Clinical trials: Falls
Fall Patients
Keep Exercising & Stay Steady: Development and Feasibility of a Health Intervention to Encourage Exercise Maintenance After Fall Prevention Exercise Programmes End.
Falls and broken bones are a common health problem faced by older adults. Worldwide, one third of adults aged over 65 years old, and half of adults aged over 80 years, fall each year.
- Trial name
- KESS (NCT06447948)
- Testing
- Keep Exercising and Stay Steady
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Delirium, Fall Injury
The Hospital Elder Life Program at the Jewish General Hospital
Older patients (i.e.; ≥ 65 years) with a hip fracture, and who are admitted to orthopedics for surgery are particularly at risk of adverse health events such as delirium, recurrent falls and prolonged hospital stay caused by…
- Conditions
- Delirium, Fall Injury, Mortality
- Trial name
- HELP (NCT03628014)
- Testing
- Inpatient-care program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Hearing Loss, Fall
The Impact of Hearing Loss Severity on Balance Intervention Outcomes
The goal of this study is to learn about how hearing loss impacts balance intervention outcomes and risk of falling in older adults.
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Fall, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- NCT05681078
- Testing
- A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Older Adults, Balance
Effect of Physical-Cognitive Training in Older Adults
The study compares the impact of physical-cognitive exercises using Blazepod device versus conventional balance training on multiple outcomes in older adults aged 70 and above.
- Trial name
- NCT07199426
- Testing
- Physical-Cognitive Training, Conventional Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Sarcopenia, Fall
Empirical Mode Decomposition and Decision Tree in Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is quickly becoming a major global public health issue. Falls are the leading cause of mortality among the elderly, and they must be addressed.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Fall, Gait, Unsteady, Balance; Distorted
- Trial name
- NCT05396404
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Injury of Unknown Intent Due to Fall From Height, Traumatic Brain Injury
Addressing Attitudes to Improve Use of Protective Headwear in Older Adults
The goal of this phase of the project is to identify the elements of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) that should be targeted to provide the most influence on older adults' behavior (or other stakeholders) to purchase and…
- Trial name
- AAIU-PHOA (NCT01582464)
- Testing
- Social Marketing for protective headgear
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Accidental Falls
Effect on Falls Reduction of a Multimodal Intervention in Frail and Pre-frail Elderly Community-dwelling People
Practice guidelines in caring for the geriatric population recommend performing an annual screening of falls . However, one of the problems that interfere with fall prevention programs is the lack of importance accorded to health…
- Trial name
- FAREMAVA (NCT02631330)
- Testing
- Multicomponent physical activity
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 466 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de la Ribera
Patient Safety, Fall
THE EFFECT OF STANDARD PATIENT AND WEB-BASED SIMULATION ON FALL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS
The most fundamental principle of any healthcare service is "First, do no harm." No one should be harmed in healthcare services.
- Conditions
- Patient Safety, Fall, Simulation Edication
- Trial name
- NCT07391111
- Testing
- Standardized patient, web-based simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ESRA ERTUĞRUL
Community-dwelling Older Adults
Effect of Singapore-contextualized Dance-based Exergame Among Community-dwelling Older Adults
The aims of the research are to develop an age-appropriate and culturally sensitive older person-centered, Singapore-contextualized Dance-based Exergame (SinDance), and to pilot test its effectiveness in improving physical…
- Trial name
- NCT05887648
- Testing
- SinDance
- Where
- 5 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Elderly
Strength Training in Nonagenarians
The Health Enhancing Strength Training in Nonagenarians (STRONG) is a randomised control trial to assess the effectiveness of an aerobic and strength training program for improving functional capacity and quality of life in…
- Trial name
- STRONG (NCT00848978)
- Testing
- 8-week aerobic and strength training program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Accidental Falls, Loss of Muscle Strength
Interscanner Variation in Musculoskeletal Computed Tomography (CT) Measures
Maintaining strong muscles is important for the independence and quality of life in our older population. Strong muscles provide mobility and reduce the chance of falls that lead to injury.
- Trial name
- Interscanner (NCT00896415)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco