Clinical trials: Risk of Fall
Hip Fractures, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Reducing Fall Risk Post Hip Fracture in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Hip fracture is recognized as one of the most serious consequences of osteoporosis, less than half regain pre-fracture independence. 95% of all hip fractures in older adults are due to falls.
- Trial name
- NCT04748354
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Usual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Frailty Syndrome, Older Adults, Balance
Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality Combined With Occupational Therapy in Reducing Fall Risk and Frailty Among Older Adults
Population aging is a growing global phenomenon that poses significant challenges to healthcare systems, particularly in preventing falls and managing frailty among older adults.
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, Older Adults, Balance, Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- VIRTO-FRAIL (NCT07060677)
- Testing
- Inmersive Virtual Reality, Conventional occupational therapy sessions
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Hearing Loss, Dizziness
Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate methods to use hearing aids equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence to assist in the assessment of fall risk and in the implementation of interventions aimed…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Dizziness, Vertigo, Fall Related Injury Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05365646
- Testing
- Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cannabis Use
Cannabis and Aging
With increased availability and use of cannabis by older adults aged ≥ 50 years, a rigorous evaluation of the benefits and risks of cannabis use in these individuals is necessary.
- Trial name
- NCT05084105
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thorsten Rudroff
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
Self-management for Mobility Improvement in the Elderly
The Senior Step Study How Elderly Help Themselves Maximally Forward
The Senior Step Study investigates whether feedback given by a mobility feedback device in combination with an instruction book containing every day exercises, motivates elderly to exercise more.
- Trial name
- SSS (NCT01792180)
- Testing
- Mobility feedback device with use of instruction book
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Old Age, Fall Injury
Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-related Injuries Associated With Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
This study evaluates the risk for incident falls and fall-related injuries at the onset of neurocognitive disorders in older adults participating in the Canadian Longitudinal Study
- Conditions
- Old Age, Fall Injury, Neurocognitive Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03978650
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Geriatric, Geriatrics Rehabilitation
Comparative Effects of Balance and Inspiratory Muscle Training in Older Adults
This study aims to investigate and compare the effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT), balance training, and a combination of both on respiratory muscle strength and balance in older adults.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Geriatrics Rehabilitation, Geriatric Fall, Geriatric Health
- Trial name
- NCT07468968
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training, Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Nursing Caries, Old Age; Debility
Multifactorial Study of the Relationship Between the Conditions of Life and the Incidence of Risk of Falling
HYPOTHESIS: The incidence of risk of falls is related to the living conditions of elderly people in the community. OBJECTIVES: To study the relationship between living conditions and the incidence of risk of falls in older adults…
- Conditions
- Nursing Caries, Old Age; Debility, Aging Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04301713
- Testing
- Evaluation of rik of falls
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Balance; Distorted, Plantar
Effect of Plantar Sensory Exercises on Balance and Fall Risk in Nursing Home Elderly
The most important cause of mortality and morbidity with the geriatric population is loss of balance and the consequent falls, which is seen very often.
- Conditions
- Balance; Distorted, Plantar, Falling, Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT04477408
- Testing
- plantar sensory exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Geriatrics
Comparative Effects of Sensory Integration Therapy and Balance Board Training in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Balance plays a significant role in stability and walking and it's essential for improving the quality of life and functional autonomy while reducing the risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT06476743
- Testing
- Sensory Integration Therapy, Balance Board Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Multiple Sclerosis
Project FARMS: Fall Risk Reduction in Multiple Sclerosis
Over half of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) report falling over a 6-month period and a majority of those who fall require medical attention for injuries.
- Trial name
- FARMS-1 (NCT01837017)
- Testing
- Home-based Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Biochemical Lesions Lumbar Region, Orthopedic Disorder of Spine
Effect of Posterior Pelvic Tilt on Balance and Sensory Integration in Patients With Non-specific Low Back Pain
There is a debate in the literature about the effect of NSLBP on pelvic tilt and its effect on balance, sensory integration and functional disability so we need this study to fill the aforementioned gap in literature in this…
- Conditions
- Biochemical Lesions Lumbar Region, Orthopedic Disorder of Spine, Back Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04820816
- Testing
- pelvic tilt effect on balance, sensory integration and risk of fall
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- MTI University
Activities of Daily Living, Postural Control
Effect of Callisthenic Training on Mobility and ADL Performance in Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy Patients
Almost 2 to 3 out of every 1000 children have Cerebral palsy in Pakistan.Spastic type of CP is dominant about 75%, diplegia (40%) and hemiplegic are (35.5%).Spastic diplegics have tightness of lower limb more than upper…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Postural Control, Spasticity, Mobility
- Trial name
- NCT06966076
- Testing
- calisthenic training, Conventional physical therapy group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Stroke
Cervical Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation and Stabilization Exercises in Stroke Patients
Randomization order tracking will be done with sequentially numbered containers. Patients participating in the study will be blinded as to which treatment group they will be included in.
- Trial name
- NCT06237140
- Testing
- PNF+ biofeedback exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Geriatric, Fall
Occupation-Based Multicomponent Intervention to Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults
This study aims to examine the effects of an occupation-based, multicomponent occupational therapy intervention on older adults aged 65 years and above with a history of falls living in the community.
- Conditions
- Geriatric, Fall, Cognition, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07258355
- Testing
- Occupation-Based Multi-Component Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
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
Gait, Fall Risk
External Focus Strategy on Visuomotor Control in Older Adults
Only a few studies have adopted external focus strategy as an intervention to mitigate the negative effects of heightened conscious movement processing in older adults.
- Conditions
- Gait, Fall Risk, Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT06571526
- Testing
- External focus, Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic 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
Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain
The Effect of Core Stabilization Exercises on Balance in Older Adults With Low Back Pain
This research aims to investigate the effect of a core stabilization exercise programme, combined with usual physiotherapy care, on balance in older adults, aged over 65 years with chronic non-specific low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT07839052
- Testing
- Core stabilisation exercises + usual physiotherapy care, Usual physiotherapy care + general exercise programme
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of West Attica