Clinical trials: Fallers
Accidental Falls, Osteoporosis
Odense Fallers and Osteoporosis Study
Osteoporosis and falls occur with increasing frequency among the elderly. Osteoporosis and fall increases the risk of fracture. Falls in the elderly are associated with a high morbidity and mortality with potentially…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Osteoporosis, Disability
- Trial name
- OFOS (NCT01600547)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Accidental Falls, Aging
Public Health Concerns of Elderly Fallers and Non-fallers in a Community
The purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence and the characterization of health of elderly fallers and non-fallers in the southeastern community of Brazil in the state of São Paulo.
- Trial name
- NCT02177968
- Testing
- descriptive analysis of characteristics
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Accidental Falls, Exercise
Exercising With Computers in Later Life
This is a pilot study to assess whether balance training with the Nintendo® Wii is comparable to a physiotherapist-led falls group in terms of improvement in balance. The acceptability of the Nintendo® Wii will also be assessed.
- Trial name
- EXCELL (NCT01082042)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Grampian
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
Elderly Idiopathic Fallers
The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Motor and Cognitive Functions in Idiopathic Fallers
The concurrent performance of two tasks, i.e., dual tasking (DT), is a common and ubiquitous every day phenomena. For example, people frequently walk while talking on a cellphone or drive while talking to a passenger.
- Trial name
- NCT02954328
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Aging, Fall
Changes in Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters During a Digitally Assisted Self-rehabilitation Program for Elderly Fallers ( DigiWalk )
Falls are a health issue that is both common among older adults (affecting 1 in 2 people each year after age 80) and serious due to their traumatic, psychological, and functionally disabling complications.
- Conditions
- Aging, Fall, Fall Accident
- Trial name
- DigiWalk (NCT07741994)
- Testing
- PFPP Group, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
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
Parkinson's Disease
The Effects of the Hopeful Outdoor Parkinson Exercise (HOPE) Program on Improving Balance Performance in Parkinsonian Non-fallers and Single Fallers
To determine whether the 8-week Hopeful Outdoor Parkinson's Exercise (HOPE) Program would be effective in improving balance performance, physical functions, gait parameter, balance confidence, health-related quality-of-life…
- Trial name
- NCT01799681
- Testing
- an 8-week blended indoor-outdoor exercise program, an 8-week upper limb and hand exercise program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
Accidental Falls, Aging
tDCS in Elderly Fallers Study
The objective of this study is to determine if a four-week, 20-session intervention of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), as compared to sham intervention, improves dual task standing and walking performance (Aim 1)…
- Trial name
- NCT03814304
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Accidental Falls
RCT to Reduce Further Falls and Injuries for Older Fallers Presenting to an Emergency Department
This project is called "Falls Aren't Us" and aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a customised falls prevention program for people aged 60 and over who were presented to the hospital Emergency Department following a fall and…
- Trial name
- NCT00217360
- Testing
- a customised multifactorial falls prevention program
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- National Ageing Research Institute, Australia
Difficulty Walking
Spatio-temporal Parameters of Walking in Patients Hospitalized in Acute Geriatrics
The prevalence of walking disorders in the elderly is high. These can lead to falls which represent a major public health issue in terms of hospitalization, morbidity and cost.
- Trial name
- PST (NCT05152069)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Fall
Effect of Home Exercise on Reducing Falls
This proposed randomized controlled trial aims to study the long-term compliance of the LiFE program and its combined effects with a home safety visit on fall prevention in community-dwelling older fallers.
- Trial name
- NCT03599934
- Testing
- Lifestyle integrated functional exercise program, Home safety assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Older Adults With a History of Falls
The Effect of Combined Volitional and Reactive Step Training in Reducing Falls Risk in Older Fallers
To examine the immediate and sustained effect of a 4-week combined volitional and reactive step training on fall risks in community-dwelling older fallers.
- Trial name
- NCT06378164
- Testing
- Exercise, Active Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Falls in the Elderly
Follow-up of Elderly Subjects With Falls Recruited in the Geriatric Departments of Several French Hospitals
Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among the elderly, with nearly 8,000 deaths per year in France, including more than 950 deaths on average per year in the Northwest interregion between 2006 and 2013.
- Trial name
- PREMOB (NCT05281835)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
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
Fallers, High Risk of Falling
Multimodal Exercise Programs for Fall Prevention: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of present study is to analyze and compare the effect of two exercise programs - psychomotor exercise program vs exercise combined program (psychomotor + whole body vibration) - on risk factors for falls of…
- Trial name
- NCT03446352
- Testing
- Psychomotor exercise program, Combined exercise program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Accidental Falls, Chronic Renal Insufficiency
Fall Prevention by Alfacalcidol and Training
Objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of a multimodal therapy on the basis of current guidelines on fall prevention consisting of a 12-months intervention with Alfacalcidol and calcium, patient education and a mobility…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Aged
- Trial name
- SPALT (NCT00483275)
- Testing
- Alfacalcidol, Balance, gait and strength training, Patient education
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 484 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Fall Prevention, Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Validation of the Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) Questionnaire to Assess the Risk of Falls in People Aged 60 or Over.
This single-centre, cross-sectional diagnostic study will determine whether the new self-completed Self-Assessment for Falls in the Elderly (SAFE) questionnaire can classify fall-risk level (low, moderate, high) in adults ≥ 60…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT06961812)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam, Safe Self-Administered Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Fall
Impact of Telephone Coaching on Physical Performance in a Physical Exercise Maintenance Program for Fallers Elderly Patients Living at Home
At home, maintenance, physical performance declines more or less rapidly from 6 weeks depending advancing age and duration of the training period .
- Trial name
- STEP-PA (NCT02828826)
- Testing
- telephone coaching
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital