Fall Prevention in Elderly: Mechanisms and Strategies

STrategies and mechAnisms of Community-Based falL Prevention in Elderly

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03981471

Acronym

STABLE

Enrollment

4000

Registered

2019-06-10

Start date

2019-06-03

Completion date

2026-12-31

Last updated

2025-05-22

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Conditions

Elderly

Brief summary

In communities with over 100,000 residents, to investigate the incidence and mechanisms of fall in elderly, and strategies of fall prevention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALExercise

Elderly people with or without fall history receive exercise to improve balance. Exercise interevention will be given 6 months in 2020. Outcomes (incidence of fall and biological tests) between two arms will be compared.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* community dwelling adults without medical conditions to impair walking ability

Exclusion criteria

* cognitively or physically unable to cooperate with the examiner to finish the test

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Incidence of fall	From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months (reported once per year)	Incidence of fall each year

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Kinematics test	From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months	During balance tests, assessing kinematics by using inertia sensors.
Kinetics test	From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months	During balance tests, assessing kinetics by using sEMG (high-density surface EMG).
EEG test	From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months	During balance tests, assessing brain mechanisms by using electroencephalogram (EEG).
fNIRS test	From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months	During balance tests, assessing brain mechanisms by using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
MRI assessments	From date of recruitment until the end of the study, assessed up to 42 months	Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to assess brain mechanisms during foot movements.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactHL Su, Dr

suhonglun@nrcrta.cn86-10-58122882

Backup ContactPX Wei, Dr

pengxuwei@gmail.com86-10-58122921

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026