Clinical trials: Postural Equilibrium
Healthy
Extremity Manipulation Impact on Postural Sway Characteristics
This study will evaluate the multi-segmental postural sway after upper versus lower extremity manipulation.
- Trial name
- Balance1 (NCT03414749)
- Testing
- Lower Extremity First (LEF), Upper Extremity First (UEF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parker University
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
Hemophilia, Arthropathy of Knee
Evaluation of Static Postural Balance in Children With Hemophilia and Its Relationship With Joint Health
Hemophilia is a rare hematological disorder characterized by a partial or complete deficiency of clotting factor VIII or IX.Bleeding disorders mainly affect the musculoskeletal system.
- Conditions
- Hemophilia, Arthropathy of Knee, Arthropathy of Ankle or Foot
- Trial name
- NCT04406519
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Balance Changes
Effect of the Suboccipital Inhibition Technique on Balance Changes
Postural balance is an essential capacity for functional autonomy and the performance of activities of daily living, relying on the continuous integration of visual, vestibular, and somatosensory information.
- Trial name
- NCT07670819
- Testing
- Intervention Technique
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Brain Damage
Cross-cultural Adaptation to the Spanish Population and Validation of the BESTest and Mini-BESTest
Due to brain damage acquired (BDA), is often difficulty in gait and balance alterations, as problems that patients designated as the most disabling. It is essential to an effective assessment of the balance.
- Trial name
- BESTest (NCT04052087)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Centro de Referencia Estatal de Atención Al Daño Cerebral
Down Syndrome, Balance
The Effects of Kinesiotaping on Balance in Children With Down Syndrome.
This study aimed to explore the effects of Kinesio tape applied to plantar soles on balance in children with Down Syndrome (DS). Two groups including children with DS and a group with their typically developing peers evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT04156607
- Testing
- Kinesio taping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
Application of the Concept of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation in Trunk Control in Patients Admitted to the ICU.
Muscle weakness acquired in the ICU (FAUTI) is related to the functional decline of patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- PNF (NCT07584564)
- Testing
- Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF), Standard physiotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Low Back Pain, Chronic Low Back Pain
Effects of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on Dynamic Balance and Functional Performance in Adults With Low Back Pain
The investigators would like to know which one of two exercise programs will have a greater effect on balance, functional performance, daily function, and pain on individuals with low back pain (LBP) after 2, 4 and 8 weeks.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Chronic Low Back Pain, Subacute Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03597191
- Testing
- Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Hereditary Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Degenerations
Core Stability Exercises and Hereditary Ataxia
The hereditary ataxias are a group of genetic disorders characterized by slowly progressive incoordination of gait and balance impairments in sitting and standing.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Ataxia, Spinocerebellar Degenerations, Cerebellar Ataxia
- Trial name
- Core-ataxia (NCT04750850)
- Testing
- Therapeutic core stability exercises, Usual care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
Exergaming Experience of Older People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is debilitating and can lower the quality of life in older people. Therapeutic benefits have been reported from exergaming used as an intervention for rehabilitation or alternative to exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT04029285
- Testing
- Exergaming
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Postural Balance
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Balance of Children With Balance Deficit
Neural control of posture depends on interaction of sensory and motor information from multiple structures, including the primary motor cortex (M1).
- Trial name
- NCT04341220
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Balance exercises
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Osteoporosis, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation in Muscle Strength and Balance Training
Introduction: In Brazil, a person who is sixty years old or more is considered elderly. The incidence of osteoporosis and osteopenia has been increasing, as have fractures resulting from falls.
- Trial name
- NCT03367585
- Testing
- Physical exercise + Vitamin D3, Physical exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
The Effects of Balance and Respiratory Muscle Training on Functional Capacity, Balance, Respiratory Function and Respiratory Muscle Strength in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent, non-progressive disorder in which the immature brain is affected by various causes in the prenatal, perinatal or postnatal period.
- Trial name
- NCT03396289
- Testing
- Conventional physiotherapy including balance exercises, Inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Injury Traumatic, Muscle Injury
Antigravity Treadmill With Alter G on the Postural Stability of Traumatic Lower Limb Injuries
This prospective randomised study aimed to test the investigators's hypothesis that anti-gravity treadmill therapy has beneficial effects on postural stability tests over a standard rehabilitation protocol in patients who have…
- Conditions
- Injury Traumatic, Muscle Injury, Bone Injuries Joints, Tendon Injuries
- Trial name
- ALTERG20 (NCT05285020)
- Testing
- Alter G, Parallel bars and Scale, Standard rehabilitation protocol
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- FREMAP Mutual Insurance Company for Occupational Accidents and Diseases
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Changes in Postural Stability Following THA for OA
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common surgery that eases pain, restores functional movement, and improves the overall quality of life in people with severe hip osteoarthritis (OA).
- Trial name
- CPS (NCT06088160)
- Testing
- Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Parkinson Disease
Protocol: Balance Training in Parkinson's Disease
Postural instability is a particularly incapacitating disorder, where loss of motor independence by Parkinson´s Disease (PD) patients marks a significant stage of disease onset.
- Trial name
- NCT02488265
- Testing
- Balance Training, Screening to prevent falls
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Vestibular Schwannoma
Gentamicin Treatment Prior to Schwannoma Surgery - Residual Function
The purpose of the study is to determine whether vestibular and postural compensation following schwannoma surgery is improved by ablating remaining vestibular function prior to surgery, through gentamicin injections in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02379754
- Testing
- Gentamicins
- Where
- Sweden
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Postural Stability
Dynamic and Static Stretching on Postural Stability, Reaction Time and Countermovement Jump of Sprinters
All the athletes should perform a warm-up consisting of five minutes of jogging and static stretching (Experimental Group 1) or dynamic stretching (Experimental Group 2).
- Trial name
- NCT02392962
- Testing
- Static Stretching, Dynamic Stretching
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Balance Amongst Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is one of the most common degenerative diseases of the spinal column, with symptoms including low back pain which worsens with ambulation, poor balance, decreased activity due to pain, and a marked…
- Trial name
- B-ATLAS (NCT06075862)
- Testing
- Decompressive surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Region Zealand
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Protein Supplementation
Protein Supplementation: Body Composition, Muscle Strength and Postural Balance
Nutritional interventions witch stimulate the rate of muscle protein synthesis are relevant for the development of therapeutic strategies aimed at attenuating the loss of mass and muscle strength related to aging (sarcopenia).
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Protein Supplementation, Body Composition, Inflammation Biomarkers
- Trial name
- NCT03792646
- Testing
- Whey protein, Exercise training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital