Clinical trials: Falling Injury
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Falls
Healthcare Services for Older People Who Have Fallen With Potential Head Injury
Every year, one in three older people (>65 years old) experience a fall. Older people may have long-term health conditions and take medications that can increase their risk of bleeding (blood thinners).
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Falls, Head Injury
- Trial name
- Anti-HI-Falls (NCT07111871)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Old Age, Fall Injury
Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-related Injuries Associated With Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
This study evaluates the risk for incident falls and fall-related injuries at the onset of neurocognitive disorders in older adults participating in the Canadian Longitudinal Study
- Conditions
- Old Age, Fall Injury, Neurocognitive Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03978650
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Fall Injury, Age Problem
CatchU: A Quantitative Multisensory Falls-Assessment Study
The ability to successfully integrate information across sensory systems is a vital aspect of functioning in the real world. To date, only a few studies have investigated the clinical translational value of multisensory…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Age Problem, Well Aging, Sensory Disorders
- Trial name
- CatchU (NCT05544760)
- Testing
- CatchU Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fractures, Bone, Patient Fall
Bone Strength and Physical Activity in Patients With a Recent Clinical Fracture
The risk for a subsequent fracture is significantly higher in patients presenting with a fracture compared to individuals without a previous fracture and is highest within the first 2 years after the initial fracture.
- Conditions
- Fractures, Bone, Patient Fall, Osteoporosis, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05138640
- Testing
- Not applicable. The study is designed as an observational cohort study
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Joop P.W. van den Bergh
Accidental Falls
Safe-Grip Fall/Injuries Intervention: A Randomized Trial
Falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries in the United States and the second leading cause of all unintentional injury deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT00013078
- Testing
- Physical restoration intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Type 2 Diabetes
Study to Weigh the Effect of Exercise Training on BONE (SWEET-BONE) Quality and Strength in Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with increased fracture risk despite normal to increased bone mass, thus suggesting poor bone quality.
- Trial name
- SWEET-BONE (NCT02421393)
- Testing
- supervised exercise training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Metabolic Fitness Association, Italy
Falls Injury
Frequent Fallers' Experiences of an Adapted Walking Frame, Designed to Reduce the Walking Aid's Associated Falls Risk
For some patients with mobility issues, a walking frame (commonly known as a zimmer frame - trademark of Zimmer Holdings), is provided to keep them on their feet and help them remain more independent in their home and when out…
- Trial name
- Walker (NCT03419845)
- Testing
- Step Right Buddy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS
Osteoporosis Fracture
Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention With Multiple Interventions in the Metropolitan Area
OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of 3 exercise interventions on sarcopenic indices among community-dwelling older adults with high osteoporotic fracture risks.
- Trial name
- NCT02483286
- Testing
- ICG, MTG, XBG
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hip Injuries, Fractures, Hip
Mitigation of Major Hip Injury Due to Fall With a Smart Belt
Multi-center, comparative, non-significant risk adaptive study with retrospective controls. After providing informed consent and being screened for eligibility, intervention subjects will be prescribed and provided an…
- Conditions
- Hip Injuries, Fractures, Hip, Fall Injury, Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05245097
- Testing
- Tango Belt, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 471 people
- Sponsor
- ActiveProtective Technologies, Inc
Multiple Sclerosis, Vertigo
Gaze and Postural Stability in Multiple Sclerosis
In order to provide information that will improve therapy, the goals of this project are to determine if persons with MS with complaints of dizziness and at risk for falls can improve their balance and vision stability as a…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Vertigo, Dizziness, Falls Injury
- Trial name
- GPS (NCT03521557)
- Testing
- Gaze and Postural Stability, Standard Care Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Fall, Head Injury Trauma
The Emergency Department Falls Study
This is a pilot study to evaluate clinical predictors of intracranial bleeding in elderly patients who present to the emergency department (ED) after a fall.
- Conditions
- Fall, Head Injury Trauma, Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Trial name
- FALLS (NCT03870867)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,753 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Hip Fracture
Hip Protector for Prevention of Hip Fracture
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the investigators PSU hip protector for prevention of fracture in elderly.The eligible patients include those with previous diagnosed as unilateral hip fracture.
- Trial name
- NCT01017341
- Testing
- PSU hip protector
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
Fall Injury, Postural; Defect
Conscious Movement Processing, Postural Stability and Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults
This study aims to address critical knowledge gaps by investigating the effects of trait conscious movement processing propensity on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, postural stability, and muscle…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Postural; Defect, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- NCT05630911
- Testing
- Standing tasks with different task difficulty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Limb Injury
Improved Training Program for Fall Prevention of War Fighters
This study will train War Fighters with lower extremity trauma to decrease fall risk.
- Trial name
- RapidRehab (NCT03446131)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Lower Extremity Weakness Distal, Distorted; Balance
Assessment and Referral Versus Exercise in Primary Prevention of Falls: PA Healthy Steps Program
Older adults at high risk of falls will complete the PA Healthy Steps program. This program will be implemented by research staff who will follow the training manual and implement the program as it was designed to assess the…
- Trial name
- NCT01552551
- Testing
- Assessment and education, Healthy Steps with Falls Case Management, Healthy Steps in Motion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Falls
No More Falls Injury Prevention Study
A randomized controlled multi-component fall prevention study for older adults. The study integrates fall prevention into an existing community-based public health program for older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00164632
- Testing
- counselling, exercise, referrals (behavior)
- Volunteers
- 552 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Fractures, Bone, Serious Fall-related Injuries
Working to Increase Stability Through Exercise
The investigators propose a 36-month multi-center randomized effectiveness trial to compare the impact of an Enhanced Usual Care (Control) intervention, with Exercise Coaching (Exercise), on Serious Fall-Related Injuries (SFI) in…
- Trial name
- WISE (NCT02714257)
- Testing
- Enhanced Usual Care plus Exercise Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Accidental Fall, Fall
Remote Monitoring and Analysis of Gait and Falls Within an Elderly Population
The investigators aim to do this initial pilot study as an observational prospective cohort study, evaluating elderly patients who have capacity in National Health Service (NHS) rehabilitation and community hospitals.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Fall, Fall Injury, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- 4279 (NCT03680014)
- Testing
- CUSH
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CUSH Health Ltd.
Fall, Fall Injury
FRIDs and Fall Risk Among Older Adults
The European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) Task and Finish Group published a consensus paper on fall-risk increasing drugs. However, the group did not reach consensus on 17 medication classes as potential FRIDs.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Injury, Aging, Aged
- Trial name
- NCT05169476
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Fracture
Post-Stroke Osteopathy
The sudden biomechanical inactivation, direct neuro-humoral effects and sustained systemic stress reaction, which commonly occur after stroke or TIA, all may be of relevance in triggering alterations in bone metabolism and…
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Fracture, Fall
- Trial name
- NCT04845269
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- VASCage GmbH