Clinical trials: Fall Accident
Postural Balance, Accidental Falls
Improving Balance and Mobility
Falls are dangerous leading to injuries and even death. The VA has made fall prevention a priority, but effective programs only reduce falls by 30%.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Accidental Falls, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- MMBI (NCT02374463)
- Testing
- MMBI, Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Accidental Fall
Who is Falling? - Fall Risk Prediction Among Community Dwelling Elderly.
The purpose of this study is to investigate if the level of physical activity, selected physical and psychological risk factors can predict risk of falling in older (≥65) community dwellers.
- Trial name
- NOCfao (NCT02995317)
- Testing
- Number of falls based on an one year follow-up
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College of Northern Denmark
Stroke, Family Caregivers
Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Intervention for Stroke Caregivers
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of the revised Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit (TASK II) compared with an Information, Support, and Referral (ISR) intervention in family caregivers of stroke…
- Trial name
- TASKII (NCT01275495)
- Testing
- Telephone Assessment and Skill-Building Kit (TASK II), Information, Support, and Referral (ISR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alpine Accident, Frostbite
10-years Nationwide Alpine Accidents in Austria
This observational study intends to analyze the characteristic of specific accidents happened in Austrian's mountainous regions.
- Conditions
- Alpine Accident, Frostbite, Cardiopulmonary Arrest With Successful Resuscitation, Lightning Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03405467
- Testing
- general and specific data
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
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
Accidental Fall
Effects of Task-Specific Step Training on Reactive Balance
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate a novel and pragmatic (i.e., not requiring specialized equipment) task-specific step training regimen that aims to improve reactive balance after tripping.
- Trial name
- NCT05734443
- Testing
- step training, treadmill training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Accidental Falls
Evaluation of a Balance-recovery Specific Falls Prevention Exercise Program
This study aims to investigate the potential to train compensatory stepping and grasping reactions for the prevention of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00187317
- Testing
- Balance training (exercise), Flexibility and relaxation exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Work-related Illness, Work Accident
Effect of Exercise Given to Factory Workers With Ergonomics Training on Pain and Functionality
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of ergonomics training with exercises applied on factory workers with low back pain on pain, functionality, sleep and fatigue.
- Conditions
- Work-related Illness, Work Accident, Occupational Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06004284
- Testing
- control, exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Accidental Falls, Older Adults
Health Education for Preventing Falls in Older Adults Living in the Community
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of three health education intervention modules in preventing falls among older adults living in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT06507020
- Testing
- Fall prevention knowledge education, Exercise education, Home hazard reduction education
- Volunteers
- 888 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Cerebrovascular Accident
Investigation of Changes in Lower Limb Muscles After Cerebrovascular Accident
The aim of this study is to investigate lower limb muscles after cerebrovascular accident
- Trial name
- NCT04607486
- Testing
- 3DfUS and IPSA of leg muscles
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Accidental Falls
Effectiveness of a Program to Improve Balance, Mobility, and Fall Prevention in Older Adults.
This trial evaluates the effectiveness of the Otago Exercise Program in adults aged 65 and older. It compares supervised group-based training with an unsupervised home-based version of the same program.
- Trial name
- NCT07257315
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program - Supervised Group, Otago Exercise Program - Home-Based
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanidad de Castilla y León
Cerebrovascular Accident
Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Response to Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this research study is to improve methods for evaluation of brain changes during motor learning for patients with stroke, who have difficulty performing daily tasks with their arm and hand.
- Trial name
- NCT02351947
- Testing
- upper limb rehabilitation for chronic stroke
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Accidental Fall, Postural Balance
The Relation Between Movement Patterns, Balance Performance, Function of the Inner Ear and Falls
Falls are one of the most common reasons for immobilisation and death in elderly population. This study aims at studying falls among a group of older people.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Postural Balance, Movement Disorders in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT03503916
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol Brief Intervention Plus Personalized Mobile Chat-based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Misuse in an Emergency Department
This project focuses on patients in AED. Objectives of this project are: 1. To examine the factors associated with alcohol drinking and alcohol use disorder 2.
- Trial name
- NCT03823599
- Testing
- Mobile chat-based instant messages, Alcohol brief intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Latent Tuberculosis, Active Tuberculosis
Improving the Detection of Active Tuberculosis in Accident and Emergency Departments
Tuberculosis (TB) control remains a public health challenge. Many people in the UK do not have a general practitioner (GP) registration and their only interaction with the NHS is via Accident and Emergency (A\&E) Departments of…
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT02512484)
- Testing
- venepuncture, sputum collection, xray
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Public Health England
Fall, Physical Inactivity
Technology-based Fall Risk Assessments for Older Adults in Low-income Settings
The goal of this observational study is to examine the associations among fall risk appraisal, body composition, and physical activity in older adults in low-income settings.
- Conditions
- Fall, Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06063187
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Blindness, Cerebrovascular Accident
Mechanisms of Human Plasticity in the Human System
The purpose of this study is to investigate the physiology associated with plasticity of the motor system. Plasticity refers to the process by which neighboring brain cells assume the responsibilities of damaged or diseased brain…
- Conditions
- Blindness, Cerebrovascular Accident, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00001661
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Accidental Fall
FallSensing Multiplayer Games for Fall Risk Prevention in Senior Care Centers
Fall prevention programs should include strength and balance training, home hazard assessment and intervention, vision assessment and referral and also medication review with modification/withdrawal.
- Trial name
- NCT03623919
- Testing
- FallSensing multiplayer games
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Coimbra
Fall, Accidental, Fall
Transport PLUS Intervention
Hypothesis: 'Transport PLUS,' a low cost, easily generalizable intervention performed by Emergency Medical Technicians while transporting a patient home from the hospital, can improve transitions of care and improve patient…
- Conditions
- Fall, Accidental, Fall, Hospital Readmission, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- NCT03046771
- Testing
- Transport PLUS group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Field Physician Care, Analgesics
Analgesia in ÖAMTC Helicopter Emergency Service in Austria
A sufficient analgesia in injured or sick people is the main goal of physicians treating a patient. In emergency medicine potent analgesia like ketamine or opioids are routinely used.
- Conditions
- Field Physician Care, Analgesics, Hypnotics, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03760302
- Testing
- analgesics, hypnotics
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck