Clinical trials: Fall Prevention
Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Safe Play Areas for Ross County Kids Project
Specific Aim 1 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, renovate and develop playgrounds in Chillicothe. Specific Aim 2 - In collaboration with partners in Ross County, promote safe play and play areas for children on…
- Conditions
- Other Specified Personal Exposures and History Presenting Hazards to Health, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Fall Involving Playground Equipment, Occurrence on Farm
- Trial name
- SPARK (NCT01291225)
- Testing
- Playground renovation and development, Educational campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 311 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Accidental Falls, Aged, Exercise Movement Techniques
Balance Recovery Training for Fall Prevention in Retirement Communities
Falls are the leading cause of injuries and injury-related deaths among older adults over the age of 65 in the United States. To help reduce the number of these falls, there is growing interest in using reactive balance training…
- Trial name
- NCT02551666
- Testing
- Balance recovery training, Tai Chi exercise
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
High Risk for Falling
Testing the Effectiveness of a Falls Prevention System
The purpose of this single arm intervention study is to determine if the fall rate (as measured by falls per 1000 patient days) for patients designated "high fall risk" decreases with the use of the PUP™ [Patient is UP Falls…
- Trial name
- NCT03678402
- Testing
- PUP™ sock
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 521 people
- Sponsor
- Tammy Moore
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
Prostate Carcinoma
GET FIT Prostate: A Randomized Controlled Exercise Trial
The GET FIT Prostate trial (Group Exercise Training for Fall prevention and functional Improvements during and after Treatment for Prostate cancer) is a single-blind, parallel group, randomized controlled trial comparing - 1) tai…
- Trial name
- NCT03741335
- Testing
- Resistance Training, Stretching, Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Physical Disability
Aging With Long Term Physical Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and efficacy of an adapted evidence-based program (REBIL) to reduce barriers to community participation and remove fall hazards at home for adults aging with physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04589988
- Testing
- Removing Environmental Barriers to Independent Living (REBIL), Waitlist Attentional Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Osteoarthritis, Falls, Accidental
Falls Prevention Program for Adults With Osteoarthritis
Purpose: To report the feasibility and to obtain preliminary data on the effects of using an enhanced Otago Exercise Programme to reduce fall risk in individuals with osteoarthritis (OA).
- Trial name
- NCT02648646
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Programme and Walk with Ease
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control
Nursing Home Prevention of Injury in Dementia (NH PRIDE)
The purpose of this study is to develop a consistent approach to prevent falls with injury in nursing home (NH) residents. A centralized Injury Liaison Service (ILS) will be developed and tested in four nursing home facilities…
- Trial name
- NH PRIDE (NCT04242186)
- Testing
- Injury Liaison Service
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
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
Accidental Falls
Living in Fitness Together (LIFT): Testing an Innovative Fall Prevention Program
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a group-based fall prevention program for older adults.
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT02732366)
- Testing
- Group-based exercise and peer coaching, Usual PT and attention control grp class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Accidental Falls, Wounds and Injuries
Strategies to Reduce Injuries and Develop Confidence in Elders
The aim of this pragmatic cluster-randomized trial is to determine the effectiveness of an evidence-based, patient-centered multifactorial fall injury prevention strategy in community dwelling older adults at risk of falls…
- Trial name
- STRIDE (NCT02475850)
- Testing
- Evidence-based tailored fall prevention, Usual care
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,451 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fall, Motivation
Engaging Older Adults in Fall Prevention Using Motivational Interviewing (MI)
This mixed-methods, two-arm, randomized controlled trial will evaluate the impact of Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a follow-up care to patients who received fall prevention recommendations at Oregon Health \& Science…
- Conditions
- Fall, Motivation, Behavior, Coping Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04612842
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
HIV Infection, Alcohol Consumption
Boston ARCH 4F Intervention to Reduce Fall Risk in People With HIV and Alcohol Use
This study is being conducted to assess the acceptability and feasibility of a randomized trial of a 10 week virtual intervention to reduce fall risk in people with HIV who consume alcohol.
- Conditions
- HIV Infection, Alcohol Consumption, Falls, Accidental, Falls
- Trial name
- NCT04804579
- Testing
- Fall Prevention Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Fall, Risk Reduction
Prevention Focused Home-Based Physical Therapy Utilizing Community Partnership Referrals
This novel study supports the positive benefits of Home Based Older Persons Upstreaming Physical Therapy (HOP-UP-PT) to older adults identified as "at-risk" by their local senior center after participating in a prevention-focused…
- Trial name
- NCT04814459
- Testing
- HOP-UP-PT Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oakland University
Accidental Falls
Falls Prevention in Older Home Care Recipients
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a falls-prevention exercise programme on health-related quality of life, fear of falling, falls and physical function in older people receiving home care.
- Trial name
- NCT02374307
- Testing
- Exercise and education
- Where
- 6 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Fall Related Injury, Social Isolation
KOSO (Keep On Stepping On)/ Stepping Online
The overall purpose of this multi-phase study is to develop (Phase 1) and test potential effectiveness and feasibility of Keep On Stepping On (KOSO)/Stepping Online, an online falls prevention maintenance program for Stepping On…
- Trial name
- NCT02774889
- Testing
- Stepping Online
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy Aging
A Mobile Tai Chi Platform for Fall Prevention in Older Adults - Phase II
This is a single-arm longitudinal feasibility study for older adults that involves a 12-week home-based Tai Chi program and includes four remote and/or in-person data collection visits.
- Trial name
- NCT05006261
- Testing
- Tele-Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury
Usability Validation of Patient Monitoring Device for Pressure Injury Prevention and Fall Detection
This study describes a procedure to collect a subject's position, movement, physiological data and usability information using Masimo's investigational device.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, Pressure Injury, Falls Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03121144
- Testing
- Masimo Centroid System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Masimo Corporation
Aging, Fall
A Mobile Tai Chi Platform for Fall Prevention and Cognition in Older Adults
The investigators will assess feasibility and acceptability of the Tele-Tai Chi (TC) intervention; explore changes in clinically relevant outcome measures including: physical activity, self-efficacy, quality of life, cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT05209464
- Testing
- Tele-Tai Chi
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Evaluating Technology-Based Fall Prevention Interventions
Approximately one in three older adults fall annually and it is the primary cause of traumatic injury in older adults. While exercise and balance programs have been shown to be effective in reducing fall risk, maintaining…
- Trial name
- FaCT2 (NCT03190460)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Technology-based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington