Clinical trials: Falls, Accidental
Accidental Falls
Health in Motion- Interactive Exercises for Safer Mobility
The participants will complete a series of balance assessments with a licensed physical (PT) or occupational therapist (OT) or qualified research assistant (RA) at Blue Marble Game Co or in their respective homes at the start of…
- Trial name
- HiM-O (NCT02475902)
- Testing
- Computer guided home exercise program, Paper guided home exercise program
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blue Marble Rehab Inc
Aging Disorder, Aging Problems
Effects of Footwear Suitability on Functional Performance and Balance in Elderly
Proper footwear serves to protect the foot against external factors. Balance and functional performance are affected by the level of footwear suitability.
- Conditions
- Aging Disorder, Aging Problems, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04151654
- Testing
- Footwear Assessment Score
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Tuba Maden
Aging, Dehydration
The Effect of Fluids Consumption on Balance and Gait Function in Old Adults
Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental RCT study design. Independent old adults(age 65 years old and older) who do not suffer from balance problems willing to participate in the study will…
- Trial name
- NCT01181180
- Testing
- water consumption
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Accidental Falls
Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Population
An educational intervention will be utilized to improve care following guidelines for treating individuals at risk of falling. A survey will be administered to providers pre and post education.
- Trial name
- NCT03614897
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- The Guthrie Clinic
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 at Chicago
Osteoporosis
People With Osteoporosis Can Walk-BEST to Reduce Fall and Fracture Risk
The aim of the Walk BEST study is to provide evidence that it is feasible to implement the technology assisted gait- focused walking program Walk-BEST™ in older adults with osteoporosis, and that this program is acceptable to…
- Trial name
- Walk-BEST (NCT07621679)
- Testing
- Device: Heel2Toe[TM] sensor, Technology-assisted therapeutic walking program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Diabetes
Diabetes, Falls, and Fractures
Comparing severity of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (small and large fibers including autonomic neuroapthy) to postural control and vestibular measurements
- Conditions
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Diabetes, Balance; Distorted, Vestibular Neuropathy
- Trial name
- DIAFALL (NCT05389566)
- Testing
- Quantative Sensory Testing, NCStat-DPN-Check, Composite Autonomic Symptom Score 31
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Falls Prevention Through Physical And Cognitive Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment
This randomised controlled trial aims to determine the effectiveness of combined physical and cognitive training in preventing falls and decreasing risks of falls among community-dwelling older persons with mild cognitive…
- Trial name
- FallsPACT (NCT03167840)
- Testing
- Physical and Cognitive Training, Physical Training, Cognitive training
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fall, Fall Patients
Identifying Risk Factors for Falls in Patients With a High Risk of Fracture Using Connected Insoles (FeetMe Monitor® Device)
The objective of this study is to determine which gait parameters measured at home using e FeetMe® Insoles are associated with a risk for falls in a patient population suffering from osteoporosis and a higher with high risk of…
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Patients, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- FAIR (NCT05155761)
- Testing
- FeetMe® Monitor
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- FeetMe
Accidental Falls
Bedside Assessment of Fall Risk in Emergency Department Elders
The purpose of this study is to assess the risk for falls among elderly Emergency Department (ED) patients.This study will use 2 tests of balance, the Bertec Balance Screening Test and the "Up and Go" test.
- Trial name
- NCT00590746
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey Caterino
Disabilities Physical, Falls
Adapting, Implementing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of HARP for People With Disabilities
The Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP) is an effective fall prevention intervention program which targets home hazard identification/removal.
- Conditions
- Disabilities Physical, Falls, Fall Prevention, Adults
- Trial name
- HARP3 (NCT07033897)
- Testing
- Adapted HARP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Methods to Replicate Stumbles and Slips During Walking
This protocol outlines a study designed to investigate three different methodologies for inducing gait perturbations. Subjects will be divided into two groups: prosthetic users and able-bodied individuals.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07175714
- Testing
- Methodologies to induce gait perturbations
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Osteoporosis
Secondary Prevention of Osteoporosis
The purpose of this study is to develop and implement an evidence based protocol for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures and falls, and to determine how compliance with this intervention improves muscle strength…
- Trial name
- NCT00421343
- Testing
- alendronate with cholecalciferol, calcium carbonate with cholecalciferol, Falls prevention measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Fall, Fall Prevention
Study on the Steps to Avoid Falls in the Elderly
This study focuses on administering home-based exercises which include balance, strength, endurance, and mobility training to pre-frail subjects via one of the 3 intervention arms.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Prevention, Pre- Frail
- Trial name
- SAFETRIP (NCT05207215)
- Testing
- Home Base Exercises
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
Feasibility of High-intensity Functional Exercise With Simultaneous Cognitive Challenge for Older People With Falls Risk
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a high-intensity functional exercise program with simultaneous cognitive challenge (HIFE+cog) among older people at risk of falls.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Postural Balance, Gait, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06774508
- Testing
- HIFE+cog, HIFE
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy
Development and Validation of the FBIndex to Determine the Risk of Falls for Patients With Neuromuscular Disorders
Currently, there are no standardised fall risk scores or guidelines on when to use appropriate assistive gait devices (AGDs) for people with neuromuscular disorders (NMDs).
- Conditions
- Inclusion Body Myositis, Myotonic Dystrophy, Limb-girdle and Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophies, Pompe Disease
- Trial name
- FBIndex (NCT06605612)
- Testing
- FBIndex
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- LMU Klinikum
Healthcare Inequities, Health Intervention
Ethnic Minorities Experiences of Healthcare Intervention
As ethnic diversity in Britain continues to grow, so do the health needs in a society with many different ethnic backgrounds, including the need for personalised healthcare.
- Conditions
- Healthcare Inequities, Health Intervention, Study Focus is Healthcare Interventions and Health Inequalities
- Trial name
- EM (NCT07211698)
- Testing
- Qualitative study - Phase 1, Qualitative study - Phase 2
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Aging
The Short-term Effects of Noninvasive Electrical Brain Stimulation on Dual Tasking in Older Adults
The tDCS \& Dual Tasking study will compare the effects of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) targeting three different cortical regions (as well as sham stimulation) on dual task standing and walking in older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT03191812
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic
The REACTplusNMES Trial: A Double-blinded RCT
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of 6-weeks of reactive balance training (REACT) with and without neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to paretic lower limb muscles on biomechanical, clinical…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Stroke, Cerebrovascular
- Trial name
- REACT+NMES (NCT06127602)
- Testing
- Reactive balance training with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, Reactive balance training without Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
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