Clinical trials: Risk of Falls
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
Dementia, Accidental Falls
Exploring the Use of Transdermal Methylphenidate to Reduce Fall Risk in Patients With Dementia.
Falls in the elderly are a very common and serious health problem with devastating consequences. Those with dementia are 5 times more likely to experience falls than older people without significant cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Accidental Falls, Apathy
- Trial name
- NCT01825577
- Testing
- Transdermal Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Fall
Remote Digital Health Intervention to Improve Balance and Reduce Fall Risk
The goal of this project is to further develop and evaluate a computerized cognitive-training program designed to extend older adults' functional independence and reduce accidental falls (i.e., reduce factors that contribute to…
- Trial name
- rSTAND (NCT05022589)
- Testing
- Computerized Plasticity-Based Adaptive Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Posit Science Corporation
Amputation, Elderly
Falls in Older Persons With Limb Loss
Lower limb prosthesis users are known to be at a substantially increased fall risk compared to able-bodied individuals. The interaction between increased fall risk, reduced balance confidence and high prevalence of a fear of…
- Trial name
- FOPLL (NCT03670004)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
High Risk for Falling
Testing the Effectiveness of a Falls Prevention System
The purpose of this single arm intervention study is to determine if the fall rate (as measured by falls per 1000 patient days) for patients designated "high fall risk" decreases with the use of the PUP™ [Patient is UP Falls…
- Trial name
- NCT03678402
- Testing
- PUP™ sock
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 521 people
- Sponsor
- Tammy Moore
Adverse Drug Effects
The Use of STOPP/START Criteria for Medication Intervention Among Elderly Population Living in a Geriatric Hospital
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of STOPP/START criteria (STOPP-screening tool of older persons potentially inappropriate prescriptions START-screening tool to alert doctors to right treatment)for medication…
- Trial name
- STOPP (NCT01602744)
- Testing
- STOPP/START screening tools for medication intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Multiple Sclerosis
Cerebellar tDCS and Balance Training in PwMS
Many people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) have decreased balance and postural control, gait deficits, and a high frequency of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT04391023
- Testing
- Balance Training, 2 mA Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 4 mA Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases
Intensive Glycemic Control and Skeletal Health Study
The purpose of the ACCORD-BONE Study is to investigate the effects of intensive glycemic control for type 2 diabetes (in ACCORD participants) on factors related to bone health, including, fractures, falls, and bone mineral…
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Diseases, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension
- Trial name
- ACCORD-BONE (NCT00324350)
- Testing
- hypoglycemic agents, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase inhibitors, hypertensive agents
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 7,287 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Depression
Substudy of Protocol NCT03843957 - Effect of mPATH on Screening for Depression, Fall Risk, and Safety
This is a sub-study for data analysis of data collected as part of the larger randomized controlled trial "Effectiveness and Implementation of mPATH-CRC" (NCT03843957) to determine if self-administered screening with an iPad…
- Trial name
- NCT05110014
- Testing
- Primary Care Office Visits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23,026 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Muscle Atrophy, Physical Deconditioning
Reducing Falls With RENEW in Older Adults Who Have Fallen
This clinical trial will compare the effects of a high intensity Resistance Exercise via Negative Work (RENEW) vs. Traditional resistance exercise (TRAD) as part of a mult-component exercise and fall-reduction program on muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01080196
- Testing
- RENEW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah