Clinical trial NCT06421623: Preserving Autonomy Through Foot Health: a Study on the Acceptability of a Program Including Various Workshops for the Elderly
Official title: Préserver Son Autonomie Par la santé du Pied : Etude d'acceptabilité d'un Programme Incluant différents Ateliers Chez Les Personnes âgées
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Falling
Lead sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-05-20
Enrollment: 59
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: The acceptability of foot health workshops conducted by a podiatrist with elderly people
timeFrame: At the end of the 12 weeks program
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Foot Length measurement
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: The distance of the center of gravity from the center
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: Measurement of bearing surface and force distribution in static position
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: Joint capacity for ankle flexion and extension
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: Fear of falling scale
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: The risk of falling
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: Foot pain scale
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: Number and type of foot disorders
timeFrame: Before and immediately after the intervention
measure: A specifically made satisfaction questionnaire
timeFrame: Immediately after the intervention
measure: Number of hours shoes used
timeFrame: Immediately after the intervention
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Beaulieu
country: France
facility: EHPAD "Foyer Notre-Dame"
city: Brives-Charensac
country: France
facility: EHPAD "Vert-Bocage"
city: Le Puy En Velay
country: France
facility: Ssiad " Amadom43 "
city: Le Puy-en-Velay
country: France
facility: Ehpad Nazareth
city: Vals Pres Le Puy
country: France
facility: EHPAD Foyer " Saint-Dominique "
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