Clinical trials: Gait, Unsteady
Hip Fractures, Gait, Unsteady
Comparison of Sliding Hip Screw to Intra Medullary Nailing in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture
Shortening of the abductor lever arm is a particular concern with the SHS, and the resultant biomechanical alterations may impair gait, including decreased cadence, gait speed and increased double support time on the injured…
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Gait, Unsteady, Function
- Trial name
- NCT03906032
- Testing
- TFNA IM Nail, Sliding hip screw
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Waterford
Postural Imbalance, Gait, Unsteady
A Device for Screening of Fall Risk in the Elderly
This study evaluates the screening accuracy of a device (OAK) in assessing fall risk in the elderly, compared to the assessment provided by the Algorithm for Fall Risk Assessment of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
- Trial name
- NCT02655796
- Testing
- OAK
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Sarcopenia, Fall
Empirical Mode Decomposition and Decision Tree in Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is quickly becoming a major global public health issue. Falls are the leading cause of mortality among the elderly, and they must be addressed.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Fall, Gait, Unsteady, Balance; Distorted
- Trial name
- NCT05396404
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Accidental Falls, Gait, Unsteady
Operability and Implementation of a Patient Motion Monitoring System Using Wireless Body Worn Sensors
In this observational study, a motion monitoring system including body-worn sensors, communication portals, data capture system, and algorithms will be tested with geriatric patients in Garrison Geriatric Education and Care…
- Trial name
- GFD1 (NCT02272933)
- Testing
- Smart Slipper, Belt-Clip Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Postural; Defect
Investigation of Arm Swings Characteristics in Patient With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
The former aim of this study is to determine whether the arm swings change in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) according to healthy subjects.
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Postural; Defect, Gait, Unsteady, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- NCT05746702
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Aging Well, Aging Problems
Aquatic Exercise for Cognition and Mobility in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an aquatic exercise program on cognition and physical function of older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging Well, Aging Problems, Cognitive Change, Gait, Unsteady
- Trial name
- NCT05501249
- Testing
- Aquatic Integrated Cognitive Motor Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emily Dunlap
Gait, Unsteady
Restoring Central Motor Control Extension
Motor skill training therapy aims to improve the brain's control of walking and can improve clinic-based measures of walking in older adults.
- Trial name
- PRIMA-NIRS (NCT04302831)
- Testing
- Strength training, Endurance training, Flexibility training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Accidental Falls, Muscle Weakness
The Effects of a Walking Program on Balance, Falls and Well Being in Individuals Residing in Long-term Care
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a regular walking program (which inevitably involves human interaction) compared to a usual care condition and to a human interaction condition (without the extra…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Muscle Weakness, Gait, Unsteady, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01277809
- Testing
- Interpersonal Interaction, Walking Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Menopause, Gait, Unsteady
Effects of Strength Training on the Gait and Pelvic Floor in Menopausal Women
The overall objective will be to observe whether a strength and balance training intervention produces significant changes in the analysis of double stance phase movement during gait, the analysis of coxofemoral, tibial and…
- Conditions
- Menopause, Gait, Unsteady, Pelvic Floor Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07824947
- Testing
- Strength training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alcala
Fall Injury, Walking, Difficulty
Attentional Focus Instructions and Conscious Movement Processing in Older Adults
This study aims to provide a novel scientific contribution through addressing critical knowledge gaps, examining the effects of attentional focus instructions on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, gait…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Walking, Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady
- Trial name
- NCT05411536
- Testing
- Walking trials
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Balance; Distorted
Can Early Initiation of Rehabilitation With Wearable Sensor Technology Improve Outcomes in mTBI?
Every year 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States and of these, 84 % are considered mild TBI (mTBI).
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Balance; Distorted, Gait, Unsteady, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03479541
- Testing
- Timing of Rehabilitation, Biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Parkinson Disease, Bone Loss
Bone Mineral Density Changes Among Clinical Subtypes of Parkinson's Disease
The bone loss in Parkinson's disease (PD) emerges as a non-motor symptom with motor and non-motor outcomes, such as fracture and musculoskeletal pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03806517
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Fall, Gait, Unsteady
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Unsteady Gait in Older Adults (StimGait)
Walking is a complex and continuous task that entails repetitive motions of the body. Relatively high gait variability sensitively predicts falls and cognitive decline in older adults.
- Conditions
- Fall, Gait, Unsteady, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT06008431
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (active)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Gait, Unsteady
Virtual Reality Training for Walking Improvement in the Elderly
Safe walking needs the older adult to anticipate and respond quickly to external demands and sudden environmental changes. The practice of complex and challenging situations of the usual daily walking is very important to prevent…
- Trial name
- NCT05623462
- Testing
- The C-Mill virtual reality treadmill, Conventional Physical Therapy Program
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umm Al-Qura University
Child, Only, Gait, Unsteady
Variation of Spatiotemporal Parameters in School Children Carrying Different Backpack Loads
Backpacks (BP) represent the method most used by students to transport external cargo. Previous studies cite that between 4.7% and 38% of children carry daily BP loads greater than 20% of their body mass.
- Trial name
- SCBP (NCT03839836)
- Testing
- Backpack child's body weight
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 231 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady
The Sensorimotor Locus of Balance Control in Elderly Gait
The aging population is at an exceptionally high risk of debilitating falls, contributing significantly to reduced independence and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady, Fall, Position Sense Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03341728
- Testing
- Optical flow perturbations, Normal walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH), Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Unsteady Gait in Older People May be a Common and Treatable Neurological Disease Associated With Increased Mortality
We live in an aging population and a third of the older population has a gait disorder that may cause institutionalization, and increased mortality.
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH), Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Gait Disorders in Old Age
- Trial name
- VESPR2 (NCT07137403)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Gait, Unsteady
Home-based Motor Imagery for Gait Stability in Older Adults. A Cross-over Feasibility Study. (MIGS-F)
Gait stability is reduced as early as from age 40 to 50. Gait stability can be improved in patients with neurological diseases or in healthy elderly persons with exercises.
- Trial name
- MIGS-F (NCT02693756)
- Testing
- Motor imagery
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
Fall, Aging
Study of Static and Dynamic Posturographic Elements Predictive of Falls in the Institutionalized Elderly
A fall in the elderly is defined by the WHO as "an event in which a person [over 65 years of age] inadvertently falls to a lower level on the ground or other surface than they were previously at".
- Conditions
- Fall, Aging, Gait, Unsteady, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- POSTADYCHUTE (NCT05171036)
- Testing
- Adapted Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Borelli UMR 9010
Gait, Unsteady
Task Specific Timing and Coordination Exercise to Improve Mobility in Older Adults: Program to Improve Mobility in Aging
This randomized clinical trial targets 248 community-dwelling older adults with impaired mobility (i.e. walking slowly; gait speed < 1.20 m/s).
- Trial name
- PRIMA (NCT02663778)
- Testing
- Strength training, Endurance training, Flexibility training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 353 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh