Clinical trials: Falls, Accidental
Parkinson Disease, Healthy Aging
Longitudinal Analysis of Gait Variability to Predict Falls in Parkinson's Disease
The broad goal of this research project is to improve the prediction of falls in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) through a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach that includes longitudinal measurements of walking…
- Trial name
- NCT04339543
- Testing
- Cognitive dual-task walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Patient Falls
Falls - Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety
The goal of our project is to prevent patient falls by translating an individual patient's fall risk assessment into a decision support intervention that communicates fall risk status, and creates a tailored evidence-based plan…
- Trial name
- Falls TIPS (NCT00675935)
- Testing
- Fall Prevention Tool Kit prototype using a randomized design
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10,264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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 Chicago
Delirium, Falls
Prophylactic Environmental Management of Delirium
Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome with an acute onset and fluctuating course which is presented in 15 to 20% of patients admitted to general wards.
- Trial name
- MAPDI (NCT01356810)
- Testing
- Environmental Intervention, Standard Care
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
Acromegaly
Acromegaly: Balance, Falls and Fracture Risk
The goal of this observational, cross-sectional study is to study bone quality, joint quality and fall risk in acromegalic patients, compared with healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT05752825
- Testing
- HR-pQCT, DXA scan, Bone microindentation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christian Alexander H Rosendal
Frailty Syndrome
SHIP-AGE: Frailty, Renal Function, and Multi-component Primary Care in Rural Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality among the elderly. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has the largest prevalence of CKD in Germany and Europe.
- Trial name
- MV-FIT (NCT05962203)
- Testing
- Multi-factorial geriatric assessment, monitoring & management systems
- Volunteers
- 820 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Fall
Training- and Cost-effectiveness of an Internet-based Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise Program (iLiFE)
Falls are the second leading cause of unintentional injury and death around the globe. About one in every three older adults falls each year worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT05694494
- Testing
- internet-based Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (iLiFE), upper limb exercise training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Falls Prevention
Vibration Training for Preventing Falls in Healthy Population and Multiple Sclerosis
This study is to investigate the effects of controlled whole-body vibration training on reducing the likelihood of falls among healthy population and people with multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02694666
- Testing
- Controlled whole-body vibration training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Dementia, Falls
A Systems Approach to Falls and Discharge Planning
The aim of this study is to generate knowledge on how to improve care for people living with dementia who are in acute hospital.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Falls, Discharge Planning
- Trial name
- NCT03958994
- Testing
- Qualitative interviews
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Dementia, Accidental Falls
The TACIT Trial: TAi ChI for People With demenTia
This is a three-centre parallel group randomised controlled trial with an embedded process evaluation and intervention pilot phase (details not provided in this summary).
- Trial name
- TACIT (NCT02864056)
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Accidental Falls
Effects of Training on Fall Risk and Balance Performances
Dual task training has been shown to reduce the risk of falls more than single task training. However, there have been no studies which compared the effects of single task training, dual task training and asynchronous cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03189342
- Testing
- Single task training, dual task training, exercise-cognitive activity combined training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Accidental Fall, Visual Impairment
Falls Prevention for Visually Impaired Older People
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an intensive five day falls prevention training programme with a home evaluation and a home exercise programme, compared with a home evaluation and exercise programme alone for…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Visual Impairment, Fall
- Trial name
- NCT04078529
- Testing
- 5 day falls prevention training, Home exercise programme, Environmental Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blind Veterans UK
Fall, Fear of Falling
Optimizing a Technology-based Body and Mind Intervention
Older adults may feel at risk for falling, but do not have a physical risk of falling. On the other hand, some older adults may not feel at risk for falling, but do have a physical risk of falling.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fear of Falling, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05778604
- Testing
- Physio-feedback, Cognitive reframing, Peer-led exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction
Preventing Loss of Independence Through Exercise in Community Living Centers
Approximately 40,000 older Veterans with complex care needs receive long-term care in VA Community Living Centers (CLCs). Many CLC staff have limited specialized training to engage Veterans with dementia.
- Trial name
- PLIE-CLC (NCT06972004)
- Testing
- Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Falls
Polymodal Fall Prediction in Healthy Older Adults: Clinical, Laboratory, and Blood-Based Biomarkers
The goal of this observational study is to identify clinical, laboratory, and biological markers associated with past (and future falls) in healthy older adults aged 65 years and over.
- Trial name
- PrediFall (NCT07804771)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Slb Pharma
Exercise, Frailty
Evaluation of the Walk With Ease Program for Fall Prevention
The study will use a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the potential of incorporating physical therapy exercises (primary prevention strategy) within an evidence-based intervention called Walk with Ease to reduce…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Frailty, Arthritis, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT05693025
- Testing
- Group Exercise, Behavioral Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa State University
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Evaluating Technology-Based Fall Prevention Interventions
Approximately one in three older adults fall annually and it is the primary cause of traumatic injury in older adults. While exercise and balance programs have been shown to be effective in reducing fall risk, maintaining…
- Trial name
- FaCT2 (NCT03190460)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Technology-based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Patient Fall
Intervention to Reduce Falls Incidence
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to prevent falls among the elderly as compared to a brief intervention.
- Trial name
- EPICA (NCT01279525)
- Testing
- multifactorial
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health
Healthy Aging
Fractal-based Gait Training in Older Adults
The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of walking with external visual cues on brain adaptations.
- Trial name
- NCT06507137
- Testing
- Fractal, Isochronous
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
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