Clinical trials: Balance Control in Elderly
Postural Balance
Postural Balance Program in Sedentary Older Adults.
Introduction: Balance is one of the physical capacities that are altered due to the changes produced by aging. This represents an increased risk of falls in older adults.
- Trial name
- PEMaS (NCT04385784)
- Testing
- Balance exercise program., Home-based exercise program.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Accidental Falls, Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Visual Training Program to Improve Balance and Prevent Falls in Older Adults
The ability to maintain balance and avoid falling is highly dependent on the ability to locate objects and architectural features in the environment.
- Trial name
- NCT00549406
- Testing
- computerized visual training, computerized word puzzles, video-game based visual training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Guided Imagery
The Effect of Guided Imagery on Activity-Specific Balance Confidence, Pain, and Psychological Well-Being
The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of guided imagery on activity-specific balance confidence, pain, and psychological well-being in elderly orthopedic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06855927
- Testing
- Guided Imagery
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
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
Falling
Motor Flexibility in Multidirectional Balance Control
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how older adults (those 65 and above) manage to maintain balance when experiencing a slip or trip while walking.
- Trial name
- NCT06076525
- Testing
- Multidirectional Perturbations for Balance Control Assessment (60 perturbations), Multidirectional Perturbations for Balance Control Assessment (150 perturbations)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Sarcopenia
Inspiratory Muscle Training on Balance, Falls and Diaphragm Thickness in the Elderly
Decreases in body muscle mass, function and strength occur with ageing and this condition is called "sarcopenia". It is known that sarcopenic elderly people fall more than non-sarcopenic elderly people, their balance is…
- Trial name
- NCT06143592
- Testing
- Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Healthy Subjects (HS)
Self-initiated Perturbation-based Training in Older Adults
This is a single-blinded study. Participants will be randomly assigned to self-initiated perturbation-based balance training (SePBT) group or control (conventional balance training) group.
- Trial name
- NCT06774833
- Testing
- Self-initiated perturbation-based balance training, Conventional balance training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Geriatric Disorder
Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training for Institutionalized Elderly
It is hypothesized that whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in physical functioning and reduction in fall incidence among institutionalized elderly, compared with conventional exercise…
- Trial name
- NCT01735682
- Testing
- Whole body vibration, Conventional exercise, Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Imagery (Psychotherapy), Postural Control
The Effect of Motor Image Training on Balance Performance in Geriatric Individuals
The goal of this study [type of study: clinical trial] is to was planned to investigate the effect of motor imagery training given to geriatric individuals with action observation on their balance performance and to compare these…
- Conditions
- Imagery (Psychotherapy), Postural Control, Postural Balance, Virtual Reality Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT06056180
- Testing
- Balance Training, Motor İmagery Training, Action Observation Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Minimalist Footwear, Traditional Foot Exercise Program
Foot Strengthening to Improve Balance and Gait in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether different foot-strengthening strategies can improve foot strength, balance, walking ability, and fall-related outcomes in middle-aged and older adults (ages 45-85 years).
- Conditions
- Minimalist Footwear, Traditional Foot Exercise Program, Foot Strengthening Device (ToePro), Control Condition
- Trial name
- NCT07384754
- Testing
- Minimalist footwear, Foot strengthening exercises, ToePro foot strengthening device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Cardiac Rehabilitation, Older Adults (50-94 Years)
Strength and Balance Integration in Maintenance Cardiac Rehabilitation for Older Adults
The goal of this cluster randomised clinical trial is to investigate the impact of adding strength and balance exercises into traditional aerobic-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Community/Maintenance classes on the functional…
- Trial name
- NCT07500077
- Testing
- Strength and balance added to traditional aerobic-based cardiac rehabilitation, Control Group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Physical Function, Cognitive Function
Physical Exercise and Jaques-Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Effects on Physical and Cognitive Functions, and Falls in Seniors
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and the possible mechanisms underlying music-based multitask training (i.e., Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics) in older people, compared to multicomponent exercise training.
- Conditions
- Physical Function, Cognitive Function, Falls
- Trial name
- EPHYCOS (NCT01811745)
- Testing
- Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics training, Multicomponent exercise training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Rehabilitation, Training
The Effect of Modified Stepping Trainings in Frailty Elderly With Physical Performance- a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
This single-blind, randomized controlled trial compared the effects of modifiled stepping exercise training on flat step and unstable step on the functional outcomes in community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation, Training, Respiratory Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT06505083
- Testing
- modified stepping trainings
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chonticha Kaewjoho
Healthy Aged Women
A Pilates Exercise Program for Improving Core Strength, Balance and Functional Autonomy in Aged Women
This study is based on assess and contrast isometric and isokinetic core strength, static and dynamic balance, the number of falls, and functional autonomy in three different old women groups after a 18 weeks 1) Pilates-based…
- Trial name
- NCT02506491
- Testing
- Pilates exercise, Muscular exercise, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Vision, Balance and Falls in Older Adults
Can Entertaining Action-video Games Enhance Dynamic Visual Function and Improve Balance? A Randomized Controlled Trial.
This project is aimed to find out whether action video games can enhance dynamic visual function and improve balance function in the community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02252874
- Testing
- Slow-paced action video game, Fast-paced action video game, Control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Muscle Weakness
Effects Resistance Training on Motor Control and Cognition
It is well documented that both balance and resistance training have the potential to mitigate intrinsic fall risk factors in older adults.
- Trial name
- KFPS_2 (NCT03017365)
- Testing
- Stable Resistance Training, Unstable Resistance Training, Adductor/Abductor Resistance Training
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kassel
Accidental Falls
Effect of Perturbation Training on Balance Control in Elderly Persons
The proposed project is a prospective experimental Randomized Control Trial study design. Independent old adults (age 70 years old and older) who do not suffer from balance problems willing to participate in the study will be…
- Trial name
- BaMPer (NCT01439451)
- Testing
- perturbation training
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barzilai Medical Center
Aged, Exercise Therapy
Comparative Effects of Multicomponent Training Concerning Elastic Band Training on Physical Fitness, Postural Balance, and Health-related Quality of Life in Older Women
Objective: To compare the effects of MCT versus EBT on functional fitness, postural balance, and HRQoL in older women. Methods: Single-blind, parallel-group randomized controlled trial lasting 16 weeks (2 sessions/week, 60 min).
- Conditions
- Aged, Exercise Therapy, Physical Performance
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07561879)
- Testing
- Multicomponent training program, Elastic band training program
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica del Maule
Fear of Falling
Dual-Task vs. Multicomponent Exercise in Institutionalized Seniors
The aging global population faces a major public health challenge regarding the growing number of older adults in long-term care facilities.
- Trial name
- DT-Fall (NCT07427225)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program, Dual-Task Exercise Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Aging Problems
Tai-Chi Chuan and Frenkel Coordination Exercises in Elderly
This study was aimed to investigated the short-term effects of Tai-Chi Chuan (TCC) and Frenkel Coordination Exercises (FCE) on balance, coordination, and kinesiophobia in elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT07629622
- Testing
- Tai-Chi Chuan (TCC), Frenkel Coordination Exercises (FCE)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halic University