Clinical trials: Falls Prevention
Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
EFFECT OF PLAZEPOD VERSUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION ON RISK OF FALLING IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS
Renal nutrition Fluid control Safe physical activity Sleep hygiene, energy and managing fatigue Adherence and awareness
- Trial name
- HD Fall Risk (NCT07380191)
- Testing
- Device + Behavioral, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Aged, Postural Balance
Additional Effects of Strength Training With Otago Exercises on Actual and Perceived Balance in Older Adults
This study, titled "Additional Effects of Strength Training with Otago Exercises on Actual and Perceived Balance in Older Adults", explores strategies to reduce fall risks in the elderly.
- Conditions
- Aged, Postural Balance, Exercise Therapy, Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT07380282
- Testing
- Otago Exercise with Strengthening exercise, Otago Exercise Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
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
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
Accident Prevention, Wounds and Injuries
Health Belief Model-Based Web Education for Preventing Home Accidents in Mothers of Children Aged 0-3
This randomized controlled experimental study evaluates the effect of a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based web education program on preventing home accidents among mothers of children aged 0-3 years registered in a Family Health…
- Conditions
- Accident Prevention, Wounds and Injuries, Accidental Falls
- Trial name
- HBM-HAWE (NCT07356934)
- Testing
- HBM-Based Web Education for Home Accident Prevention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Accidental Falls, Fall Prevention
Technology Supported Improvement, Management and Prevention of Accidental Falls in Hospitals
The student will observe fall prevention systems in practice in 2 different hospitals considering how fall prevention technology influences staff behaviour and patients safety in the context of accidental falls in hospital.
- Trial name
- TechSIMPAFiH (NCT07355556)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Accidental Falls/Prevention and Control, Osteoporosis
Prevention of Injury in Skilled Nursing Facilities Through Optimizing Medications
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare three care models for optimizing medications and preventing falls with broken bones in patients receiving rehabilitation after a hospitalization for a broken bone.
- Trial name
- PRISM (NCT06304428)
- Testing
- Deprescribing Care Model, Bone Health Service Model, Injury Prevention Service Model
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,780 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Stumble Recovery Functions of Prosthetic Knees
The study aims to conduct a formative evaluation, along with verification, validation, and comparative analysis of the stumble recovery function in prosthetic devices by collecting relevant clinical data.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07266454
- Testing
- Prosthetic Knee (e.g Power Knee, Navii, Rheo Knee, ...)
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Fall Prevention, Bone Health
Strong Foundations 2.0: A Digitally Delivered Fall Prevention Program.
Study Description: The investigators propose to extend earlier research conducted during a feasibility study (Strong Foundations 1.0) by enrolling participants who have a greater risk for falling (x4 cohorts of up to 15…
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Bone Health, Balance
- Trial name
- SF2 (NCT05910606)
- Testing
- Digital Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Slips, Falls Prevention
Effectiveness of Slip Resistant Footwear in Dairy Industry
In the dairy industry, same-level falls are a major problem and a well-known challenge. At Arla's dairy in Taulov, where this RCT study is being carried out, reports of risk observations, near incidents, and workplace accidents…
- Conditions
- Slips, Falls Prevention, Perceived Slipperiness
- Trial name
- SRFDI (NCT07280988)
- Testing
- Environment specific safety footwear
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Old Age, Long Term Care Facility
Co-producing a Novel Model an Outcome Framework for the Implementation of Falls Management in Care Home Settings.
AIM: To co-produce a novel model for implementation of falls management for older people living in care homes SECONDARY OBJECTIVES Component One Objectives: Primary :To co-produce a novel model for the implementation of falls…
- Conditions
- Old Age, Long Term Care Facility, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- CHAFFINCH (NCT06947915)
- Testing
- Co-design workshop, Survey, Interview
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Disabilities Physical, Falls
Adapting, Implementing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of HARP for People With Disabilities
The Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP) is an effective fall prevention intervention program which targets home hazard identification/removal.
- Conditions
- Disabilities Physical, Falls, Fall Prevention, Adults
- Trial name
- HARP3 (NCT07033897)
- Testing
- Adapted HARP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Fall Prevention
Evaluation of a Foot Health Program Incorporating Minimalist Footwear on Fall Risk Factors in Older People Living in Senior Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study.
Every year in France, 2 million falls by people over 65 are responsible for 10,000 deaths, the leading cause of accidental death, and more than 130,000 hospitalizations.
- Trial name
- GRAND'PAS (NCT06996444)
- Testing
- Program Including Various Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
Frailty Syndrome, Older Adults, Balance
Effectiveness of Immersive Virtual Reality Combined With Occupational Therapy in Reducing Fall Risk and Frailty Among Older Adults
Population aging is a growing global phenomenon that poses significant challenges to healthcare systems, particularly in preventing falls and managing frailty among older adults.
- Conditions
- Frailty Syndrome, Older Adults, Balance, Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- VIRTO-FRAIL (NCT07060677)
- Testing
- Inmersive Virtual Reality, Conventional occupational therapy sessions
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Fall Risk, Fall Prevention
Otago and Kitchen Sink Balance Exercises on Strength, Fall Risk and Functional Mobility on Elderly.
The objective of the study is to determine the comparative effects of Otago Exercise Program and Kitchen Sink Balance Exercises on strength, fall risk and functional mobility on elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT07061106
- Testing
- Otago exercise program, Kitchen Sink Balance Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Pressure Injury, Fall Prevention
Clinical Investigation Evaluating the Use of NETSmart Solution , Incorporated to NETSoins Software, in the Care and Support of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes
NETSmart software is designed to help doctors, nurses and care assistants adapt the care of elderly people living in nursing homes to the following risks: pressure injuries undernutrition interactions between different drugs…
- Conditions
- Pressure Injury, Fall Prevention, Undernutrition, Drug Interaction
- Trial name
- NETSMART DM (NCT07027358)
- Testing
- NETSmart software
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Teranga Software
Balance, Fall Prevention
THE EFFECTS OF A PROPRIOCEPTION-ENHANCING ASSISTIVE ORTHOSIS ON BALANCE AND JOINT SENSE IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS
This study investigates the effects of a proprioception-enhancing assistive orthosis on balance and joint sense in geriatric patients with age-related diseases.
- Conditions
- Balance, Fall Prevention, Orthotic Device
- Trial name
- NCT07017504
- Testing
- proprioception-enhancing assistive orthosis
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
Bridging Generations: Educating Children on Dementia and Fall Prevention Through Animation
A retrospective data review was conducted on a case-control trial involving 60 children (29 boys, 31 girls) as part of a public education initiative hosted on the web-based platform "Hand in Hand Across Barriers - Public…
- Trial name
- fall (NCT07000370)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Falls, Falls Injury
EXpress Prevent Rural oldEr Adults' fallS, fractureS and Dependency (EXPRESS)
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among individuals aged 65 and above in China. The incidence of falls shows a significant urban-rural disparity in China, with rural areas experiencing a markedly higher rate…
- Conditions
- Falls, Falls Injury, Fall Prevention
- Trial name
- EXPRESS (NCT06984978)
- Testing
- AI-assisted, village doctors and express services-involved personalized fall prevention strategy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,881 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Fall Prevention, Exercise
Perturbation-Based Treadmill Training to Prevent Unrecovered Falls in Geriatric Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of perturbation-based balance training (PBT) in preventing unrecovered falls among geriatric patients aged ≥70 years with a prospective fall risk of ≥40%.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Exercise, Geriatrics, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- TRAIL (NCT06652828)
- Testing
- Conventional Treadmill Walking (CTT), Perturbation-Based Balance Training (PBT)
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oldenburg