Clinical trials: Older Adults At Risk of Falling
Intelligent Video Surveillance, Fall
Superiority of Intelligent Video Surveillance + Telealarm Over Telealarm Alone in Elderly People at Risk of Falling
Maintaining the elderly at home and preventing them from falling are major public health issues. The vast majority of elderly people wish to remain at home.
- Conditions
- Intelligent Video Surveillance, Fall, Home, Frail Elderly Person
- Trial name
- VIGIALARM (NCT05875038)
- Testing
- video system, Tele-alarm
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 395 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis
Stop At One Stockholm (SAOS)- Secondary Fracture Prevention Through Active Patient Identification and Staff Education.
This is a study on the effects of education on secondary fracture prevention in primary health care centers (PHCC) and referral from hospitals to these PHCC of patients with recent fragility fractures.
- Conditions
- Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Risk
- Trial name
- SAOS (NCT04565743)
- Testing
- Support on dentification and treatment of patients with high risk of osteoporotic fractures
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Helena Salminen
Elderly
Risk Factors for Falls After Intervention of the Urgent Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) in the Elderly Person at Home
In this project, the investigators are interested in a particular population, that of elderly subjects who used the SAMU after a fall and who are not hospitalized or are hospitalized less than 24 hours.
- Trial name
- RISING-DOM (NCT04132544)
- Testing
- standardized gerontological evaluation (EGS), Proposal for a personalized intervention plan (PIP), Follow-up
- Where
- 12 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 952 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Frailty, Fall
Nicotinamide Supplementation Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults at Risk of Falls
Falls are unplanned events resulting in contact with a lower surface. They are common in older adults, affecting one in three individuals over 65 years old.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Fall, Frailty Syndrome, Falls
- Trial name
- NICE-FIT (NCT06465602)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Accidental Falls
Advances in Group-based Falls Rehabilitation
This study's main aim is to compare the effect of a modified FaME vs. a multisensory balance exercise programme on falls risk, balance confidence and quality of life in older adults who fall or at risk of falling when implemented…
- Trial name
- NCT02696668
- Testing
- modified FaME, Multisensory
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Balance Impairment, Sarcopenia in Elderly
Multicomponent Exercise and Frailty in Nursing Home Residents
Frailty is common among older adults living in nursing homes and increases the risk of falls, disability, and loss of independence.
- Conditions
- Balance Impairment, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Frailty at Older Adults, Functional Decline
- Trial name
- BASE-Frail (NCT07686146)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program (BASE), Usual Care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Escoles Universitaries Gimbernat
Fall, Frailty
Combined Exercise and Cognitive Stimulation for Falls Prevention
Randomized clinical trial of 310 older adults over 75 years old recruited from the Falls Units of Geriatric Departments in 4 three University Hospitals in Spain (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Albacete and Barcelona).
- Conditions
- Fall, Frailty, Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Exercise
- Trial name
- Vivifrailcogn (NCT04911179)
- Testing
- Vivfrail-Cog combined multicomponent physical exercise and cognitive stimulation.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Hip Injuries, Fractures, Hip
Mitigation of Major Hip Injury Due to Fall With a Smart Belt
Multi-center, comparative, non-significant risk adaptive study with retrospective controls. After providing informed consent and being screened for eligibility, intervention subjects will be prescribed and provided an…
- Conditions
- Hip Injuries, Fractures, Hip, Fall Injury, Fall Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05245097
- Testing
- Tango Belt, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 471 people
- Sponsor
- ActiveProtective Technologies, Inc
Accidental Falls, Elderly
Evaluation of a Fall Detection Device in Isolated Elderly
The objective of this study is to evaluate the evolution 6 months after a fall occurring at home in people over 75 equipped or non-equipped with a precocious detection device.
- Trial name
- VIGI91 (NCT01422252)
- Testing
- Vigi'Fall®
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Falls in the Elderly
Evaluating the Impact of "CHUT OTONOM®" Footwear on the Spatio-temporal Parameters of Walking and the Risk of Falls in Elderly People at High Risk of Falling.
Footwear is one of the extrinsic factors that can cause falls in older adults. Indeed, ill-fitting or worn shoes or slippers that do not support the foot properly, have slippery soles or high heels can contribute to falls.
- Trial name
- CHAUSS-THERA (NCT07366424)
- Testing
- "CHUT OTONOM®" shoes from Innothera Laboratories
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Fall Patients
Clinical and Medico-economic Evaluation of the Cohort "People at Risk of Falling"
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the IsereADOM service package compared to conventional follow-up on the risk of recurrence of falls at 6 months in frail elderly subjects.
- Trial name
- PARC (NCT03545529)
- Testing
- Innovativ supported
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Balance, Postural, Exercise Therapy
Effectiveness of Impairment Specific Exercises for Balance and Fall Risk in Community-Living Older Adults at Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background Balance impairment is a key factor contributing to falls in older adults. Conceptually, clinicians may be able to prescribe targeted exercises if specific impairments can be identified.
- Trial name
- NCT02615899
- Testing
- Matched: Targeted (specific) balance exercise interventions, Mismatched: Untargeted (non-specific) balance exercise interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Fall Injury, Postural; Defect
Conscious Movement Processing, Postural Stability and Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults
This study aims to address critical knowledge gaps by investigating the effects of trait conscious movement processing propensity on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, postural stability, and muscle…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Postural; Defect, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- NCT05630911
- Testing
- Standing tasks with different task difficulty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Falls, Exercise
TAIC: Student-led Exercise for Older Adults at Risk of Falling
The National Records of Scotland population projections show the pension age population increasing by 25% over the next 25 years.
- Trial name
- TAIC (NCT03961750)
- Testing
- OTAGO
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Increased Risk of Falls
Changes in Everyday Life After a Tai Chi or Eurythmy Intervention in Elderly People at Risk of Falling: a Qualitative Exploration as a Sub-Study of the ENTAiER Study
The ENTAiER fall prevention study investigates the efficacy and safety of eurythmy therapy and tai chi in older people with chronic diseases and an increased risk of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT05547178
- Testing
- Qualitative interview - eurythmy group, Qualitative interview - tai chi group, Qualitative interview - standard care group
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Fall
Real-life Dual-Task Training
Older adults have difficulty optimizing two tasks at once and typically experience greater interference than younger adults when dual-tasking, meaningful that there is greater decline in performance of at least one task when…
- Trial name
- Real-DTT (NCT06479694)
- Testing
- Real-life Dual-Task Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
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
Older Adults at Risk of Falling
Community Dissemination of Tai Ji Quan
The overarching objective of this project is to assess the potential public health impact of delivering Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, a proven fall prevention program, through local community dissemination partners…
- Trial name
- NCT01854931
- Testing
- Tai Ji Quan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 511 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Urinary Bladder, Overactive, Urinary Incontinence
Comparative Effectiveness of Initial OAB Treatment Options Among Older Women at High Risk of Falls
The goal of this study is to conduct a randomized pilot multi-arm clinical trial comparing a standard course of physical therapist provided pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to pharmacologic therapy for the treatment of urgency…
- Conditions
- Urinary Bladder, Overactive, Urinary Incontinence, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT05880862
- Testing
- Pelvic Floor Muscle Training, Mirabegron, Trospium Chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Aging, Accidental Falls
Feasibility of Home-based tES for Older Adults at Risk of Falling
In this project, the investigators propose to demonstrate the feasibility of remotely-monitored, caregiver (or spouse)-administered, home-based tES (transcranial electrical stimulation) intervention to improve mobility in…
- Trial name
- NCT04732533
- Testing
- tES (transcranial electrical stimulation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife