Clinical trials: Fall Prevention Training
Fall, Fall Injury
The SafeTrip Study - Step Training to Reduce Falls in Older Adults
Falls in older people are devastating, widespread, costly and increasing in the aging Australian population. Although falls occur in approximately one third of older adults, certain population groups such as the sarcopenic/frail…
- Trial name
- NCT04602858
- Testing
- Reactive Balance Training, Control
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuroscience Research Australia
Frailty, Falls
Virtual Reality-Based vs Traditional Physiotherapy for Balance, Frailty, and Fall Prevention in Adults Aged 45 Years and Older
This study will compare two exercise-based rehabilitation programs to improve balance and reduce fall risk in adults aged 45 years and older who have had at least one fall in the past year or have balance problems.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Falls, Balance Deficits, Mobility Limitations
- Trial name
- NCT07322861
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Training Program, Physiotherapy Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Umm Al-Qura University
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
Elderly Population
Yang Style Tai Chi Exercises Combined With Mental Imagery Training On Balance and Fall Prevention in Older Adults
Aging process and the chronic diseases that affect older adults lead to balance disorders, which makes these individuals more susceptible to falls.
- Trial name
- NCT04766112
- Testing
- Group I, Group II
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
The Prescriptive Validity of a Novel Fall Risk Clinical Prediction Rule for People With COPD
This study has 3 objectives: (1) demonstrate the effectiveness of balance training for people with COPD, (2) determine which patients with COPD respond best to balance training, and (3) calculate clinically meaningful changes in…
- Trial name
- NCT05173532
- Testing
- Balance Training, Breathing and Stretching Exercises
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Dementia, tDCS
The Efficacy of HD-tDCS-Augmented Step Training in Older Adults With Mild Dementia
Falls and mobility decline are major health concerns among older adults with dementia, often linked to deterioration in executive function and cognitive-motor control.
- Conditions
- Dementia, tDCS, Physical Exercise, Neuromodulation
- Trial name
- NCT07841145
- Testing
- Step training, active HD-tDCS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
Aged, Postural Balance
Additional Effects of Strength Training With Otago Exercises on Actual and Perceived Balance in Older Adults
This study, titled "Additional Effects of Strength Training with Otago Exercises on Actual and Perceived Balance in Older Adults", explores strategies to reduce fall risks in the elderly.
- Conditions
- Aged, Postural Balance, Exercise Therapy, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT07380282
- Testing
- Otago Exercise with Strengthening exercise, Otago Exercise Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Parkinson Disease, Accidental Falls
Home-Based Exercise Program After Community Balance Training for Parkinson's Disease
This study tested whether a home-based exercise program helps older adults with Parkinson's disease keep the improvements they gain from a community balance program.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Accidental Falls, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07859566
- Testing
- Home-based exercise program with remote checking and coaching, General wellness guidance
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University
Prevention Harmful Effects
"Stay Balanced" - Prevention of Falls in Older Adults - From Clinical Research to Clinical Practice
Fall is one of the most common causes of ill health and morbidity in the older population. In Sweden about 300 000 people/year seek emergency treatment due to falls and out of these 1600 dies.
- Trial name
- NCT02909374
- Testing
- Balance training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Older Adults, Older Adults, Balance
AI-Adaptive AR Training for Balance and Falls Prevention in Older Adults
Falls are a common problem in adults within the age of 55-80 years and can lead to injury and loss of independence. This study is testing a new type of balance training using augmented reality (AR).
- Trial name
- NCT07781995
- Testing
- AI-Enhanced Augmented Reality Balance and Mobility Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Cerebellar Ataxia
Dual Task Training for Cerebellar Ataxia
Combining cognitive training with physical training to improve balance is a new approach for reducing the risk of falls in patient populations who are at risk for falls.
- Trial name
- NCT04648501
- Testing
- Dual-task training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stroke, Neurological Diseases or Conditions
Development and Efficacy of a Novel, Cost-Effective Gait Training Device Utilized at Home for Stroke Survivors
This pilot, parallel-group randomized controlled trial will evaluate the feasibility, safety, usability, and preliminary efficacy of the Rise\&Walk InHome (RWH), a novel robotic gait training device designed for home use after…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Neurological Diseases or Conditions, Hemiparesis;Poststroke/CVA, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
- Trial name
- NCT07250425
- Testing
- Rise&Walk InHome by Healing Innovations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Healing Innovations
Stroke
Fall Prevention and Locomotion Recovery in Post-stroke Patients: A Multimodal Training
The study proposes a novel rehabilitative program for the recovery of locomotor abilities in post-acute stroke patients. The hypothesis is that a rehabilitative program which involves a biofeedback cycling training combining…
- Trial name
- NCT02439515
- Testing
- Cycling, Balance, Standard physical therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
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
Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Instrumented vs. Conventional Perturbation-based Balance Training for Fall Prevention
In the past years, several studies have demonstrated the potential of task-specific perturbation-based balance training (PBT) for preventing falls at age.
- Trial name
- NCT04087512
- Testing
- Training on perturbation treadmill, Exercises of dynamic stability under unstable conditions
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leon Brüll
Quality of Life
Prevention of Falls in Older Adults by Specific and Progressive Balance Training
Three months of balance training with follow-up 6 and 12 months thereafter.
- Trial name
- BETA (NCT03464825)
- Testing
- Specific and progressive balance training
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
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
Aging Well, Aging Problems
Aquatic Exercise for Cognition and Mobility in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an aquatic exercise program on cognition and physical function of older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging Well, Aging Problems, Cognitive Change, Gait, Unsteady
- Trial name
- NCT05501249
- Testing
- Aquatic Integrated Cognitive Motor Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emily Dunlap
Stroke, Aging
Experimental PBT Study in Fall-prone Subjects
The study will investigate safety, usability, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of perturbation-based training in participants post-stroke and older adults with mild balance deficits.
- Trial name
- PACE-R (NCT07654335)
- Testing
- PBT
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia