Clinical trials: Falls, Accidental
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
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
Sleep
SleepSure: A Trial to Assess the Effects of Eye Masks and Earplugs on Hospital Inpatient Sleep
The aim of this study is to determine whether routinely providing patients admitted to hospital with two devices to help sleep - ear plugs, and an eyeshade - leads to patients having a better quality of sleep and/or longer, more…
- Trial name
- NCT02732912
- Testing
- Ear plugs, Eye Mask, Zopiclone
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Orthostatic Hypotension, Parkinson's Disease
A Two Part Study (306A/306B) to Assess Droxidopa in Treatment of NOH in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
This is a study to evaluate the effects of an investigational drug, Droxidopa, in participants with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (NOH), associated with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- 306A/306B (NCT01176240)
- Testing
- Droxidopa
- Where
- 60 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Chelsea Therapeutics
Arthritis
Aquatic Exercise and Efficacy Enhancement to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Adults With Hip Osteoarthritis
The objective of this project is to determine the effect of aquatic exercise and aquatic exercise combined with an education program on decreasing fall risk in older adults with hip osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00289458
- Testing
- exercise, 2, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Stroke
Strength, Flexibility, And Balance Therapy After Stroke
Approximately 780,000 people suffer a stroke annually in the United States; 200,000 are recurrent strokes. The 17,000 veterans who suffer a stroke yearly are at great risk for a second stroke and therefore should be targeted for…
- Trial name
- HEALTHY (NCT01109602)
- Testing
- Yoga focused on strength, flexibility, and balance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Falls
Intervention to Enhance Lateral Balance Function and Prevent Falls in Aging
Falls and their consequences are among the major problems in the medical care of older individuals. The long-term goal of this research is to establish the efficacy of a scientifically grounded and mechanism-based therapeutic…
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT01370174)
- Testing
- Physical Training Interventions
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Accidental Fall
Effects of Task-Specific Step Training on Reactive Balance
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a novel and pragmatic (i.e., not requiring specialized equipment) task-specific step training regimen that aims to improve reactive balance after tripping.
- Trial name
- NCT05734443
- Testing
- step training, treadmill training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Falls, Fall Injury
Electronic Strategies for Tailored Exercise to Prevent FallS
The objectives of this proposal are to evaluate the eSTEPS CDS (eSTEPS) in a cluster randomized controlled trial. The intervention includes the following: 1) A machine learning-based fall injury risk screening algorithm to…
- Conditions
- Falls, Fall Injury, Exercise Self-Efficacy, Falls Self-Efficacy
- Trial name
- eSTEPS (NCT04993781)
- Testing
- eSTEPS CDS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11,945 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Amputation, Elderly
Falls in Older Persons With Limb Loss
Lower limb prosthesis users are known to be at a substantially increased fall risk compared to able-bodied individuals. The interaction between increased fall risk, reduced balance confidence and high prevalence of a fear of…
- Trial name
- FOPLL (NCT03670004)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease
Varenicline for Gait and Balance Impairment in Parkinson Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if varenicline is effective in improving gait and balance impairment in patients with Parkinson disease.
- Trial name
- Chantix-PD (NCT01341080)
- Testing
- Varenicline, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Amputation
Upper Limb Loss Perturbation Response
Recent investigations have suggested that persons with upper limb loss experience a high prevalence of falls with a quarter of reported falls resulting from a trip.
- Trial name
- NCT04274218
- Testing
- Perturbation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging
Longitudinal Outcome in a Veterans Geriatric Multifactorial Falls Assessment Clinic
Objective To reduce subsequent falls following Multifactorial Falls Assessment Design: Prospective Case Control Population: Frail elderly Veteran outpatient population referred for falls assessment Methods: Prospective controlled…
- Trial name
- NCT02356211
- Testing
- Multifactorial Falls Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Powers, James S., M.D.
Gait Disorders
ActiveStep Comparative Effectiveness Trial
The investigators are conducting a multi-center randomized prospective trial comparing a standard physical therapy gait and balance program with a gait and balance program that includes the ActiveStep™ treadmill.
- Trial name
- RACE (NCT01006967)
- Testing
- ActiveStep Treadmill, Physical Therapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- Jon D. Lurie
Neuromuscular Function
Vitamin D Supplementation and Muscle Function in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to see if vitamin D supplementation improves muscle function in older adults.
- Trial name
- EVIDENCE (NCT02015611)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Accidental Falls
Characterizing Wheelchair-Related Falls in Elderly Veterans
The purpose of this study is to find out about the risk factors for wheelchair-related falls among elderly veterans, and to find out about the costs and consequences of those falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00363246
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 766 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Accidental Falls, Aging
tDCS in Elderly Fallers Study
The objective of this study is to determine if a four-week, 20-session intervention of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), as compared to sham intervention, improves dual task standing and walking performance (Aim 1)…
- Trial name
- NCT03814304
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Accidental Falls
Playware Technology for Balance Training
This study evaluates the use of Playware technology for balance training. Falling among elder is a costly problem. Research shows that training can help prevent falls.
- Trial name
- IMT (NCT02496702)
- Testing
- Training on Interactive Modulare Tiles
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Denmark
Slipping and Falls
Mechanisms of Fall Resistance to Diverse Slipping Conditions
Falls are the leading source of injury for all ages, and for older adults are the primary cause of injury related death. Loss of foot to ground traction accounts for 25-40% of falls, typically referred to as a slip.
- Trial name
- NCT03758040
- Testing
- Slips on Turns, Slips on Slopes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska