Evaluation of a Foot Health Program Incorporating Minimalist Footwear on Fall Risk Factors in Older People Living in Senior Nursing Homes: a Pilot Study.

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Emile Roux

About this trial

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.

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the evolution of mobility in older people living in nursing homes, following 12 foot health workshops, carried out by a health professional, including the wearing of minimalist shoes.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

People over 65 years of age

Able to walk independently with or without a walking aid (cane, walker, etc.)

Persons affiliated with a social security system or assimilated

Persons (participants, guardians, or curators where applicable) who have been informed and have given their written consent to participate in the study.

Disqualifiers

People who already wear minimalist shoes.

People with a contraindication to wearing minimalist shoes

People wearing orthopedic shoes prescribed by a health professional.

People taking part in a falls prevention program.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Program Including Various Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health

    Other intervention

    Combination of minimalist footwear, foot massages, and workshops to re-learn walking and posture

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Workshops to improve the mobility of the older people through foot healthExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

the evolution of mobility

Timed up and go test

Time frame
Before and immediatly after the program

Secondary outcomes

1

The distance of the center of gravity from the center

The stabilometry platform

Time frame
Before the intervention (baseline) , immediatly after the intervention, and 12 weeks following the end of the intervention
2

Strength of the toes

By dynamometer

Time frame
Before the intervention (baseline) , immediatly after the intervention, and 12 weeks following the end of the intervention
3

Ankle joint amplitudes in dorsal flexion and plantar extension

With a goniometer

Time frame
Before the intervention (baseline) , immediatly after the intervention, and 12 weeks following the end of the intervention
4

Fear of falling

Numerical scale from 0 to 10

Time frame
Before the intervention (baseline) , immediatly after the intervention, and 12 weeks following the end of the intervention

Other outcomes

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