Preserving Autonomy Through Foot Health: a Study on the Acceptability of a Program Including Various Workshops for the Elderly

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Falling
• Interventions: Other: Program Including Various Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health

• Registration Number: NCT06421623
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux

Brief Summary

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 investigators will combine minimalist footwear, plantar massage, and workshops to re-learn walking and posture. The main objective of this study is to verify the acceptability and feasibility of this program among the elderly.

Detailed Description

Study participants will benefit from a plantar massage session (5-10 min massage performed by a podiatrist) and one posture and walking workshop per week, also supervised by the podiatrist. Minimalist shoes have been purchased by the centers and used during the workshops. They will also be available to participants outside the workshops for the duration of the study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-03-12
• Study Start: 2024-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-14
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-20
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-31
• Study Completion: 2024-07-31
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-21
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 59

Inclusion Criteria

• 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.

Exclusion Criteria

• People with a contraindication to wearing minimalist shoes
• Persons unable to participate in the various workshops
• Refusal to participate in research
• Persons under court protection
• Persons unable to walk
• Persons with any other contraindication at the investigator's discretion

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health	Program Including Various Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health	Study participants will benefit from a plantar massage session (5-10 min foot massage) and one posture and walking workshop per week, supervised by a trained health professional. Minimalist shoes have been purchased by the centers and used during the workshops. They will also be available to participants outside the workshops for the duration of the study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The acceptability of foot health workshops conducted by a podiatrist with elderly people	At the end of the 12 weeks program	Participant acceptability will be assessed by workshop attendance rates.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of bearing surface and force distribution in static position	Before and immediately after the intervention	Thanks to the stabilometry platform
Number of hours shoes used	Immediately after the intervention
Number and type of foot disorders	Before and immediately after the intervention
A specifically made satisfaction questionnaire	Immediately after the intervention	To evaluate participants' perception of the minimalist footwear and the various workshops (foot massage and walking)
Joint capacity for ankle flexion and extension	Before and immediately after the intervention	Measured by the Weight-Bearing Lunge Test
Fear of falling scale	Before and immediately after the intervention	Numerical scale from 0 to 10 (0 meaning no fear and 10 the worst fear imaginable)
Foot Length measurement	Before and immediately after the intervention	In centimeters (cm)
The distance of the center of gravity from the center	Before and immediately after the intervention	Thanks to the stabilometry platform
The risk of falling	Before and immediately after the intervention	Timed up and go test
Foot pain scale	Before and immediately after the intervention	Numerical scale from 0 to 10 (0 meaning no pain and 10 the worst pain imaginable)

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

EHPAD "Vert-Bocage"; 🇫🇷 Brives-Charensac, France

Ehpad Nazareth; 🇫🇷 Le Puy-en-Velay, France

EHPAD Foyer " Saint-Dominique "; 🇫🇷 Vals Pres Le Puy, France

EHPAD "Foyer Notre-Dame"; 🇫🇷 Beaulieu, France

Ssiad " Amadom43 "; 🇫🇷 Le Puy En Velay, France