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

NCT06421623 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: RIPH2-FUNDENBERGER-MINIPAS2024-A00086-41
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 59
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 5

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.

Conditions

Falling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The acceptability of foot health workshops conducted by a podiatrist with elderly people

  Participant acceptability will be assessed by workshop attendance rates.

  At the end of the 12 weeks program

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Foot Length measurement

  Before and immediately after the intervention

• The distance of the center of gravity from the center

  Before and immediately after the intervention

• Measurement of bearing surface and force distribution in static position

  Before and immediately after the intervention

• Joint capacity for ankle flexion and extension

  Before and immediately after the intervention

• Fear of falling scale

  Before and immediately after the intervention

Study Arms (1)

Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

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

Interventions

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

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

Workshops aiming to preserve elderly's autonomy through foot health

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux: lead

Study Sites (5)

EHPAD "Foyer Notre-Dame"

Beaulieu, 43800, France

Location

EHPAD "Vert-Bocage"

Brives-Charensac, 43700, France

Location

Ehpad Nazareth

Le Puy-en-Velay, 43000, France

Location

Ssiad " Amadom43 "

Le Puy-en-Velay, 43000, France

Location

EHPAD Foyer " Saint-Dominique "

Vals-près-le-Puy, 43750, France

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 12, 2024
• First Posted: May 20, 2024
• Study Start: April 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2024
• Study Completion: July 31, 2024
• Last Updated: August 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Locations

FR (5)