Clinical trials: Older Adults, Balance
Fear of Falling
Dual-Task vs. Multicomponent Exercise in Institutionalized Seniors
The aging global population faces a major public health challenge regarding the growing number of older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- DT-Fall (NCT07427225)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program, Dual-Task Exercise Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Exercise, Frailty
Evaluation of the Walk With Ease Program for Fall Prevention
The study will use a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the potential of incorporating physical therapy exercises (primary prevention strategy) within an evidence-based intervention called Walk with Ease to reduce…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Frailty, Arthritis, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT05693025
- Testing
- Group Exercise, Behavioral Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa State University
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
Congenital Heart Disease in Children
Impact on the Nitrogen Balance, Autonomy, Safety and Tolerance of Enteral Diets Made of With Nutrilon Without Lactose® Fortified by Concentration Versus by Maltodextrin and Oil Supplementation,After Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease, in Infants.
An adequate nutritional support after a cardiac surgery enhances the morbidity and mortality. After a cardiac surgery, the energy expenditure is estimated to be around 55 kcal/kg/d.
- Trial name
- DIETCHIRCARD (NCT03136900)
- Testing
- Nutrilon without lactose® fortified by concentration, Nutrilon without lactose® fortified by Maltodextrin and oil supplementation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital
Postural Control, Postural Balance
Effects of Sensory Integration Training on Static Standing Balance in Older Adults
Balance impairment is a common problem among adults aged 60 years and older due to age-related decline in the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems.
- Conditions
- Postural Control, Postural Balance, Balance Training
- Trial name
- NCT07717034
- Testing
- sensory integration training with conventional balance training, conventional balance training
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Risk of Falling in the Elderly
Fall Risk Assessment With an Innovative Device for Quantifying Gait and Static Balance in Geriatric Consultation
The main objective of this monocentric, non-randomized, prospective study was to evaluate the predictive capacity of a balance score based on spatio-temporal parameters of postural balance.
- Trial name
- PARACHUTE (NCT06535477)
- Testing
- Fall risk assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Balance Assessment, Postural Balance
Development of a Static Balance Assessment Tool for High-Functioning Older Adults (KSVGH25-CT3-09)
This single-center interventional study aims to develop and validate a static balance assessment tool tailored for high-functioning older adults.
- Conditions
- Balance Assessment, Postural Balance, Older Adults, Balance
- Trial name
- KSVGH25-CT3-09 (NCT07300592)
- Testing
- Static Balance Assessment Protocol
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jia-Ling Hong
Sarcopenia, Muscle Weakness
Foot Core Exercise Program on Balance Control and Walking in Aged Sarcopenia
In modern society with an increasing aging population, recent literature has defined sarcopenia as a significant reduced mass and function of skeletal muscle with physical limitations due to aging.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Muscle Weakness, Walking, Difficulty, Balance Control
- Trial name
- NCT05750888
- Testing
- integrated exercise therapy with 3D printing exerciser for training intrinsic foot muscles, regular exercises for the elderly
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Accidental Fall
Merging Attentional Focus and Balance Training to Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults
Approximately 15 million older adults fall every year in the United States and fall prevention programs have only been moderately successful in arresting fall rates.
- Trial name
- NCT03776201
- Testing
- Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Aging, Fall Injury Prevention
Older Adult Traditional Balance Training vs Traditional Balance Training Plus Neck Strengthening
This study promotes greater understanding of factors impacting balance and how neck strength alters specific aspects of impaired balance.
- Conditions
- Aging, Fall Injury Prevention, At Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07503899
- Testing
- Neck Strengthening Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Older Adults
Effects of Home-based Lower Extremity Muscle Power Training on Functional Muscle and Balance Performance in Older Adults
Background: Muscle power, defined as the rate at which muscular force is generated to produce movement, declines more rapidly with age than muscle strength.
- Trial name
- NCT06901700
- Testing
- Experimental Group, control group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effect of Resistance Training Associated With Whole-Body Vibration in Diabetes
Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is an important health condition of the population and its prevalence continues to grow due to population aging, economic development and urbanization.
- Trial name
- NCT03443986
- Testing
- Resistance training associated with vibration
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Anesthesia, Hip Osteoarthritis
The Assessments of the Postoperative Recovery on Elderly Patients Received General Anesthesia or Peripheral Nerve Blocks
Postoperative recovery is always worrisome to the elder patients undergoing Total Hip Replacement (THR). Peripheral Nerve Blocks (PNBs), lumbar plexus block combined with sciatic nerve blocks, may be alterative anaesthesia style…
- Trial name
- NCT01782612
- Testing
- Multimodal analgesic techniques, Total uni-Hip Replacement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Junle Liu
ELDERLY PEOPLE, Fall Prevention
Gamified Digital Balance Assessment for Older Adults in Community Settings: Development, Validation, and User Experience Evaluation in a Mixed Methods Study
The study was conducted in two sequential phases to evaluate the reliability and user experience of a GBDA tailored for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- ELDERLY PEOPLE, Fall Prevention, Digital Health
- Trial name
- NCT06958653
- Testing
- Brief-BESTest assessment, Digital balance assessment tool, Gamified Digital Balance Assessment (GDBA)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Aging
The Effect of a Novel Dual-Task Exercise Program for Balance, Mobility and Cognition in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Goal: The development of a Treadmill Rehabilitation Platform (TRP) for task-orientated rehabilitation that provides an adapted, blended approach among older adults with balance, mobility, and cognitive impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT01940055
- Testing
- Dual task treadmill walking exercise program, Dual task recumbent cycling exercise program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Dementia
Effects of Balance Training in Older Adults With Dementia
Purpose -To investigate whether older adults with dementia who have balance and gait problems can improve their balance and gait function after an individualized 4-week tasks-oriented balance training with sensory manipulation.
- Trial name
- NCT02073318
- Testing
- Task-oriented balance training, Upper extremities exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Fall, Balance Disorders
Otago Exercises, Square Stepping Exercises, Elderly, Fear of Falling
The study was conducted to investigate the effects of Otago Exercise Training and Square Stepping Exercise Training on balance and fear of falling in geriarthric individuals and the superiority of the two exercise training for…
- Trial name
- NCT06390813
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Training, Square Stepping Exercise Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
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
Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing
Early Time-Restricted Eating Combined With Exercise in Older Adults
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of Early Time-Restricted Eating (eTRE) combined with a multicomponent exercise program on bone health, physical function, and fall risk in healthy older adults.
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing, Aging, Time Restricted Eating
- Trial name
- NCT07695961
- Testing
- Early Time-Restricted Eating (eTRE)+Exercise Intervention
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manouba
Virtual Reality
The Effects of VR Interactive Games on Balance and Quality of Life Enhancement for Elderly in the Community
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effectiveness of the incorporating VR interactive games into exercise courses of the elderly in the community.The main questions It aims to answer are: can It improve their…
- Trial name
- NCT06539065
- Testing
- VR interactive games
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University