Clinical trials: Older Adults At Risk of Falling
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
Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls
Geriatric Health Exam Osteoporosis Screening
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (WHO FRAX®) Taiwanese calculator is freely available on line to help osteoporosis management.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Accidental Falls, Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT01934387
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Older Adults At Risk of Falling
Blood Flow Restriction and Functionality in Older Adults
Resistance training is beneficial for stimulating muscle and bone growth and is uniquely important for older adults to avoid frailty and to maintain bone density.
- Conditions
- Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Older Adults At Risk of Falling, Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training Effects, Blood Flow Restriction and Low-Intensity Resistance Training
- Trial name
- NCT06724393
- Testing
- Blood flow restrictions in combination with low-intensity resistance training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Concordia University, Montreal
Falls, Frailty
VIVI-OLIVE: Multicomponent Exercise and Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Older Adults at High Risk of Falls
VIVI-OLIVE is a multicenter randomized clinical trial evaluating whether a 24-month intervention combining an individualized multicomponent exercise program (VIVIFRAIL), Mediterranean diet counselling, and supplementation with 60…
- Trial name
- VIVI-OLIVE (NCT07829484)
- Testing
- VIVIFRAIL multicomponent exercise program, Mediterranean diet counselling, Extra virgin olive oil supplementation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Fall, Feasibility
Steady Feet: Preventing Falls in the Community
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of Steady Feet, a three-month community-based falls prevention exercise program.
- Conditions
- Fall, Feasibility, Older Adults, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT06371248
- Testing
- Steady Feet, Usual care for fall prevention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Accidental Falls, Rehabilitation
The Role of Attention Focus Walking Training in Older Adults.
This study aims to examine the effect of external, internal and no attention focus walking training during gait rehabilitation on real-time conscious motor processing (reinvestment), balance, walking ability and fear of falling…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Rehabilitation, Walking, Aged
- Trial name
- NCT04419753
- Testing
- attention focus walking training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Thomson Wai-Lung Wong
Fall Prevention, Elderly
The Effect of Home Based Fall Prevention Program on Older Adults at High Risk of Falling
Fall prevention programs that implement and evaluate fall rates, balance status, accidents related to falls and hospital admissions, exercise status, muscle strength, fear of falling, and quality of life can be effective…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Elderly, Home Based Care, Fall Risk
- Trial name
- HoBFaPP (NCT06643169)
- Testing
- home-based fall prevention program with multifactorial
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Accidental Falls
Cluster RCT of Falls Prevention Exergames for Older Adults
This cluster RCT study will investigate the effectiveness of strength/balance Exergames (exercise and computer games that use body movements as controls) developed to improve balance, function, prevent falls and increase exercise…
- Trial name
- Profexs (NCT02634736)
- Testing
- Exergame plus usual treatment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Risk of Falls
Active Exergames Program in Older Adults at Risk of Falls
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to analyze the effectiveness of a physical exercise program based on exergames combined with conventional physical therapy, compared to a conventional physical exercise program alone…
- Trial name
- NCT07024004
- Testing
- Exergame-Based Exercise + Conventional Physical Therapy, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Catolica Silva Henriquez
Fall Prevention
Perturbation Training Compared to Balance and Strengthening Exercise, for Elderly at Risk of Falling
One third of adults over 65 and 50% of adults above 80 years old fall at list once a year. In some cases, falls result in fractures, hospitalization, functional limitations, depression, morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT04228159
- Testing
- Balance Tutor Biofeedback Rehabilitation System, Balance and strengthening exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Accidental Falls
Comparison of Home-based Exercise Programmes for Falls Prevention and Quality of Life in Older Adults
This study compares the effects of three home-based exercise programmes in "at-risk to falling" older adults living in their own home on the incidence of falls (number and severity), risk factors, and quality of life as well as…
- Trial name
- SwissCHEF (NCT02926105)
- Testing
- T&E Home-based exercise programme, Otago, Helsana booklet
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 405 people
- Sponsor
- HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Frailty, Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Physical Function and Fall Risk in Older Adults in the Lalín Frailty Prevention Program
This prospective observational study will describe changes in physical function and fall risk among adults aged 70 years or older who participate in the routine Frailty and Falls Prevention Program at the Centro Integral de Saúde…
- Trial name
- FRAIL-Lalin (NCT07848802)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vigo
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Clinical Evaluation of a Wireless Monitoring Device to Reduce Falls in the Elderly and Others at High Risk of Falling
Falls are a public health problem of significant social and economic significance. No primary intervention devices have been shown to be effective in reducing falls and associated injuries.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT00249743
- Testing
- FallSaver (formerly called NOCwatch)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- NOCwatch International