Clinical trials: Falls Injury
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
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
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
Delirium, Fall Injury
Care.Coach Avatars for Improvement of Outcomes in Hospitalized Elders, Including Mitigation of Falls and Delirium: a Multi-Site Clinical Study
Through NINR project 1R44NR017842-01 which preceded the present study, the investigators enhanced the care.coach avatar platform to incorporate a robust suite of evidence-based protocols based on the Hospital Elder Life Program…
- Trial name
- AvatarHELP (NCT03832192)
- Testing
- care.coach Avatar (HELP-Protocolized)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Victor Wang
Falls
No More Falls Injury Prevention Study
A randomized controlled multi-component fall prevention study for older adults. The study integrates fall prevention into an existing community-based public health program for older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00164632
- Testing
- counselling, exercise, referrals (behavior)
- Volunteers
- 552 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Benchmarking the iOS Balance Application Against the Berg Balance Test
This study aims to benchmark the performance of an iOS application against the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), which is the most commonly used assessment tool by clinicians for measuring balance across the continuum from acute care to…
- Conditions
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Ankle Injuries, Knee Injuries
- Trial name
- BBAaBBT (NCT02705690)
- Testing
- iOS Balance Application
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stannah Stairlifts
Accidental Falls, Fractures
Exercise Intervention to Prevent Fall-related Fractures and Other Injuries : The Ossébo Study
1. Primary objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention exercise program in preventing falls resulting in fractures and other physical traumas. 2.
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Fractures, Fall-related Injuries
- Trial name
- Ossébo (NCT00545350)
- Testing
- Fall prevention exercise program
- Where
- 20 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 706 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Muscle Loss, Fractures
Musculoskeletal Effects of Bicarbonate
With aging, men and women develop a mild and progressive metabolic acidosis. This occurs as a result of declining renal function and ingestion of acid-producing diets.
- Conditions
- Muscle Loss, Fractures, Osteoporosis, Age Related, Fall Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01475214
- Testing
- potassium bicarbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Lower Limb Amputation Knee, Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)
Validity and Reliability of The 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation
Clinicians are routinely required to make decisions about fall risk among lower limb prosthesis users. For these decisions, clinicians should use valid, reliable, quantitative, and multidimensional measures of balance test for…
- Trial name
- NCT05095584
- Testing
- 3 meter backward walk test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tezel Yıldırım Şahan
Fall Injury, Postural; Defect
Conscious Movement Processing, Postural Stability and Muscle Efficiency in Older Adults
This study aims to address critical knowledge gaps by investigating the effects of trait conscious movement processing propensity on real-time (state) conscious movement processing propensity, postural stability, and muscle…
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Postural; Defect, Old Age; Debility
- Trial name
- NCT05630911
- Testing
- Standing tasks with different task difficulty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
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
Pain, Athletic Injuries
Free Fall Acrobatics to Reduce Neck Loads During Parachute Opening Shock: Evaluation of an Intervention.
This study aims to evaluate the use of an aerial human body manoeuvre to reduce the biomechanical load on the neck of a parachutist during the parachute opening, in order to create a basis for future prevention of skydiver neck…
- Conditions
- Pain, Athletic Injuries, Whiplash Injuries, Biomechanical Lesion, Unspecified
- Trial name
- ACROPOSE (NCT02625896)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Fall Injury
The Impact of PRISCUS Medication on Fall Risks
Purpose: This study aims to validate the medication entries in the PRISCUS list-a German expert-based compilation of potentially inappropriate medications for older adults-and to identify additional medications that may pose a…
- Trial name
- NCT07181993
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 932,912 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Opioid-Related Disorders, Benzodiazepine-Related Disorders
De-prescribing Program to Evaluate Falls in Older Adults
Purpose: The proposed study will implement and evaluate the effect of an opioid and benzodiazepine (BZD) de-prescribing intervention on falls risk in older adults.
- Conditions
- Opioid-Related Disorders, Benzodiazepine-Related Disorders, Falls Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04272671
- Testing
- Educational Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Joint(S) Degeneration, Old Age; Atrophy
Association Between Fear of Falling and Spinal Stiffness.
1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned…
- Conditions
- Joint(S) Degeneration, Old Age; Atrophy, Fear of Injury
- Trial name
- RAAPC (NCT05134038)
- Testing
- anthropomorphic measurements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hopital of Melun
Accidental Fall, Fall Injury
Effect of Rhythm-based Multitask Training on Falls Among Older Adults
In this assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled trial our primary aim is to quantify the effects of a six-month rhythm-based multitask training (RYMA) intervention on fall rates collected over 12 months, compared to continuation…
- Trial name
- RYMA (NCT04620421)
- Testing
- Rhythm-based Multitask Training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis
Impact of Screening and Multicomponent Exercise on Fall Rates, Fractures, and Cardiovascular Health in Diabetes
The DIACTIVE study is a randomized controlled trial with a 5- year follow-up designed to evaluate the impact of comprehensive screening and multicomponent interventions on fall prevention, bone health, nerve function and…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Diabetic Neuropathies, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- DiaACTIVE (NCT06745544)
- Testing
- Rhythm- and Multitask-Based Activity (RYMA) and Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University Hospital
Fall Injury, Osteoporotic Fractures
Pole Walking Intervention in Retirement Communities
This patient-oriented, multi-site study aims to co-design and test a pole walking program with resident and staff representatives from participating independent living and retirement communities.
- Trial name
- NCT05388227
- Testing
- Pole walking
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures
Novel Helmet Design in Patients With Seizures
This is a two-part study that aims to determine the reliability and safety of the use of the Hövding inflatable helmet in seizures, as evidenced by the deployment of the helmet during seizures, and qualitative patient reporting.
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure, Complex Partial Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT03443388
- Testing
- Hövding inflatable helmet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael A. Gelfand, MD, PhD