Clinical trials: Older Adults, Balance
Heart Failure, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Balance, Aerobic Capacity, Mobility and Strength in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure (BAMS-HF) Program
This is a pilot randomized trial of the BAMS-HF (Balance, Aerobic capacity, Mobility and Strength in patients hospitalized for Heart Failure) Program versus usual care.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure, Systolic, Heart Failure, Diastolic
- Trial name
- BAMS-HF (NCT04281849)
- Testing
- BAMS-HF Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Balance; Distorted
Validity Reliability of FrailBESTest in Older Adults
Fraility; It is an age-related biological syndrome. It is characterized by decreased resistance to stressors due to changes in functional reserves and physiological systems.
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Balance; Distorted, Assessment, Self
- Trial name
- NCT04615533
- Testing
- Frail older adults, assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
Activities of Daily Living, Postural Control
Effect of Callisthenic Training on Mobility and ADL Performance in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Patients
Almost 2 to 3 out of every 1000 children have Cerebral palsy in Pakistan.Spastic type of CP is dominant about 75%, diplegia (40%) and hemiplegic are (35.5%).Spastic diplegics have tightness of lower limb more than upper…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Postural Control, Spasticity, Mobility
- Trial name
- NCT06966076
- Testing
- calisthenic training, Conventional physical therapy group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Fall
Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults in Community Settings
Objective: To conduct a comparative efficacy and cost-effectiveness study of an evidence-based fall prevention program-Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB).
- Trial name
- NCT02287740
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, Multimodal Exercise, Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 670 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Older Adults, Balance, Dance
Dance and Blood Flow Restriction as Balance Training for Older Women
Falls are one of the leading causes of hospitalization and mortality among older adults (aged 65+) in Canada. Falls result from postural instability following age-related declines in muscle strength which begin in the 5th decade…
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Balance, Dance, Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training Effects, Telehealth
- Trial name
- NCT07011784
- Testing
- Blood flow restriction in combination with dance classes, Dance classes alone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Concordia University, Montreal
Accidental Falls, Recurrent Falls
Multicomponent Versus Balance Exercise for Older Adults With Recurrent Falls
To compare the short-term effects and 6-month durability of supervised multicomponent exercise, balance exercise alone, and fall-prevention education on balance, strength, walking performance, and health-related quality of life…
- Trial name
- NCT07739173
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise, Balance exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Balikesir University
Balance, Elderly
Applicability of Kinect Sensor® in the Rehabilitation of Balance in the Elderly
Background: Taking into consideration the ongoing inversion of the population pyramid and the limitations and medical conditions, which predispose to episodes of falling among elderly people, the implementation of exercises and…
- Trial name
- AKS (NCT02436837)
- Testing
- sessions with virtual reality
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Healthy Older Adults
Effects of Overload Eccentric and Concentric Resistance Training on the Cost of Walking, Muscle-tendon and Jumping Performance in Healthy Older Individuals
Normal aging leads to a decline in neuromuscular and mobility functions, including a 60% reduction in maximal voluntary force production, a 25% decrease in muscle volume and quality (sarcopenia), and reduced tendon stiffness by…
- Trial name
- EOECORT-COM-JP (NCT06838481)
- Testing
- Concentric overload resistance training, Eccentric overload resistance training, Active Control
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hungarian University of Sports Science
CKD, Renal Insufficiency Chronic
The CPH-MBD Cohort Dietary Substudy - Comparison of Methods for Dietary Registrations
The aim of the study is to assess the association between the calcium and phosphorus balance and the stage of kidney disease measured by creatinine clearence in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4 and 5.
- Conditions
- CKD, Renal Insufficiency Chronic, CKD-MBD - Chronic Kidney Disease Mineral and Bone Disorder, Pre-dialysis
- Trial name
- NCT07312981
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Physical Functional Performance, Physical Education and Training/Methods
Strengthening Children's Coordination and Balance in Everyday Life
The World Health Organization recommends that children and teenagers aged 5 to 17 should be physically active for at least 60 minutes every day.
- Conditions
- Physical Functional Performance, Physical Education and Training/Methods, Postural Balance, Child
- Trial name
- KiKoBal (NCT07597720)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria
Aged 14 to 16, Play Football Regularly
Assessing the Acute Effects of Diagonal Mobilization
Investigating the acute effects of mobilization on these parameters offers innovative insights for the practitioner community and sheds light on the strategy's potential effectiveness in mitigating injury risk.
- Trial name
- Manual Therapy (NCT06719752)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Dizziness, Vestibular Rehabilitation
The Effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy Supported With Virtual Reality in the Elderly Patients With Dizziness
Objective: To investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises supported with virtual reality using virtual glasses technology on dizziness, static and dynamic balance, functional mobility, fear of falling, anxiety…
- Conditions
- Dizziness, Vestibular Rehabilitation, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT03412708
- Testing
- Vestibular Rehabilitation supported with Virtual Reality
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Osteoarthritis
Effects of Therapeutic Exercises in Elderly Women With Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease associated with muscle weakness, arthralgia, rigidity and postural instability. Therapeutic exercise can reduce pain and improve muscle strength and postural balance, however benefits…
- Trial name
- TherExercOA (NCT02560831)
- Testing
- Therapeutic exercise and Pompage, Educational lectures
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
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
Post-Operative Confusion, Long Term Adverse Effects
Depth of Anaesthesia and Long-term Survival: The Balanced Anaesthesia Follow-up Study
Anaesthetic depth and complications after major surgery: an international, randomised controlled trial - The BALANCED trial. In this large, international, randomised controlled trial that enrolled patients aged 60 years and over…
- Conditions
- Post-Operative Confusion, Long Term Adverse Effects, Surgery--Complications, Cognitive Dysfunction, Postoperative
- Trial name
- BALANCEDLT (NCT04965324)
- Testing
- Anaesthesia Depth
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 6,644 people
- Sponsor
- Auckland City Hospital
Elderly Population
Otago Exercises and Otago Exercise Effects on Elderly Population
Study aims to investigate the profound impact of exer gaming on normal aged individuals within our society. Additionally, to compare the effects of exer gaming-based exercises and Otago exercises on crucial aspects such as…
- Trial name
- NCT06190990
- Testing
- Otago Exercise + Exer gaming, exer gaming based programme
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
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
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Impaired Balance in Elderly
Improvement Through Movement - Balance Control and Somatosensory Function in People With Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
This study focuses on improving balance control and somatosensory functions in individuals aged 60 years and older with diabetes mellitus tyoe 2 (DMT2).
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Impaired Balance in Elderly, Somatosensory Disorders, Balance Control in Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT07786194
- Testing
- Balance control and exercise training, Relaxation and exercise training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Elderly, Balance
Effects of Non-immersive Virtual Reality Training Compared to Otago Exercise Program on Balance and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Elderly Population
Falling is a serious concern for the growing elderly population due to age-related decline in physical function, leading to injuries, loss of independence, and a decline in overall well-being.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Balance, Gait, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT06672354
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad