Clinical trials: Postural Balance Disorders
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Children, Only, Vestibular Function
Normative Data of Vestibular and Postural Function in Danish Children
The goal of this age-based cohort study is to provide normative data of vestibular function in the general Danish pediatric population.
- Trial name
- VASIC (NCT06229730)
- Testing
- video Head Impulse Test, Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential, Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gødstrup Hospital
Parkinson Disease
APA and PAS Training for Gait Initiation in Parkinson's Disease
Our research focused on understanding the interplay between brain excitability and balance function in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), alongside evaluating effective physical therapy methods.
- Trial name
- NCT06363071
- Testing
- Weight shift training and APA feedback, Paired associative stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Meniere Disease, Psychosocial Problem
Comprehensive Evaluation in Patients With Meniere's Disease
The aim of our study is to determine the severity of the disease in people with Meniere's Disease; physical conditions such as balance, posture, pain, physical activity level, neck joint range of motion, proprioception; to…
- Conditions
- Meniere Disease, Psychosocial Problem, Physical Disability, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT05844657
- Testing
- Case report form, Tinnitus disability scale, A feeling of fullness and/or pressure in the ear
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Assessment of Postural Orientation and Equilibrium In Early Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The purpose of this pilot study is to characterize changes in postural orientation and equilibrium in early diagnosed ALS patient.
- Trial name
- NCT00956501
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Aging, Age-Related Memory Disorders
Effects of Blueberry on Cognition and Mobility in Older Adults
This study is being conducted to assess the effect of dietary blueberry supplementation on cognition and mobility in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01888848
- Testing
- Freeze-dried Blueberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Postural Instability
The Effect of Attention on Postural Control
Objective: This study investigates the relationship between postural control and sustained attention in individuals with probable ADHD.
- Trial name
- NCT06711406
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
COVID-19 Pandemic
Investigation of Physical and Emotional Status the Elderly Infected and Non-Infected With COVID-19
The aim of this observational study is to evaluate individuals in terms of balance, functional mobility, influences in activities of daily living, fear of COVID-19, moods, quality of life parameters in order to investigate the…
- Trial name
- NCT05905211
- Testing
- Observational Tests
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Parkinson Disease
Protective Step Training in Parkinson's Disease
The primary purpose of this project is to determine the preliminary effectiveness of protective step training to improve balance and reduce falls in people with Parkinson's disease (PD) and postural disturbances.
- Trial name
- NCT03895814
- Testing
- Protective Step Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Ankle Disease
Analysis of Postural Control in Children Suffering From Triceps Suralis Shortening.
The central nervous system (CNS) coordinates balance through the visual, vestibular, and somatoproprioceptive systems, which produce muscle activation for postural control.
- Trial name
- NCT05902949
- Testing
- Streching Group, Heel group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Childhood Obesity, Child Obesity
Corestability Training in Overweight Children
A total of 52 overweight children aged between eight and sixteen years will be recruited by criterion based purposive sampling to participate in the two groups pretest post test randomized clinical study.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Child Obesity, Children, Only
- Trial name
- NCT04315220
- Testing
- Corestability training, No Intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asir John Samuel
Dementia, Accidental Falls
The TACIT Trial: TAi ChI for People With demenTia
This is a three-centre parallel group randomised controlled trial with an embedded process evaluation and intervention pilot phase (details not provided in this summary).
- Trial name
- TACIT (NCT02864056)
- Testing
- Tai Chi
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Aging, Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Impact of Force Control of Hip Abductor Muscles in Healthy Adults and Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
Both aging and Parkinson's disease (PD) negatively affect postural control and increase the risk of falls, with frontal plane balance being particularly challenging for these populations.
- Trial name
- NCT07568951
- Testing
- Age, Parkinson's disease (PD)
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Biomechanical Properties and Their Association With Balance and Functional Mobility in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This study aimed to investigate the differences in the biomechanical properties of the dorsal trunk and lower extremity muscles of children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy compared with their typically developing peers…
- Trial name
- NCT05818839
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ilke KARA
Parkinson
Suprapostural Attention Focus and Postural Difficulty on H-reflex and Brain Activity: Aging and Parkinson's Disease
Inherent with intricate allocation of brain resource and attention shift, postural-suprapostural task is defined as postural control takes place while the other concurrent task is being performed.
- Trial name
- NCT02539446
- Testing
- stable condition, unstable condition, attentional focus
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Postural Balance
Evaluation of the Association Between Osteoporosis and Postural Balance in Postmenopausal Women
The incidence of osteoporosis has been increasing, as have fractures resulting from falls.
- Trial name
- NCT02771834
- Testing
- Biomechanical analysis, Kiphosis analysis, Vitamin D level
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity
Effects of Sarcopenia on General Health Status in Elderly: a Population-based Study
This is a observational study, that aimed to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia using European Wording Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) algorithm in a general elderly population in Algarve region (Portugal).
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Sarcopenic Obesity, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT05918159
- Testing
- Sarcopenia Assessment
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 274 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Algarve
Accidental Falls, Muscle Weakness
The Effects of a Walking Program on Balance, Falls and Well Being in Individuals Residing in Long-term Care
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a regular walking program (which inevitably involves human interaction) compared to a usual care condition and to a human interaction condition (without the extra…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Muscle Weakness, Gait, Unsteady, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01277809
- Testing
- Interpersonal Interaction, Walking Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Unspecified Disorder of Vestibular Function, Bilateral
Biological Rhythms and Vestibular System
The purpose of this study is to study the relationship between the vestibular system and chronobiology
- Trial name
- REHAB_Rn'V (NCT01839409)
- Testing
- vestibular stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
No Condition
Fast vs. Slow Pranayama for Breathing, Heart, Balance, and Well-Being in Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of slow and rapid pranayama techniques on respiratory, cardiovascular, balance, and psychosocial parameters in healthy adults aged 18-35 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07320742
- Testing
- Slow Pranayama, Fast Pranayama
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital