Clinical trials: Falls
Hearing Loss, Dizziness
Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate methods to use hearing aids equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence to assist in the assessment of fall risk and in the implementation of interventions aimed…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Dizziness, Vertigo, Fall Related Injury Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05365646
- Testing
- Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Balance Assessment, Falls
How's Your Balance?
The goals of this observational study are to investigate the following: If there is a relationship between prior falls, single leg stance time, and plantar cutaneous sensitivity as measured by monofilaments.
- Conditions
- Balance Assessment, Falls, Plantar Sensation
- Trial name
- NCT07412145
- Testing
- None AHT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RxFunction Inc.
Fall
Contribution of Peripheral Vision in the Risk of Falls in the Elderly
This study is a controlled, open-label biomedical research project in cognitive neuroscience designed to examine the results (postural stability, error rates, and spatiotemporal parameters of eye movements and head movements) of…
- Trial name
- NCT07608263
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia, Fall Injury
Fall Detection and Prevention for Memory Care Through Real-time Artificial Intelligence Applied to Video
The purpose of the research is to study a new safety monitoring system developed by SafelyYou to help care for a loved one with dementia. The goal is to provide better support for unwitnessed falls.
- Trial name
- NCT03685240
- Testing
- SafelyYou Fall Prevention System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SafelyYou
Cirrhosis, Liver, Portal Hypertension
LiveSMART Trial to Prevent Falls in Patients With Cirrhosis - Supplementary Study
The LIVE-SMART supplementary study will assess social determinants of health (income, education, neighborhood deprivation), financial burden (out-of-pocket costs, productivity loss), financial distress (patient and…
- Trial name
- LiveSMART (NCT07140120)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Healthy Aging
Exoskeleton-Assisted Mobility in Aging and in Parkinson's Disease
This study will evaluate whether a wearable robotic exoskeleton can improve mobility, balance, and walking in healthy older adults and in individuals living with Parkinson's disease, populations at high risk of falls and mobility…
- Trial name
- NCT07567482
- Testing
- Exoskeleton
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l'Outaouais
Old Age; Debility, Fall
Effects of Perturbation-based Balance Training on Postural Control and Cortical Modulation in Elderly With Fall Risk
This is a single-blinded randomized controlled trial with pre- and post- measurements. Forty community-dwelling elderly (age> 65 y/o) with fall risk (defined as functional reach test≦25.4 cm) will be recruited and randomly…
- Trial name
- NCT04473885
- Testing
- Perturbation-based balance training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Fall, Fall Injury
FRIDs and Fall Risk Among Older Adults
The European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) Task and Finish Group published a consensus paper on fall-risk increasing drugs. However, the group did not reach consensus on 17 medication classes as potential FRIDs.
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Injury, Aging, Aged
- Trial name
- NCT05169476
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Postural Balance, Elderly
Validity of TURN 180 Test to Distinguish Between the Fallers and Non-Fallers
As the geriatric population continues to rise, the consequences of falls and fall-related injuries carry increasing socioeconomic significance.
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Elderly, Falls
- Trial name
- NCT02404129
- Testing
- Turn 180 test
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Frailty, Dementia
Multicomponent Exercise Program on Physical Function, Cognition and Falls Risk Among Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes (MOVE4CARE)
Can a multicomponent exercise program significantly improve physical and cognitive function and reduce fall rates among nursing home residents? To address this question, the present study aims to compare the effectiveness of a…
- Trial name
- MOVE4CARE (NCT07392944)
- Testing
- Multicomponent exercise intervention, stretching and relaxation program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Geriatric Disorder
Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training for Institutionalized Elderly
It is hypothesized that whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in physical functioning and reduction in fall incidence among institutionalized elderly, compared with conventional exercise…
- Trial name
- NCT01735682
- Testing
- Whole body vibration, Conventional exercise, Control
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Accidental Falls
EFFICACY OF AN EXERCISE PROPRIOCEPTIVE PROGRAM IN INSTITUTIONALIZED ELDERLY
Knowing the effects of proprioceptive exercise program in improving balance, gait and risk of falls in institutionalized elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT02541305
- Testing
- propioceptive program, No propioceptive program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Elderly Population
Comparison of Square Stepping Exercise and Wobble Board Exercise in Elderly Population
Cognitive decline and balance issues are key contributors to falls. Square Stepping Exercise (SSE) and Wobble Board Exercise (WBE) both are the promising forms of balance training.
- Trial name
- NCT07150364
- Testing
- Square Stepping Exercise, Wobble Board Exercise
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Falls
Action Seniors! Exercise to Prevent Falls
This study will be a randomized controlled trial to determine the efficacy of the Otago Exercise Program (OEP) on falls among seniors with a history of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT01029171
- Testing
- Home-based balance and strength retraining exercise program., control; usual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Orthostatic Hypotension, Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia and Orthostatic Hypotension
Elderly patients generally have a tendency for having sarcopenia which refers to muscle loss that may be related to many factors. These patients also have a tendency to falls and injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT03732716
- Testing
- blood pressure measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Falls, Missteps
Automatic Detection of Falls and Near Falls
The aim of this study is to develop an algorithm to automatically detect falls and near falls, in the elderly and in Parkinson's Disease patients. Subjects will arrive at the investigators' gait laboratory for assessment.
- Trial name
- NCT00948844
- Testing
- Hybrid (3-d accelerometers, and gyroscopes)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Accidental Falls
Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention Program
The purpose of the study is to examine the feasibility of the program and data collection protocol to plan a multisite clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT02946593
- Testing
- Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program, Outdoor fall prevention brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Transfemoral Amputees
Evaluation of an Acceleration-Based Prosthetic Knee Locking Mechanism for Reducing the Risk of Falling in Transfemoral Amputees
The investigators hypothesize that a new automatic prosthetic knee locking mechanism will improve gait characteristics during an induced controlled trip and reduce fear of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT01982721
- Testing
- Locking mechanism for prosthetic knee
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Accidental Falls
Influence of Cognition and Gait on Falls
The study analyses if cognition and gait speed can predict falls in a community-dwelling people and ambulant long term care residents
- Trial name
- ICGF (NCT02700672)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Healthy Aging
Frenkel Exercises in Geriatric Balance and Fall Prevention
Aging is a natural process starting from birth and progressing through childhood and adulthood, marked by physical and mental decline, including musculoskeletal, cognitive, and motor deterioration.
- Trial name
- NCT06990828
- Testing
- Frenkel Stabilization Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Okan University