdominal trauma.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Injuries, Physical Abuse, Accidental Fall, Motor Vehicle Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03473249
- Testing
- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound using Lumason
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Falls Injury, Falls
Potential of Interface Care Models to Deliver More Appropriate Care to Patients With Acute Medical Illness
Every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons. As a result of the changes, the profile and needs of people with medical illnesses have evolved.
- Conditions
- Falls Injury, Falls, Hospitalization in Acute Care, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Trial name
- NCT07536035
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Brain Injury, Vascular, Sequelae
The Effectiveness of Core Stability Exercises
This study assess the effectiveness of core stability exercises performed in subacute phase of stroke. Half of participants will receive conventional physiotherapy, while the other half will receive core stability exercises and…
- Conditions
- Brain Injury, Vascular, Sequelae, Stroke Syndrome, Movement; Disorder, Treatment-Induced
- Trial name
- CORE (NCT03975985)
- Testing
- Core stability exercises (CSE), Conventional Physiotherapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Fall Injury Prevention
Developing a Falls Prediction Tool Using Both Accelerometer and Video Gait Analysis Data in Older Adults
Our group, consisting of academic clinicians and research engineers, seeks to create a database of stability measures (accelerometers, gyroscopes and altitude sensor data) in older adults monitored longitudinally.
- Trial name
- APDM system (NCT04354623)
- Testing
- A 6-minute walk test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Early Rehabilitation After Hip Fracture
The aim of this study is to compare a low versus high intensity physiotherapy early rehabilitation program combined with a low versus high dose vitamin D early rehabilitation program in a randomized controlled trial among elderly…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT00133640
- Testing
- cholecalciferol, Physiotherapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss National Science Foundation
Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury
Usability Validation of Patient Monitoring Device for Pressure Injury Prevention and Fall Detection
This study describes a procedure to collect a subject's position, movement, physiological data and usability information using Masimo's investigational device.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury, Falls Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03121144
- Testing
- Masimo Centroid System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Masimo Corporation
Amputation Stump, Peripheral Vascular Disease With Complications
Comparison Between Postoperative Tubular Dressing and a Vacuum Removable Rigid Dressing After Transtibial Amputation
Comparison of wound healing, edema level, knee range of motion, rate of revision post falls, device application time, time to prosthetic fit, and cost between postoperative soft dressing and a vacuum removable rigid dressing…
- Conditions
- Amputation Stump, Peripheral Vascular Disease With Complications, Edema Leg, Wound Healing Delayed
- Trial name
- EMPAR (NCT03948087)
- Testing
- Vacuum Removable Rigid Dressing (VRRD)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Covenant Health, Canada
Mobility Limitation, Fall Injury
Home-based HIFST for Older Adults to Prevent Functional Decline
After an injury, an older adult may experience changes to how they complete their daily activities and participate in physical activity.
- Conditions
- Mobility Limitation, Fall Injury, Slip and Fall
- Trial name
- NCT05266911
- Testing
- high-intensity functional strength training, Lower extremity stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Specific Phobia
Intervention for Anxiety After Falls
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a brief intervention for disabling anxiety is practical to conduct and beneficial for older adults injured by falls.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Specific Phobia, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT01268657
- Testing
- Education, Relaxation Training, Cognitive Restructuring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Peripheral Nerve Disease, Peripheral Nerve Injury Lower Limb
Effect of Ankle-foot Orthoses on Balance Confidence
The patients at our Prosthetics and Orthotics Outpatient Clinic who have had an ankle-foot orthosis for at least one year will fill in the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC Scale) for wearing the orthosis and for…
- Conditions
- Peripheral Nerve Disease, Peripheral Nerve Injury Lower Limb, Poliomyelitis, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- ABCOGS (NCT04080687)
- Testing
- Ankle-foot orthosis
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia
Drowning, Drowning and Submersion While in Bath-Tub
Using Machine Learning to Optimise the Danish Drowning Formula
The Danish Drowning Formula (DDF) was designed to search the unstructured text fields in the Danish nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record on unrestricted terms with comprehensive search criteria to identify all…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning and Submersion While in Bath-Tub, Drowning and Submersion While in Natural Water, Drowning and Submersion While in Swimming-Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_DDF2 (NCT06310525)
- Testing
- Drowning incident
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Fall Accident, Fall Injury
Simple Fall-Arrest Harness vs. Adjustable Harness
Fall risk increases with age and the fear of falling can significantly impact activity, mobility and future fall risk. Exercise designed specifically to help balance is effective at improving balance and postural control for…
- Conditions
- Fall Accident, Fall Injury, Balancing Interference
- Trial name
- NCT03651297
- Testing
- Balance training with Fall-Arrest harness, Balance training with Adjustable harness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cleveland State University
Fall, Fall Injury
The SafeTrip Study - Step Training to Reduce Falls in Older Adults
Falls in older people are devastating, widespread, costly and increasing in the aging Australian population. Although falls occur in approximately one third of older adults, certain population groups such as the sarcopenic/frail…
- Trial name
- NCT04602858
- Testing
- Reactive Balance Training, Control
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuroscience Research Australia
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Falls With Fracture : Role of Cognitive Disorders and Comparison With Bone Fragility
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive disorders are a risk factor for a fracture after a fall independently of a bone fragility.
- Trial name
- CFC (NCT02292316)
- Testing
- gait and cognitive assessments, blood sample, osteodensitometry
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis
Stop At One Stockholm (SAOS)- Secondary Fracture Prevention Through Active Patient Identification and Staff Education.
This is a study on the effects of education on secondary fracture prevention in primary health care centers (PHCC) and referral from hospitals to these PHCC of patients with recent fragility fractures.
- Conditions
- Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Risk
- Trial name
- SAOS (NCT04565743)
- Testing
- Support on dentification and treatment of patients with high risk of osteoporotic fractures
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Helena Salminen