Clinical trials: Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Multiple Myeloma, Fall Risk Factors
Fall Risk Assessment and an Exercise Intervention for Prevention of Falls in Multiple Myeloma Patients
Approximately one third of the population over the age of 65 falls at least once a year. The risk of falling is in increased in older patients with tumor diseases.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Fall Risk Factors, Strength Training Effects, Balance Training Effects
- Trial name
- Myfall (NCT07044427)
- Testing
- Strength and balance training in combination with a treadmill-based pertubation intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Fall Prevention, Muscle Power Performance
COMMUNITY-BASED POWER TRAINING IN FALLER AND NON-FALLER OLDER ADULTS: A FEASIBILITY AND FALL RISK STUDY.
Aging leads to substantial alterations in the nervous and skeletal muscle systems that ultimately lead to a reduction in "neural drive" and motor performance.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Muscle Power Performance, Functional Mobility, Balance Control in Elderly
- Trial name
- POWER-AEQ (NCT07369440)
- Testing
- Multi-component exercise program focused on muscle power, Multi-component exercise program focused on traditional resistance training
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maia
Fall, Frailty
Combined Exercise and Cognitive Stimulation for Falls Prevention
Randomized clinical trial of 310 older adults over 75 years old recruited from the Falls Units of Geriatric Departments in 4 three University Hospitals in Spain (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Albacete and Barcelona).
- Conditions
- Fall, Frailty, Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Exercise
- Trial name
- Vivifrailcogn (NCT04911179)
- Testing
- Vivfrail-Cog combined multicomponent physical exercise and cognitive stimulation.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Fall Patients, Elderly Patients
Changes in Cardiovascular and Sleep Quality Parameters Under Eurythmy Therapy and Tai Chi in Comparison to Standard Care - A Substudy of the ENTAiER Trial
ENTAiER study is a multicentre randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of eurythmy therapy and Tai Chi in comparison to standard care in chronically ill elderly patients with increased risk of falling.
- Conditions
- Fall Patients, Elderly Patients, Chronic Disease, Sleep Quality
- Trial name
- NCT04209738
- Testing
- This is an observational study being conducted as a substudy of another trial.
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- ARCIM Institute Academic Research in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Balance Impairment, Sarcopenia in Elderly
Multicomponent Exercise and Frailty in Nursing Home Residents
Frailty is common among older adults living in nursing homes and increases the risk of falls, disability, and loss of independence.
- Conditions
- Balance Impairment, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Frailty at Older Adults, Functional Decline
- Trial name
- BASE-Frail (NCT07686146)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Exercise Program (BASE), Usual Care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Escoles Universitaries Gimbernat
Metabolic Syndrome, Fall Risk
Physical Activity and Disability Prevention in Postmenopausal Women
The aim of this clinical study is to examine the impact of physical activity on the physical and mental health of postmenopausal women, with a particular focus on the development of disability.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Fall Risk, Sarcopenia in Elderly, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- PADP-Women (NCT06781541)
- Testing
- Nordic walking, Strength training, Bungy Pump Exercises
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Risk of Falls
Active Exergames Program in Older Adults at Risk of Falls
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to analyze the effectiveness of a physical exercise program based on exergames combined with conventional physical therapy, compared to a conventional physical exercise program alone…
- Trial name
- NCT07024004
- Testing
- Exergame-Based Exercise + Conventional Physical Therapy, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Catolica Silva Henriquez
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
Fall
Fall Prevention Study Among Seniors in Bomlo
Recruiting seniors age 65-85 at risk of falling in Bomlo municipality. Clinical tests performed by physiotherapist. If risk of falling is confirmed, participants will be randomized to either intervention group with…
- Trial name
- NCT04205448
- Testing
- Physical exercize
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Kjersti Helen Folleso
Chronic Stroke
Effect of NMES on Balance and Fall Risk in Chronic Stroke
The aim of this study is to describe the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in the form of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to different lower limb muscles on reactive balance and gait…
- Trial name
- NMES (NCT04957355)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or Functional electrical stimulation (FES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis
Stop At One Stockholm (SAOS)- Secondary Fracture Prevention Through Active Patient Identification and Staff Education.
This is a study on the effects of education on secondary fracture prevention in primary health care centers (PHCC) and referral from hospitals to these PHCC of patients with recent fragility fractures.
- Conditions
- Osteoporotic Fractures, Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Risk
- Trial name
- SAOS (NCT04565743)
- Testing
- Support on dentification and treatment of patients with high risk of osteoporotic fractures
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Helena Salminen
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
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
Accidental Fall, Neurologic Disorder
A Community-Based Falls Prevention Program for Adults At-Risk for Falls
The goal of this interventional study is to implement a Falls Prevention Program to impact the risk and injuries related to falls.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Neurologic Disorder, Old Age; Debility, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05771818
- Testing
- Falls Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Fall Risk
Assessment of Fall Risks and Subject-specific Training for Fall Reduction
The target population of this project is older people with high risks of falls. About 30% community-dwelling individuals over 65 years of age fall each year and the rate of fall related injuries leading to loss of function and…
- Trial name
- NCT06396650
- Testing
- Home-based training, Lab-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Accidental Fall, Fall Injury
The Impact of Specifically Adapted Judo-based Training Program on Risk Factors for Falls Among Adults
This is a control study with a 2-group pretest-posttest design investigating the effects of a 10-week judo-inspired exercise program (Judo4Balance) for physical functions, self-efficacy, activity level, and fall techniques among…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Fall Injury, Work-related Injury, Work Accident
- Trial name
- J4BA (NCT04294342)
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Participants in 10 week Judo Inspired Exercise program
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dalarna University
Injuries
Interdisciplinary Falls Prevention for Seniors
With an aging population, an associated increase in the number of falls and fall injuries, there is a need to examine how health care services, such as home care, can best prevent falls among older people.
- Trial name
- NCT00463658
- Testing
- Falls Prevention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Hyponatremia, Accidental Falls
Hyponatremia in the Prevention of Hospitalized Patients Falls
Cross ecological quasi-experimental study to assess effectiveness of early intervention in the diagnosis and treatment of hyponatremia in the prevention of hospitalized patients´ falls.
- Trial name
- PRECAHI (NCT03265691)
- Testing
- Early detection and treatment of hyponatremia, No Intervention (SOC)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Mª del Carmen Lobo Rodríguez
Fall Injury
Does Fall Arrest Strategy Training Improve Capacity to Prevent Fall-Related Injury in Older Women?
Falls are the leading cause of injury hospitalization for seniors across Saskatchewan and addressing the underlying causes is a provincial health priority.
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT04844047)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Fall Prevention, Elderly
The Effect of Home Based Fall Prevention Program on Older Adults at High Risk of Falling
Fall prevention programs that implement and evaluate fall rates, balance status, accidents related to falls and hospital admissions, exercise status, muscle strength, fear of falling, and quality of life can be effective…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Elderly, Home Based Care, Fall Risk
- Trial name
- HoBFaPP (NCT06643169)
- Testing
- home-based fall prevention program with multifactorial
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University