Clinical trials: High Risk of Falling
Fall, Congestive Heart Failure
Reducing High-Risk Geriatric Polypharmacy Via EHR Nudges: Pilot Phase
Polypharmacy is common among older adults in the United States and is associated with harms such as adverse drug reactions and higher costs of care.
- Conditions
- Fall, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Failure, Adverse Drug Event
- Trial name
- NCT03791580
- Testing
- Commitment nudge, Justification nudge
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- RAND
Dementia, tDCS
The Efficacy of HD-tDCS-Augmented Step Training in Older Adults With Mild Dementia
Falls and mobility decline are major health concerns among older adults with dementia, often linked to deterioration in executive function and cognitive-motor control.
- Conditions
- Dementia, tDCS, Physical Exercise, Neuromodulation
- Trial name
- NCT07841145
- Testing
- Step training, active HD-tDCS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Old Age, Aged 60 Years or Older
Feasibility of an Interval Running Exercise Program With Self-Regulated Unloading in Adults Aged 60 and Older
This pilot study will evaluate whether a short, self-regulated interval exercise program is practical and safe for adults aged 60 and older.
- Conditions
- Old Age, Aged 60 Years or Older, Aged
- Trial name
- NCT07817914
- Testing
- Running Interval Training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University in Zielona Góra
High Fall Risk
ALERT-ED: Awareness and Linkage to Resources for At-Risk Emergency Department Patients
Falls are the leading reason for injury-related emergency department (ED) visits in older adults with high rates of ED revisits for falls.
- Trial name
- ALERT-ED (NCT07028463)
- Testing
- ALERT-ED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,700 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Vitamin D Deficiency, Falls
Study To Understand Fall Reduction and Vitamin D in You
Vitamin D supplements might substantially reduce the risk of falls, potentially by more than 25%. The proposed study is a clinical trial that will determine the effects of 4 doses of vitamin D (200 International Units [IU]/day…
- Trial name
- STURDY (NCT02166333)
- Testing
- 200 IU/d cholecalciferol, 1000 IU/d cholecalciferol, 2000 IU/d cholecalciferol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 688 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University