Clinical trials: Falling Risk
Falls, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
Risk of Falling After CFNB Versus ACB
Blocking sensation from the femoral nerve by injecting local anesthetic around the nerve plays an important role in pain control after total knee replacement.
- Conditions
- Falls, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT02314832
- Testing
- adductor canal block, femoral nerve block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Risk of Falling in the Elderly
The Effect of Nurse-led Transtheoretical Model-Based Video Exercise Trainings on Fall Risk to Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of video exercise trainings based on transtheoretic model given to elderly individuals living in nursing homes under the leadership of nurses on the risk of falling in elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT05655871
- Testing
- Transtheoretic Model Based Video Exercise Training, Standard Maintenance Practice
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Kastamonu University
Risk of Falling in the Elderly
Fall Risk Assessment With an Innovative Device for Quantifying Gait and Static Balance in Geriatric Consultation
The main objective of this monocentric, non-randomized, prospective study was to evaluate the predictive capacity of a balance score based on spatio-temporal parameters of postural balance.
- Trial name
- PARACHUTE (NCT06535477)
- Testing
- Fall risk assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Stroke
Vestibular Training on Community Ambulation and Fall Risk in Stroke
Nearly half of individuals with stroke experience limitations in community ambulation, and 35.7% of community-dwelling stroke survivors experienced falls while walking, indicating that falls are common during routine daily…
- Trial name
- NCT07494500
- Testing
- Vestibular training, Conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Accidental Falls
Research Into Risk Factors for Hospitalization Following a Fall in Older Patients
Every year, a considerable number of older people fall, with a variety of consequences. These falls can lead to hospitalization, with consequent adverse effects on these people, as well as a significant cost to society.
- Trial name
- FDR-HPC (NCT06493201)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Accidental Falls
FallSensing, a Multifactorial Screening Tool for Fall-risk in Community-dwelling Adults Aged 50 Years or Over
FallSensing screening tool is a technological solution for fall risk screening, including a software, a pressure platform and two inertial sensors.
- Trial name
- NCT03619200
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- Anabela Correia Martins
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Accidental Falls
Effect of Otago vs. Sensorimotor Training on Balance and Fall Risk in People With Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the Otago Exercise Program versus Sensorimotor Training on dynamic postural stability and risk of fall in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07854496
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Sensorimotor Training
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Fall Risk
Development of an Acceleration Based Fall Risk Detector
Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics.
- Trial name
- field (NCT00767429)
- Testing
- fall risk detector
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Falls
Assessing Patient Care Through Routine Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are assessments of health status or health-related quality of life. The EuroQol-5D (EQ5D) is an example of a generic instrument to assess health-related quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01008579
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
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
Aged, Asymptomatic Condition
Classification of the Sagittal Profile of the Spine in Asymptomatic Elderly Subjects
Principal aim The main purpose of the study is to describe the distribution of the sagittal profile in elderly subjects in order to bridge the gap present in this type of screening, evaluated in the literature for adults only…
- Trial name
- EOS60 (NCT03237039)
- Testing
- X-ray examination, fall-risk assessment, gait cycle analysis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Accidental Fall
Merging Attentional Focus and Balance Training to Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults
Approximately 15 million older adults fall every year in the United States and fall prevention programs have only been moderately successful in arresting fall rates.
- Trial name
- NCT03776201
- Testing
- Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Aging, Fall Injury Prevention
Older Adult Traditional Balance Training vs Traditional Balance Training Plus Neck Strengthening
This study promotes greater understanding of factors impacting balance and how neck strength alters specific aspects of impaired balance.
- Conditions
- Aging, Fall Injury Prevention, At Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07503899
- Testing
- Neck Strengthening Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Geriatrics, Exercise Therapy
Comparison of Neuromuscular and Aquatic Exercise Programs on Fall Risk and Physical Function in Geriatrics
Objective: The aim of this study is to compare neuromuscular and aquatic Exercise programs on fall risk and physical function in geriatrics.
- Conditions
- Geriatrics, Exercise Therapy, Fall, Physical Functional Performance
- Trial name
- NE-AEinGR (NCT06300281)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Exercise, Aquatic Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
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
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
Parkinson Disease
The Effect of Eye Exercises in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease is commonly associated with impaired gait, postural instability, reduced physical function, and increased concern about falling, all of which contribute substantially to disability and reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07525973
- Testing
- Supervised In-Center Eye Exercises
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Pardis Specialized Wellness Institute
Fall Prevention, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Validation of the Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) Questionnaire to Assess the Risk of Falls in People Aged 60 or Over.
This single-centre, cross-sectional diagnostic study will determine whether the new self-completed Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) questionnaire can classify fall-risk level (low, moderate, high) in adults ≥ 60…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT06961812)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam, Safe Self-Administered Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Cognitive Impairment, High Fall Risk
Fall Prevention in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Falls represent the leading cause of hospitalization, nursing home admissions, disability and mortality for older adults with annual healthcare costs over $50 billion.
- Trial name
- NEUROFALL (NCT07507812)
- Testing
- Virtual Neurophysiological Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hypogonadism, Pre-frail Seniors
Effects of Transdermal Testosterone and/or Monthly Vitamin D on Fall Risk in Pre--frail Hypogonadal Seniors
The overall purpose of this study is to test the individual and combined effect of transdermal testosterone and/or Vitamin D in reducing fall risk and improve function in pre-frail hypogonadal senior men.
- Trial name
- T&D (NCT02419105)
- Testing
- Testosterone, Colecalciferol
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich