Clinical trials: Risk of Falls
Fall Risk
Identify Subjects at Risk for Falling Using Acceleration Based Gait Analysis System
Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability and partly caused by trips, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics and by detecting…
- Trial name
- stumble (NCT00765297)
- Testing
- fall related movement (stumble) detector, fall related movement characteristic (stumble) detector
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Patient Falls
Falls - Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety
The goal of our project is to prevent patient falls by translating an individual patient's fall risk assessment into a decision support intervention that communicates fall risk status, and creates a tailored evidence-based plan…
- Trial name
- Falls TIPS (NCT00675935)
- Testing
- Fall Prevention Tool Kit prototype using a randomized design
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10,264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fall Prevention
Aging and Task-specific Training to Reduce Falls
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a novel task-specific balance training for reducing environmental falls in community ambulatory older adults who are at-risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT07094659
- Testing
- Task-Specific Balance Training, Treadmill Perturbation Training, Conventional Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Acromegaly
Acromegaly: Balance, Falls and Fracture Risk
The goal of this observational, cross-sectional study is to study bone quality, joint quality and fall risk in acromegalic patients, compared with healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT05752825
- Testing
- HR-pQCT, DXA scan, Bone microindentation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christian Alexander H Rosendal
Accidental Falls
Effects of Training on Fall Risk and Balance Performances
Dual task training has been shown to reduce the risk of falls more than single task training. However, there have been no studies which compared the effects of single task training, dual task training and asynchronous cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03189342
- Testing
- Single task training, dual task training, exercise-cognitive activity combined training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Institutional Frail Elderly
Inactivity, Balance Problems and Fall Risk in Institutionalized Frail Elderly
The overall objective of the research is to identify the prevalence and incidence of BPPV and the impact on balance problems, fall risk and inactivity in frail elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02905292
- Testing
- evaluation and treatment maneuver for BPPV
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Sarcopenia
Frailty and Assocciated Factors in Sarcopenia
Primary sarcopenia is a condition that occurs with the aging process and is characterized by symptoms such as decreased muscle mass, impaired muscle function and decreased physical strength.
- Trial name
- NCT06931964
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Fall, Fear of Falling
Optimizing a Technology-based Body and Mind Intervention
Older adults may feel at risk for falling, but do not have a physical risk of falling. On the other hand, some older adults may not feel at risk for falling, but do have a physical risk of falling.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fear of Falling, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05778604
- Testing
- Physio-feedback, Cognitive reframing, Peer-led exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Evaluating Technology-Based Fall Prevention Interventions
Approximately one in three older adults fall annually and it is the primary cause of traumatic injury in older adults. While exercise and balance programs have been shown to be effective in reducing fall risk, maintaining…
- Trial name
- FaCT2 (NCT03190460)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Technology-based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Risk of Falling in the Elderly
Fall Risk Assessment With an Innovative Device for Quantifying Gait and Static Balance in Geriatric Consultation
The main objective of this monocentric, non-randomized, prospective study was to evaluate the predictive capacity of a balance score based on spatio-temporal parameters of postural balance.
- Trial name
- PARACHUTE (NCT06535477)
- Testing
- Fall risk assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Fall Risk
Development of an Acceleration Based Fall Risk Detector
Because the increasing fall problem, mainly due to an impaired gait and balance ability, this study will investigate fall risk by detecting fall related movement characteristics.
- Trial name
- field (NCT00767429)
- Testing
- fall risk detector
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Aged, Asymptomatic Condition
Classification of the Sagittal Profile of the Spine in Asymptomatic Elderly Subjects
Principal aim The main purpose of the study is to describe the distribution of the sagittal profile in elderly subjects in order to bridge the gap present in this type of screening, evaluated in the literature for adults only…
- Trial name
- EOS60 (NCT03237039)
- Testing
- X-ray examination, fall-risk assessment, gait cycle analysis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Geriatrics, Exercise Therapy
Comparison of Neuromuscular and Aquatic Exercise Programs on Fall Risk and Physical Function in Geriatrics
Objective: The aim of this study is to compare neuromuscular and aquatic Exercise programs on fall risk and physical function in geriatrics.
- Conditions
- Geriatrics, Exercise Therapy, Fall, Physical Functional Performance
- Trial name
- NE-AEinGR (NCT06300281)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Exercise, Aquatic Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Perception of Affordances and Obstacle Crossing in People With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Adults
This study aims to explore how young adults, older adults and people with Parkinson's disease (PwP), perceive their abilty to cross obstacles while walking, and how this perception is related to their actual performance of…
- Trial name
- NCT06932679
- Testing
- Assessment of Gait and Visual Exploration
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Fall Prevention, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Validation of the Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) Questionnaire to Assess the Risk of Falls in People Aged 60 or Over.
This single-centre, cross-sectional diagnostic study will determine whether the new self-completed Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) questionnaire can classify fall-risk level (low, moderate, high) in adults ≥ 60…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT06961812)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam, Safe Self-Administered Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Effect Of Methylphenidate On Balance In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that may have poor motor coordination and balance control. The effect of Methylphenidate treatment on balance and fall risk is still unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT05522478
- Testing
- Fall risk
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing
Early Time-Restricted Eating Combined With Exercise in Older Adults
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of Early Time-Restricted Eating (eTRE) combined with a multicomponent exercise program on bone health, physical function, and fall risk in healthy older adults.
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Health and Wellbeing, Aging, Time Restricted Eating
- Trial name
- NCT07695961
- Testing
- Early Time-Restricted Eating (eTRE)+Exercise Intervention
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manouba
Postural Imbalance, Gait, Unsteady
A Device for Screening of Fall Risk in the Elderly
This study evaluates the screening accuracy of a device (OAK) in assessing fall risk in the elderly, compared to the assessment provided by the Algorithm for Fall Risk Assessment of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
- Trial name
- NCT02655796
- Testing
- OAK
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Fall
Relationship Between the Risk of Falls and Frailty, and the Effect of a Physical Exercise Program on These Conditions in the Elderly: a Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial.
The goal of this randomized crossover clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a new therapeutic exercise program in elderly patients with risk of falls and physical fragility.
- Trial name
- NCT05940779
- Testing
- Therapeutic exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Accidental Fall, Fall
Development of a Multivariable Prognostic PREdiction Model for 1-year Risk of FALLing in Community-dwelling Older Adults in a Non-clinical Setting
Falls in community-dwelling older adults is a frequent problem with an incidence of 30 % in over-65s and 50 % in over-80s. Incidences are expected to increase significantly in the future due to population aging.
- Trial name
- PREFALL (NCT03608709)
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital