Clinical trials: Risk of Falls
Geriatrics
Efficacy of Samsung GEMS-H Device Training in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using Samsung robotic hip assist-based mobility intervention for older adults with frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT05197127
- Testing
- exoskeleton-based gait training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Diet, Food and Nutrition, Accidental Falls
Occupational Therapy and Registered Dietitian Services to Reduce Fall Risk Among Home Delivered Meal Clients
The purpose of this study is to determine which of the following four service models is most effective for reducing fall risk among home-delivered meal clients: (1) meals alone, (2) meals + registered dietitian services, (3)…
- Conditions
- Diet, Food and Nutrition, Accidental Falls, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT06586970
- Testing
- Meals + RD services, Meals + OT services, Meals + RD + OT services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Hypertension, Fall Risk
Short-Term Effects of Antihypertensive Drugs on Postural Balance and Fall Risk
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the short-term effects of three commonly prescribed antihypertensive drug classes (beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers) on postural balance and fall risk in…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Fall Risk, Postural Balance, Fear of Falling
- Trial name
- NCT07099677
- Testing
- Beta Blocker, ACE inhibitor, Calcium channel blocker
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Frailty, Fall
Nicotinamide Supplementation Improves Physical Performance in Older Adults at Risk of Falls
Falls are unplanned events resulting in contact with a lower surface. They are common in older adults, affecting one in three individuals over 65 years old.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Fall, Frailty Syndrome, Falls
- Trial name
- NICE-FIT (NCT06465602)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Healthy Aging
Arm-in-Arm Gait Training Trial
The AAGaTT study, is a monocentric, two-arm, open-label, randomized controlled trial. The objective is to assess the efficacy of an arm-in-arm walking program for older people at risk of falling.
- Trial name
- AAGaTT (NCT05627453)
- Testing
- Arm-in-arm gait training, Normal gait training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philippe Terrier
Fraility, Risk of Falling
Physical Activity Monitoring in Frailty and Falling
BioSensics has developed a Physical Activity Monitoring System (PAMSys) that consists of a single wearable motion sensor that is worn on the torso.
- Trial name
- NCT01880229
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioSensics
Balance Impairment, Sarcopenia in Elderly
Multicomponent Exercise and Frailty in Nursing Home Residents
Frailty is common among older adults living in nursing homes and increases the risk of falls, disability, and loss of independence.
- Conditions
- Balance Impairment, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Frailty at Older Adults, Functional Decline
- Trial name
- BASE-Frail (NCT07686146)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program (BASE), Usual Care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Escoles Universitaries Gimbernat
Fall, Gait, Unsteady
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Unsteady Gait in Older Adults (StimGait)
Walking is a complex and continuous task that entails repetitive motions of the body. Relatively high gait variability sensitively predicts falls and cognitive decline in older adults.
- Conditions
- Fall, Gait, Unsteady, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT06008431
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) (active)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Effects of Animal-assisted Therapy on the Physical Function and Communication of Adults With Autism
The aim is to evaluate the effects of a dog-assisted therapy program on physical function and communication in a sample comprised of 24 adults with autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04859998
- Testing
- dog-assisted therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Daniel Collado-Mateo
Falls Risk
Acceptability of Hip Protector Airbags in Older People
Pilot study evaluating two different airbag hip protectors to see if community-dwelling older people will wear them and find them comfortable and acceptable.
- Trial name
- NCT06204471
- Testing
- Helite hip protector, Wolk hip protector
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Old Age, Aged 60 Years or Older
Feasibility of an Interval Running Exercise Program With Self-Regulated Unloading in Adults Aged 60 and Older
This pilot study will evaluate whether a short, self-regulated interval exercise program is practical and safe for adults aged 60 and older.
- Conditions
- Old Age, Aged 60 Years or Older, Aged
- Trial name
- NCT07817914
- Testing
- Running Interval Training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University in Zielona Góra
Falls, Aging
The Effects of Minimal Shoes in Older People at Risk of Falls: The Feetback Shoe Study
A third of people over 65, and half of people over 80, fall at least once a year. Falls are the most common cause of death from injury in the over 65s and result in a significant financial burden on the whole society.
- Trial name
- FSS (NCT03874728)
- Testing
- Minimal shoes, Standardised conventional shoes, Barefoot
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Age Problem, Fall
Fall Risk Assessment Using Hybrid Machine Learning and Deep Learning Approaches and a Novel Posturography
The purpose of this project is to combine a novel posturogrpahy based on HTC VIVE trackers and hybrid machine learning and deep learning algorithms to establish a set of simple, convenient and valid fall risk assessment tool.
- Trial name
- NCT05308563
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
High Fall Risk
ALERT-ED: Awareness and Linkage to Resources for At-Risk Emergency Department Patients
Falls are the leading reason for injury-related emergency department (ED) visits in older adults with high rates of ED revisits for falls.
- Trial name
- ALERT-ED (NCT07028463)
- Testing
- ALERT-ED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Knee Osteoarthritis
The Effects of Modified Otago and Neuromuscular Exercise on Falling and Physical Function in Knee Osteoarthritis
. This study was carried out to examine the effects on walking, physical function and quality of life. There were 88 individuals in the study and they were divided into three groups as Modified Otago, Neuromuscular and Control…
- Trial name
- NCT06160297
- Testing
- Modified Otago Exercise, Neuromuscular Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Gonarthrosis
Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy
The main symptom of knee osteoarthritis, which occurs after damage to the joint cartilage with age, is pain, but this symptom often becomes chronic.
- Trial name
- NCT06914960
- Testing
- 2-point Radiofrequency Ablation, 3-point Radiofrequency Ablation, 5-point Radiofrequency Ablation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Bengu Turemenogullari
Aging, Asymmetry
Fall Risk in Adults Over 65: The Relevance of Morphological and Functional Lower Limb Asymmetries.
Falls among older adults represent a major public health burden. Approximately 30% of individuals aged 65 and older experience at least one fall each year.
- Conditions
- Aging, Asymmetry, Fall Risk Factors, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- ASY&FALL (NCT07742397)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Fall Injury
Does Fall Arrest Strategy Training Improve Capacity to Prevent Fall-Related Injury in Older Women?
Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalization for seniors across Saskatchewan and addressing the underlying causes is a provincial health priority.
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT04844047)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Osteo Arthritis Knee
Ultrasound Effect With Hyaluronate Injection on Risk of Fall in Geriatric Women With Knee Osteoarthritis
For many years' physiotherapists have been using ultrasound in treatment of knee osteoarthritis especially in geriatrics (people aged above 65 years) for its known therapeutic effect in relieving pain and improving knee function.
- Trial name
- NCT06078449
- Testing
- Therapeutic Ultrasonic, Hyaluronan intra-articular injection
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Badr University
Cerebellar Ataxia, Healthy Adults
Circular Timed Up and Go (cTUG) for Ataxia: Development and Validation
Cerebellar ataxia (CA) is a collection of signs and symptoms caused by cerebellar dysfunction, which can be the result of different disease processes including hereditary and acquired conditions.
- Trial name
- cTUG (NCT05132647)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University