Clinical trials: Accidental Falls
Fall
Use of a Smartphone to Assess Balance and Provide Intervention to Older Adults at Home
Approximately one-third of older adults report one or more falls each year, with devastating physical, psychological, social, and financial consequences.
- Trial name
- NCT05140044
- Testing
- Balance Exercises - Smartphone Delivery, Balance Exercises - Traditional Paper Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Binghamton University
Movement Disorders, Aging
Effects of Exercise Poles on Older Adults During Exercise Walking
This study uses a patented type of exercise poles, developed to assist runners rehabilitating from lower body injuries. These poles may offer older adults improved stability, reduced fear of falling, and lessened lower body pain…
- Trial name
- NCT00037167
- Testing
- Exercise poles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Osteoarthrosis, Balance Control, Voluntary Movement Control
Physical Functioning Following Total Hip Arthroplasty
Adults suffer from Osteoarthrosis of hip joint that willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control using force plate before 3 month and 6 month after Total Knee…
- Trial name
- NCT00651430
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Old Age; Atrophy
Manual Ankle Therapy on Fear of Falls, Range of Motion, and Functionality and Stability in Geriatric Patients
The range of movement of the ankle decreases with age and the plantar arch decreases, adopting a more pronated position of the foot.
- Trial name
- NCT05859685
- Testing
- Experimental, Control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Flexor Hallucis Longus Muscle Strength in Elderly Individuals
Flexor Hallucis Longus Training and Balance-Gait in Geriatrics
Examination of Balance-Gait Parameters and Fall Effect of Flexor Hallucis Longus Muscle Strengthening Training in Geriatric Group It has been demonstrated that the reduction in the strength of the toe flexor muscles is an…
- Trial name
- NCT06887478
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Sarcopenia in Elderly
The Study, Conducted With 54 Individuals Over the Age of 65, Aimed to Reveal the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Combined Exercise Program Compared to Otago Exercise Alone.
Falls are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. Approximately one-third of individuals over 65 years of age fall each year, and 10-15% of these falls result in serious injury.
- Trial name
- OPEP-SARCOBAL (NCT07689903)
- Testing
- Proprioception Exercise, Exercise Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Accidental Falls
Influence of Cognition and Gait on Falls
The study analyses if cognition and gait speed can predict falls in a community-dwelling people and ambulant long term care residents
- Trial name
- ICGF (NCT02700672)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Risk of Falling
Nordic Walking to Manage Falls and Fear of Falling
This is a pilot study that aims to test the feasibility and safety of a novel Nordic Walking (NW) activity program for community-dwelling older adults who are at risk of falling or experience fear of falling (FOF).
- Trial name
- NCT05965011
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Mohammad Auais, PhD
Older Adults
The Development and Validation of the Arabic Otago Exercise Program
Falls are common in older adults and may lead to disability or even death. Therefore, exercise programs that focus on preventing falls by improving strength and balance are important to investigate in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05002803
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Elderly
Strength Training in Nonagenarians
The Health Enhancing Strength Training in Nonagenarians (STRONG) is a randomised control trial to assess the effectiveness of an aerobic and strength training program for improving functional capacity and quality of life in…
- Trial name
- STRONG (NCT00848978)
- Testing
- 8-week aerobic and strength training program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Exercise Intervention to Prevent Fall-related Fractures and Other Injuries : The Ossébo Study
1. Primary objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention exercise program in preventing falls resulting in fractures and other physical traumas. 2.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Fall-related Injuries
- Trial name
- Ossébo (NCT00545350)
- Testing
- Fall prevention exercise program
- Where
- 20 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 706 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Aging, Postural Balance
Tai Chi Intervention for Balance Function in Older Adults: Predictive and Modifying Roles of Circadian Age
This study investigates the effects of a 12-week Tai Chi intervention on balance function in community-dwelling older adults. Participants are randomly assigned to either a Tai Chi exercise group or a health education control…
- Conditions
- Aging, Postural Balance, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT07567976
- Testing
- Tai Chi Exercise, Health Education
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhide Liang
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Sideways Treadmill Training to Improve Paretic Leg Stepping in Persons Post-Stroke
People who are living in the community following a stroke fall frequently. The ability to take a step in response to a balance disturbance helps to prevent falls but stroke survivors tend not to step with their paretic leg in…
- Trial name
- NCT02516176
- Testing
- treadmill training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Fall
Mapping Post-falls Organisational Processes in Care Homes
The aim of this study is to map post-falls management organisational processes for older people in care homes. The main question to answer is 'What post-falls management organisational processes are used for older people in care…
- Trial name
- Post-falls (NCT07350408)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Accidental Falls, Old Age; Debility
Interventions to Prevent Falls. PRECAISAL Study
This study aims to guide older people living in the community on appropriate strategies within a fall prevention program. This program is aimed at training in physical exercises carried out through group workshops or at…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Old Age; Debility, Activity, Motor
- Trial name
- NCT05070533
- Testing
- Individual treatment, Groupal treatment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion y Formacion en Ciencias de la Salud
Fall Patients
Keep Exercising & Stay Steady: Development and Feasibility of a Health Intervention to Encourage Exercise Maintenance After Fall Prevention Exercise Programmes End.
Falls and broken bones are a common health problem faced by older adults. Worldwide, one third of adults aged over 65 years old, and half of adults aged over 80 years, fall each year.
- Trial name
- KESS (NCT06447948)
- Testing
- Keep Exercising and Stay Steady
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Fall, Fall Injury
The SafeTrip Study - Step Training to Reduce Falls in Older Adults
Falls in older people are devastating, widespread, costly and increasing in the aging Australian population. Although falls occur in approximately one third of older adults, certain population groups such as the sarcopenic/frail…
- Trial name
- NCT04602858
- Testing
- Reactive Balance Training, Control
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuroscience Research Australia
Amputation
Upper Limb Loss Perturbation Response
Recent investigations have suggested that persons with upper limb loss experience a high prevalence of falls with a quarter of reported falls resulting from a trip.
- Trial name
- NCT04274218
- Testing
- Perturbation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Fall, Injury Prevention
Efficacy of the Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention Program
This study examines the effectiveness of the Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention program, a 7-week group based educational intervention.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Injury Prevention, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03624777
- Testing
- Outdoor Fall prevention brochure, Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University