Clinical trials: Falls Prevention
Patient Falls
Falls - Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety
The goal of our project is to prevent patient falls by translating an individual patient's fall risk assessment into a decision support intervention that communicates fall risk status, and creates a tailored evidence-based plan…
- Trial name
- Falls TIPS (NCT00675935)
- Testing
- Fall Prevention Tool Kit prototype using a randomized design
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10,264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fall Prevention
Aging and Task-specific Training to Reduce Falls
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a novel task-specific balance training for reducing environmental falls in community ambulatory older adults who are at-risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT07094659
- Testing
- Task-Specific Balance Training, Treadmill Perturbation Training, Conventional Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Delirium, Falls
Prophylactic Environmental Management of Delirium
Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome with an acute onset and fluctuating course which is presented in 15 to 20% of patients admitted to general wards.
- Trial name
- MAPDI (NCT01356810)
- Testing
- Environmental Intervention, Standard Care
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 287 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
Falls Prevention
Vibration Training for Preventing Falls in Healthy Population and Multiple Sclerosis
This study is to investigate the effects of controlled whole-body vibration training on reducing the likelihood of falls among healthy population and people with multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02694666
- Testing
- Controlled whole-body vibration training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Accidental Fall, Visual Impairment
Falls Prevention for Visually Impaired Older People
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an intensive five day falls prevention training programme with a home evaluation and a home exercise programme, compared with a home evaluation and exercise programme alone for…
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Visual Impairment, Fall
- Trial name
- NCT04078529
- Testing
- 5 day falls prevention training, Home exercise programme, Environmental Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blind Veterans UK
Exercise, Frailty
Evaluation of the Walk With Ease Program for Fall Prevention
The study will use a randomized controlled trial design to evaluate the potential of incorporating physical therapy exercises (primary prevention strategy) within an evidence-based intervention called Walk with Ease to reduce…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Frailty, Arthritis, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- NCT05693025
- Testing
- Group Exercise, Behavioral Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iowa State University
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Evaluating Technology-Based Fall Prevention Interventions
Approximately one in three older adults fall annually and it is the primary cause of traumatic injury in older adults. While exercise and balance programs have been shown to be effective in reducing fall risk, maintaining…
- Trial name
- FaCT2 (NCT03190460)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Technology-based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Patient Fall
Intervention to Reduce Falls Incidence
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention program to prevent falls among the elderly as compared to a brief intervention.
- Trial name
- EPICA (NCT01279525)
- Testing
- multifactorial
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andalusian Regional Ministry of Health
Healthy Aging
Fractal-based Gait Training in Older Adults
The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of walking with external visual cues on brain adaptations.
- Trial name
- NCT06507137
- Testing
- Fractal, Isochronous
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Falls Prevention, Implementation
Implementation of a Multifactorial Falls Prevention Intervention in Older Community-dWElling peRsons
Approximately 24 to 40% community-dwelling older persons fall annually, of which 21 to 45% fall recurrently. Many factors contribute to the risk of falling, such as mobility impairment, medication use, environmental issues and…
- Conditions
- Falls Prevention, Implementation, Older People
- Trial name
- BE-EMPOWERed (NCT06105437)
- Testing
- BE-EMPOWERed program
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention Education
Objective: The study is to increasing osteoporosis awareness with fracture risk assessments and management as well as fall prevention among elderly in northern region of Taiwan.
- Trial name
- NCT01934400
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Sarcopenia, Frailty
Sarcopenia Prevention With a Targeted Exercise and Protein Supplementation Program
Physical inactivity and protein malnutrition have been implicated to be key and modifiable causes of enhanced muscle mass loss among seniors.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Frailty, Malnutrition; Protein, Fall
- Trial name
- STRONG (NCT03417531)
- Testing
- Protein Supplement, Protein-free Supplement, Active Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 801 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
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
ELDERLY PEOPLE, Fall Prevention
Gamified Digital Balance Assessment for Older Adults in Community Settings: Development, Validation, and User Experience Evaluation in a Mixed Methods Study
The study was conducted in two sequential phases to evaluate the reliability and user experience of a GBDA tailored for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- ELDERLY PEOPLE, Fall Prevention, Digital Health
- Trial name
- NCT06958653
- Testing
- Brief-BESTest assessment, Digital balance assessment tool, Gamified Digital Balance Assessment (GDBA)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Accidental Falls
Trial to Reduce Falls Incidence Rate in Frail Elderly
Background: Approximately 750,000 elderly Dutch people fall at least once a year, which often results in physical injuries and a fear of falling, with high costs and far-reaching consequences on functionality, physical activity…
- Trial name
- CP (NCT00512655)
- Testing
- Fall prevention course
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Aging
Health in Motion Pragmatic Clinical Trial - WRAPAROUND
Falls among older adults are a serious public health concern, and injuries resulting from falls can cause significant loss of independence, premature death, and higher caregiver burden.
- Trial name
- NCT06619496
- Testing
- Human-led fall prevention program, Avatar-led fall prevention program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blue Marble Rehab Inc
Accidental Falls
Evaluation of a Balance-recovery Specific Falls Prevention Exercise Program
This study aims to investigate the potential to train compensatory stepping and grasping reactions for the prevention of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00187317
- Testing
- Balance training (exercise), Flexibility and relaxation exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
Training of Falling Techniques on Landing Mechanics
The overall purpose of this study is to quantify the effect and retention of one-week training of falling techniques on landing biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) loading compared to soft-landing…
- Conditions
- Sports Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Knee Injuries, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04768088
- Testing
- Falling Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Aged
Simplified Pilates Training in Older Adults in Hong Kong
This study aims to examine the efficacy of the simplified Pilates exercise programme developed by a group of Pilates and rehabilitation experts in Hong Kong to reduce the risk of falling (the physical and psychological risk…
- Trial name
- NCT05016089
- Testing
- The 16-style simplified Pilates exercise programme
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Accidental Fall, Injury Prevention
Efficacy of the Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention Program
This study examines the effectiveness of the Stroll Safe Outdoor Fall Prevention program, a 7-week group based educational intervention.
- Conditions
- Accidental Fall, Injury Prevention, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03624777
- Testing
- Outdoor Fall prevention brochure, Stroll Safe outdoor fall prevention program
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University