New balance device aims to predict falls in seniors
NCT ID NCT06535477
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special device that measures how well older people can balance while standing still. The goal was to see if the device's balance score could predict who might fall in the future. Researchers studied 169 older adults during a geriatric check-up. The study was stopped early, but the information gathered may help improve fall prevention strategies.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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169 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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65 to 95 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject with a "Autonomie, Gérontologie, Groupes IsoRessources" (GIR) score ≥ 4 at the time of consultation * Subject presenting an The mini mental status exam (MMSE) score ≥ 18 at the time of consultation * Subject agreeing in writing (consent), after having been informed and given a reasonable period of reflection, to participate in the study * Subject affiliated to a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with a major or systemic pathology likely to significantly impair motor skills (inability to perform a 10m walking test without assistance, inability to perform a balance test on a scale without assistance (30 seconds eyes open / 30 seconds eyes closed), * Subject with an advanced neurodegenerative pathology (Alzheimer, Parkinson, etc.) deemed incompatible with the objectives of the study by the investigator, * Subjects with a history of disabling cerebrovascular accident, * Subject with an active disabling cancer, * Subjects with severe psychiatric disorders affecting their ability to perform walking and balance tests and/or answer study questionnaires, * Subjects benefiting from a technical aid for walking and balance such as a cane, walker, etc. (only orthopedic insoles and shoes are accepted); subjects with a total hip or knee prosthesis are included, * Subject having been hospitalized for a fall in the last 3 months prior to inclusion, * Subject unable to understand the purpose of the research, answer questions and give his/her decision to participate in the study, * Subject already included in another research study involving the human body, * Subject not affiliated to a social security scheme or not benefiting from such a scheme. * Person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Person of full age subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice) or unable to express consent.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ambulatory Care Department, Charles Foix Hospital
Ivry-sur-Seine, IIe-de-France, 94200, France
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