Clinical trials: Near-Falls
Fall Risk, Healthy Elderly
Training the Brain with a Robotic Device for Balance Recovery
The research objective of this study is to determine whether an intervention and associated robotic device called "Assisted Movement with Enhanced Sensation (AMES) can be used to enhance balance recovery following an unexpected…
- Trial name
- NCT02765425
- Testing
- AMES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Drowning, Drowning, Near
Patients Treated by the Danish Emergency Medical Services Following Non-drowning Water Rescues From 2016 to 2023
Since 2015, all Danish prehospital EMS have used the nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record (PEMR). In 2023, the investigators developed the Danish Drowning Formula (DDF), a text-search algorithm designed to search the…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning, Near, Submersion, Submersion - Accidental
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT06327893)
- Testing
- Submersion or immersion in liquid
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia
The Emergency Call on Drowning
This study aims to 1) describe patient-, setting-, and dispatcher-related characteristics in drowning-related emergency calls to the Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre (1-1-2 emergency phone) and 2) factors associated with 30-day…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near, Drowning; Asphyxia
- Trial name
- DROWN_CALL (NCT06310486)
- Testing
- Drowning-related OHCA, Drowning-related non-OHCA
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia
Primary or Secondary Drowning
According to WHO's rules, any death certificate must state the underlying cause of death and contributory causes of death may also be stated.
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near, Drowning in Swimming Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_COD (NCT06310499)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Falls, Missteps
Automatic Detection of Falls and Near Falls
The aim of this study is to develop an algorithm to automatically detect falls and near falls, in the elderly and in Parkinson's Disease patients. Subjects will arrive at the investigators' gait laboratory for assessment.
- Trial name
- NCT00948844
- Testing
- Hybrid (3-d accelerometers, and gyroscopes)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Stroke
Screening Diagnosis of Fall Risk After Stroke and Initial Intervention: A fNIRs Study
This is a functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRs) study designed to screen for risk of falls after diagnosis of stroke and initial intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT06062407
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Falls, Orthostatic Hypotension
The Value of Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Blood Pressure Measurements in Estimating Future Fall Risk in Older Adults
The investigators aim to study which measurements/definitions from continuous blood pressures measurements (using a Finometer) and from cerebral oxygenation measurements (using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)) are associated…
- Conditions
- Falls, Orthostatic Hypotension, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
- Trial name
- NIRS-Fall (NCT06714565)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Drowning, Drown
Drowning Incidents Treated by the Danish SAR Helicopters
Improving oxygenation and ventilation in drowning patients early in the field is critical and may be lifesaving. This may be achieved by helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) such as the Danish Air Ambulance, or the Royal…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drown, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near
- Trial name
- DROWN_SAR (NCT06322134)
- Testing
- Drowning incident
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 247 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Sleep
Predict Near Future Initiation of Bed Exit
Presence/absence in bed along with heartbeat, respiration, and gross motion in bed will be measured in 48 Budd Terrace residents, a long-term care facility of Emory Healthcare.
- Trial name
- BEDEXIT (NCT01774708)
- Testing
- Pressure sensitive pad
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlanta VA Medical Center
Drowning, Drown
Drowning Incidents in Danish Harbours
A recent study reported significantly increased mortality from drowning-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Danish harbours compared to other public places (e.g., public pools, coastlines, and lakes).
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drown, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near
- Trial name
- DROWN_HARBOR (NCT06312202)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Dementia, Falls
A Study of Why People With Early Memory Problems Fall or Almost Fall
The purpose of this study is to identify the factors that are associated with falls and near falls in community-dwelling older adults with early-stage dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Falls, Near-Falls
- Trial name
- NCT00434889
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Idiopathic Fallers
Assessment of a New System to Detect, Quantify and Treat Near Falls in Older Adults
The study is aimed to assess a new system for the automatic detection, quantification and treatment of Near Fall (NF) episodes in healthy older adults with a history of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT01668979
- Testing
- new system to detect Near Falls
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Accidental Fall, Aging
Development of the Balance Recovery Falls-Efficacy Scale for the Community-dwelling Older Adults
The first phase of the study aims to study the incidence of near-falls. The second phase will be to develop a scale which operationalize balance recovery confidence in the older adults.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Aging, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT04087551
- Testing
- Developing the list of items for BRFES
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Margaret University
Drowning, Drowning and Submersion While in Bath-Tub
Using Machine Learning to Optimise the Danish Drowning Formula
The Danish Drowning Formula (DDF) was designed to search the unstructured text fields in the Danish nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record on unrestricted terms with comprehensive search criteria to identify all…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning and Submersion While in Bath-Tub, Drowning and Submersion While in Natural Water, Drowning and Submersion While in Swimming-Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_DDF2 (NCT06310525)
- Testing
- Drowning incident
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand