Clinical trials: Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention, Exercise
Comparison of a Group-delivered vs. Individually Delivered 'LiFE' Program
In the Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program, exercises to increase strength and improve balance are embedded into daily life activities.
- Trial name
- LiFE-is-LiFE (NCT03462654)
- Testing
- iLiFE, gLiFE
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
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
Fall Prevention, Elderly
Effects of Action Observation Training and Exercises Over 65 Years Old
With aging, the decrease in muscle strength in the musculoskeletal system , body biomechanics and posture changes and the risk of falling increase.
- Trial name
- NCT04759690
- Testing
- Action observation, Exercise group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Falls Risk, Falls Prevention
Evaluation and Development of Falls Prevention and Management in the Community for Older Adults
This study investigates how differently-framed messages can affect people's attitude towards falls risk and prevention in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05198193
- Testing
- No Message Given, Positive Message Given - Older Adults, Negative Message Given - Older Adults
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Prevention of Falls
Strengthening Equilibrium and Educational Support in Preventing Falls in the Thermal Center
Preventing falls among people 65 years of age or older is a priority to promote healthy aging and reduce the number of hospitalizations, institutionalizations and years lived with disability.
- Trial name
- RESPECT (NCT03622554)
- Testing
- Adapted Physical Activity (APA), Therapeutic Patient Education (ETP)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Elderly, Accidental Falls
Documentation of Fall Incidents and Application of a Fall Prevention Programme for Seniors in Northern Greece
Due to the aging of the earth's population in the coming years, strategies for preventing falls in the elderly are of increasing research interest.
- Conditions
- Elderly, Accidental Falls, Prevention, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT04330053
- Testing
- Experimental, Control
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control, Risk Assessment
Prevention of Falls in General Practitioner for Community-dwelling Older Adults [PreFalls]
The primary aim of this two-year project for falls prevention is to reduce number of falls and fall incidence in community-dwelling people of 65 years and older in the setting of general practitioners.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls/Prevention & Control, Risk Assessment, General Practitioner Education, Humans
- Trial name
- NCT01032252
- Testing
- Exercise intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 378 people
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Functionality, Falls, Elderly, Fall Prevention, Exercise Elderly, Assessment, Rehabilitation, Community-Dwelling
Exercise Effectiveness on Fall Risk Factors
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of an intervention exercise program on enhancing fall risk deterrent factors, such as balance, postural control, overall strength, functionability in community-dwelling individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT04358653
- Testing
- fall prevention exercise program
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Fall Prevention
Preventing Falls Among Older Fallers to Test the Effect of LIVE-LiFE, a Home-Based, Tailored Fall Prevention Program
Purpose: To test the effect of LIVE-LiFE, a home-based, tailored fall prevention program for older adults with a high risk for falling. Study Type: Single-blind, two group randomized pilot trial.
- Trial name
- LIVE-LiFE (NCT03351413)
- Testing
- LIVE-LiFE to Prevent Falls Among Older Fallers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Intervention for Fall Prevention
A Pilot Fall Prevention Program Using "STRATIFY" at Triage of Emergency Department in Hong Kong
A fall is an event which results in a person coming to rest unwittingly on the floor or ground or other lower level. Those who have fall history have significantly more hospitalizations and clinical visits as well as emergency…
- Trial name
- Prevent Fall (NCT04244344)
- Testing
- fall prevention measures
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
Fall Prevention
Perturbation Training Compared to Balance and Strengthening Exercise, for Elderly at Risk of Falling
One third of adults over 65 and 50% of adults above 80 years old fall at list once a year. In some cases, falls result in fractures, hospitalization, functional limitations, depression, morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT04228159
- Testing
- Balance Tutor Biofeedback Rehabilitation System, Balance and strengthening exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Fall Prevention
Motor Training for Fall Prevention
Slip-related falls often cause injury; these often have catastrophic consequences, even among the healthiest older persons. Establishing a retainable preventive training regimen against slip-related falls would, without doubt…
- Trial name
- NCT01621958
- Testing
- Repeated perturbation training, Minimal perturbation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Falls Prevention
"Stepping On" to Pisando Fuerte: Adapting an Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Program for Latino Seniors
There are no evidence-based fall prevention programs for Hispanic/Latinos even though their age-adjusted death rate from unintentional falls is climbing in the US.
- Trial name
- NCT03895021
- Testing
- Pisando Fuerte
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Fall Prevention, Fall Injury
Safe Landing Strategy in Older Adults
The purposes of this project to examine whether older adults can learn safe landing strategy during a fall. The research hypotheses are three-fold: 1) To determine whether older adults can learn a safe landing strategy to reduce…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Fall Injury, Fall Safety
- Trial name
- NCT03540082
- Testing
- Tuck and Roll Group, Fall Exposure
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
The Effects of an Exergame Training on Body and Brain of Older Adults
This study investigates the effects of an exergame training including strength, balance, and cognitive training components on motor functions, cognition and brain structure of older adults.
- Trial name
- Active@Home (NCT03676452)
- Testing
- Active@Home exergame training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eling DeBruin
Fall and Fractures Prevention
Prescribe Exercise for Prevention of Falls and Fractures: A Family Health Team Approach
Falls and fractures are a leading cause of death and disability in the older adult population. The consequences of falls and fractures contribute substantially to health care costs and can have a significant negative impact on…
- Trial name
- PEPTEAM (NCT01698463)
- Testing
- Identification of patients at risk, tailored exercise prescription, motivational interviewing, review of behavioural outcomes
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Physical Activity, Falls Prevention
Keeping Adults Physically Active Feasibility Study
The Keeping Adults Physically Active (KAPA) feasibility study aimed to examine the feasibility and acceptability of the an intervention designed to encourage the continuation of physical activity following the completion of a…
- Trial name
- KAPA (NCT03824015)
- Testing
- Keeping Adults Physically Active (KAPA) intervention, Usual Care
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure
SMARTCARE Project: Deploying Integrated Health & Social Services for Independent Living by Older People
Against the background of the European Innovation Partnership on Active \& Healthy Ageing, SmartCare aims to define a common set of standard functional specifications for an open ICT platform enabling the delivery of integrated…
- Conditions
- Frail Elderly Syndrome, Congestive Heart Failure, Falls Prevention
- Trial name
- SmartCare (NCT03112109)
- Testing
- 'New care'
- Volunteers
- 2,111 people
- Sponsor
- Him SA
Fall Prevention
Randomized ActiveStep Clinical Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to learn if using the ActiveStep™ treadmill reduces the number and severity of falls in older adults. This is a pilot study.
- Trial name
- RACE (NCT00810082)
- Testing
- ActiveStep, Standard Physical Therapy for Fall Prevention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Fall Prevention, Physical Activity
Pilot of a Group-based Program on Lifestyle-integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) in Older Persons
This feasibility pilot is part of the project "LiFE-is-LiFE" (2017-2020). It is based on the Lifestyle-Integrated Functional Exercise (LiFE) program by Clemson et al., which has proven effective in improving strength, balance…
- Trial name
- NCT03412123
- Testing
- group lifestyle-integrated functional exercise
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University