Clinical trials: Fall Prevention
Fall Risk Factors, Fall Prevention
Effects of a Fall Preventive Exercise Program on Intrinsic Fall Risk Factors in Healthy Older Adults.
Background With increasing age neuromuscular deficits (e.g., sarcopenia) may result in impaired physical performance and an increased risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT01906034
- Testing
- Exercise with supervision, Home-based without supervision
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Potsdam
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia
Move for Your Mind - Pilot Trial
Move for your mind is a single blind, 3-arm randomized controlled clinical pilot trial. The study aims to test the effect of a weekly Dalcroze eurhythmics program (arm 1) and a home strength exercise program (arm 2) against…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- MFYM - P (NCT02279316)
- Testing
- Vi-De 3, Jaques-Dalcroze eurhythmics, Home exercise program
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Falls Prevention, Prevention of Fall-related Injuries
Vitamin D and Exercise in Falls Prevention
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of exercise and vitamin D supplementation on reducing falls and injuries in community-dwelling, independent-living women aged 70-79 years of age.
- Trial name
- DEX (NCT00986466)
- Testing
- exercise and vitamin D supplementation
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 409 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control
Fall Prevention Among Community Living Elderly
The purpose of this study is to assess effects of a home exercise program, supervised by assistant nurses with the aim of preventing falls.
- Trial name
- NCT01705912
- Testing
- Complete intervention, Basic intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Gunilla Fahlstrom
Fall Prevention
The Effects of Lower Body Resistance Training on Balance and Fall Prevention in the Elderly
The aim of the study is to prevent falls related to poor lower body strength adn balance in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT01178970
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Fall Prevention
Fall Prevention Strategies Including Music and Posturography
We propose to obtain computerized dynamic posturography scores on patients in a (psycho)geriatric nursing home utilizing the CAPS system from Vestibular Technology.
- Trial name
- NCT00368511
- Testing
- Music Listening
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies